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Immunizations!
For the protection of children, state law and district policy require parents to provide proof that each student enrolled in school has been fully immunized. English and Spanish versions are available from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Note: New guidelines affect Kindergarten, and grades 7-12.
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School Board Meetings - July 2009
Board Accepts Superintendent Resignation - Seeks Interim
The Pine Tree Independent School District Board of Trustees accepted former Superintendent Lynn Whitaker's letter of resignation in a special meeting on Friday, July 17, and expects to begin the search for an interim superintendent during the week of July 27th. Whitaker submitted his resignation to school board President Gil Gillam, citing "family and personal reasons" in his decision to "pursue other career options." Read more
Student Code of Conduct Finalized
The Board of Trustees approved a change to the student code of conduct allowing school officials to consider mitigating factors, such as disabilities and a student's record, when a student is disciplined.
Read more - All Action Item Report and Minutes from past meetings.
PT Primary Campus Ready for School
The new Primary School will service students beginning in August. During a construction report at the Pine Tree Independent School District's board of trustees meeting, Tommy Barnes of J.E. Kingham Construction said the primary campus is on target to open on time. Read more.
New PK & Kindergarten Student Early Registration:
Aug. 4 & 5, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the new Primary campus: 1808 Silver Falls Road. Call 903-295-5095 for more information.
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Precision Drill Team Mini-Camp Aug. 3-6, JH Gym, 9-12
Kindergarten / Pre-K Early Registration August 4 or 5, New Primary Campus, 1808 Silver Falls Road, 9-3
Precision Drill Team Car Wash / Garage Sale August 7, PTHS Cafeteria, 11am-4pm August 8, PTHS Cafeteria, 8am - 2pm Precision Drill Team Car Wash August 8, The Coffee Mill, 9am-4pm
High School Schedule Pick-Up August 10-11-12, HS Cafeteria, 8:30-3:30
New Student Registration - All Grades PK-12 August 12 or 13, Middle School Campus, 8:30-11:30/1-4
PTHS Freshman Orientation: Pirate Preview August 13, HS Gym, 11-1
PTISD New Employee Orientation August 14 and 17
PT Convocation / Staff Development August 18-21
Meet Your Teacher - All Campuses August 20
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL August 24th |
UPCOMING EVENTS -
JULY 2009
July 27-28 PTISD Special Board Meetings, 5pm July 28 PT Admin / Tax Offices Closed for moving July 28 Model Schools Conference Team Mtg., Community Center, 10am July 28 Using FrontPage with NetStart Webpages, 9am July 29 PT Admin / Tax Offices Re-open in new location July 29-30 Excellence in Education conference July 30 Creating PowerPoints Workshop, 9am July 31 TEA 2009 Accountability Ratings released July 30-31 HS Band Horn & Uniform Check Out
August 2009
August 1 PT Pride HS Band Rehearsal & Luggage check-in Aug. 3 Model Schools Conference Team Mtg., 10am Aug. 3-6 Precision Drill Team Mini-Camp, JH Gym, 9-12 August 3-7 PT Pride HS Band Camp at Camp Bethany, LA August 3 or 10 or 11 Skyward Training, 9am August 4-5 Primary (PK-K) Registration, New Campus, 9am-3pm August 4 Special Education Law workshop, Community Center, 9-4 August 5 Professional Learning Com., HS Cafeteria, 8:30-3:30 August 5 PLC for Math/Science Workshop, 9am August 5 Facility Scheduling Meeting, C. Center, 2:30 August 6 Food Service Back-to-School Mtg., C. Center, 8am August 6 Instructional Leaders Retreat August 7 Drill Team Garage Sale, PTHS Cafeteria, 11am-4pm August 8 Drill Team Garage Sale, PTHS Cafeteria, 8am - 2pm August 8 Drill Team Garage Sale, The Coffee Mill, 9am-4pm August 10 PTISD Board Meeting, 6pm August 10-11-12, High School Schedule Pick Up, 8:30-3:30 August 10-21 - PT Pride HS Band Summer Band Practice August 10 or 11 Skyward Training, 9am August 10 Navigating the ELPS, 9am August 11 Sick Leave Bank Committee mtg., C. Center,9:30am August 12 ALL NEW student registration, Middle School,
8:30-11:30 & 1:00-4:00 August 12 Sheltered Instruction Training, 9am and 1pm August 13 ALL NEW student Registration, Middle School,
8:30-11:30 & 1-4 August 13 HS Freshman Orientation, HS Gymnasium, 11:00-1:00 August 13 Longview Girls Softball Mtg., Community Center, 6pm August 14 New Employee Orientation, HS Library, 8-12 August 14 New Teacher Training, HS Library, 1-4 August 17 New Teacher Orientation, HS Library, 8am
August 18 ALL Employee Welcome Back, Primary Cafeteria 8am August 18 ALL Employee Convocation, PT Road Auditorium, 8:30 August 18 Training, PT Road Auditorium, 1-3 August 19 Campus Professional Development 8-11:30; Workday 1-4 August 19 Food Service Staff Mtg., C. Center, 8am August 19 Skyward Training, Directors, 8:30-11:30; Principals/AP August 20 Meet the Teacher on ALL campuses August 21 Campus Professional Dev. 8-11:30 / Workday 1-4 August 21 Skyward Training, Counselors 8:30-11:30; SPED Support August 24 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL for students! August 24 PT Pride HS Band practice begins every Monday night
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The Admin Office is moving and will be closed on Tuesday,
Effective:
Wed. July 29th PT Admin will be located in a newly remodeled building located at 1701 Pine Tree Road |
The entrance
to the
Admin Building is across from the Pirate Stadium main entrance on Pirate Ave.
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PTISD observes extended summer hours
with the central administration office being open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday - and closed on Friday, effective from June 1 through
August 7 .
STAY IN TOUCH - Get info about summer activities and 2009-2010 school year : www.ptisd.org
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