Business group honors Tipps Elementary for high performance
 Roberta Tipps Elementary School has been named an Honor Roll school by
a highly regarded non-profit business and education group.
The Austin-based Texas Business & Education Coalition (TBEC) awards
are issued each year to only a select number of Texas public schools
based on high, sustained student academic performance. To be honored,
schools are compared with individual peer schools and student groups,
and then tracked over a multi-year period.
"The Roberta Tipps community is ecstatic to be recognized for the
achievement of our students, teachers, and parents," says Tipps
Elementary principal, Elna Davis. "This honor has come with the
unwavering support of district personnel as well as the sacrifice of
time, talent, and mediocrity from our students, staff and parents. Read on...
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Teacher awarded nearly $1200 worth of classroom items
 Being a teacher is expensive. The people at Office Max agree and they
helped one lucky first-year teacher from Glenn Harmon Elementary.
On Tuesday, October 2, first-grade teacher Jennifer Jacobs
was awarded nearly $1200 in items through the Office Max "A Day Made
Better" campaign. Jacobs was nominated by her principal, Sharon
Ferguson for the in-store campaign at the Office Max located on South
Cooper Street, in Arlington.
"Jennifer
is my only brand new, first year teacher and I thought she would
benefit the most from their generosity," says Ferguson. "She is a
caring individual who enjoys what she is doing with and for her kids."
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2nd Annual College & Career Readiness Testing Day
 On Wednesday, October 17, 2007 the Mansfield Independent School
District will conduct its second annual College and Career Readiness
Day of Testing at each high school campus, including the Alternative
Education Center.
Guidance & Counseling - College and Career Web page
Related Information: TOPCAT - Texas Online Preparation for College Admissions Tests
Students can prepare for the SAT and ACT, 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, FREE of charge.
MISD Guidance & Counseling
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