May 10, 2008 Fort Bend ISD Election Information
The first day to file for the May 10 election is February 9 or next business day (Feb. 11), and the last day to file is Monday, March 10.
The deadline to register to vote in the May 10 election is April 10.
School Board Trustee Election May 10
Voters in Fort Bend ISD will go to the polls on May 10 to elect trustees in three positions. Early voting dates are April 28 through May 6.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Upcoming District Meetings--
Important Dates Approaching--
Feb. 9 - (or next business day Feb. 11) First Day to File for May 10 FBISD Trustee Election Details
Feb. 11 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
Feb. 15 - Student Holiday/District Staff Development
Feb. 25 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
All school board meetings are held in the FBISD Administration Building, 16431 Lexington Blvd, Sugar Land, at 7 p.m.
Feb. 9 - (or next business day Feb. 11) First Day to File for May 10 FBISD Trustee Election Details
Feb. 11 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
Feb. 15 - Student Holiday/District Staff Development
Feb. 25 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
All school board meetings are held in the FBISD Administration Building, 16431 Lexington Blvd, Sugar Land, at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Editorial: Why No Missouri City Officials At FBISD Zoning Meetings?
Editorial: Why No Missouri City Officials At FBISD Zoning Meetings?
At the recently packed FBISD zoning meetings, one group was obviously under-represented, or not in attendance at all, that left many in the audience asking why. The meetings over the last few weeks seemed to be targeting Missouri City communities. From Sienna Plantation, in the ETJ, to Quail Valley and parts of First Colony in the city, it became apparent that FBISD finds the east end of the district worthy of such attention. The issue was covered and appeared on Channel 2 news along with many recorded blog reports and comments from the taxpayers/residents of the city.
With all this attention being paid to the second largest city in the county many wanted to know why city officials, council members, were not at hand to comment or engage the FBISD, administrator only, zoning committee. HOA board members from the various neighborhoods were participating along with several potential current and former city council candidates, but not the seated mayor or council.
The FBISDWatch question to them is why? With a mayor and council so concerned about the property values in their town whenever the golf course is mentioned, over-looking something with a much more significant impact on families, homes and property values, where were they?
(c) calvin 2008
At the recently packed FBISD zoning meetings, one group was obviously under-represented, or not in attendance at all, that left many in the audience asking why. The meetings over the last few weeks seemed to be targeting Missouri City communities. From Sienna Plantation, in the ETJ, to Quail Valley and parts of First Colony in the city, it became apparent that FBISD finds the east end of the district worthy of such attention. The issue was covered and appeared on Channel 2 news along with many recorded blog reports and comments from the taxpayers/residents of the city.
With all this attention being paid to the second largest city in the county many wanted to know why city officials, council members, were not at hand to comment or engage the FBISD, administrator only, zoning committee. HOA board members from the various neighborhoods were participating along with several potential current and former city council candidates, but not the seated mayor or council.
The FBISDWatch question to them is why? With a mayor and council so concerned about the property values in their town whenever the golf course is mentioned, over-looking something with a much more significant impact on families, homes and property values, where were they?
(c) calvin 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Chronicle: Zoning Controversy Grows!
Residents oppose school zone proposal
New boundary would affect pupils from Oyster Creek
By ZEN T. C. ZHENG
Houston Chronicle
Although dozens of Oyster Creek Plantation residents attended the Fort Bend school board meeting Monday night, only three were allowed to speak about a proposed change to their children's school attendance zone.
"I'm asking you not to look at our children as a line on a map," said Chad Dick, whose 5-year-old daughter would attend first grade at Lexington Creek Elementary School in 2009 under the existing attendance zone plan.
The large group of residents, including some without children attending Lexington Creek, wore green stickers to identify their community. Many signed up to speak during the public comment segment of the meeting, but board president Cynthia Knox limited the number of speakers to three under a policy that sets the limit on speakers on one topic.
Fresno resident Rodrigo Carreon, who was not part of the Oyster Creek Plantation group, also was not allowed to speak.
"You were elected to hear from the people," Carreon said to Knox. . .
New boundary would affect pupils from Oyster Creek
By ZEN T. C. ZHENG
Houston Chronicle
Although dozens of Oyster Creek Plantation residents attended the Fort Bend school board meeting Monday night, only three were allowed to speak about a proposed change to their children's school attendance zone.
"I'm asking you not to look at our children as a line on a map," said Chad Dick, whose 5-year-old daughter would attend first grade at Lexington Creek Elementary School in 2009 under the existing attendance zone plan.
The large group of residents, including some without children attending Lexington Creek, wore green stickers to identify their community. Many signed up to speak during the public comment segment of the meeting, but board president Cynthia Knox limited the number of speakers to three under a policy that sets the limit on speakers on one topic.
Fresno resident Rodrigo Carreon, who was not part of the Oyster Creek Plantation group, also was not allowed to speak.
"You were elected to hear from the people," Carreon said to Knox. . .
FBN: Controversy At The BOT Over LCE Zoning--
Parents Challenge FBISD Trustees Over Proposed School Redistricting
by John Pape, Jan 28, 2008
The hottest issue during the Fort Bend ISD board meeting Monday night was the proposed rezoning of several elementary schools, though it was not on the trustees’ agenda.
A group of about 30 parents living in Missouri City’s Oyster Creek Plantation whose children currently attend Lexington Creek Elementary showed up to speak to the board about a proposal to rezone their area to Quail Valley Elementary. The objection voiced by most of the parents was safety since students rezoned to Quail Valley would have to cross busy FM 1092 to reach their new school.
Although 17 people had signed up to address the board about the proposed rezoning, Board President Cynthia Knox, citing board policy, limited the number to three. This provoked the first of a number of testy exchanges between Knox and members of the audience.
“Madame chair, that doesn’t seem fair,” Tobin Englet, one of the Lexington Creek parents, said when Knox announced that only three of the group would be allowed to speak.
“This is a business meeting held in public,” Knox responded. “Not a public meeting.”
Englet was not allowed to speak. When he asked what policy Knox was citing in limiting the number of speakers, Knox responded, “You’re not really allowed to address the board.” . . .
FBW Comment: I wonder what happened to the promises of more openness during the bond elections last November.
by John Pape, Jan 28, 2008
The hottest issue during the Fort Bend ISD board meeting Monday night was the proposed rezoning of several elementary schools, though it was not on the trustees’ agenda.
A group of about 30 parents living in Missouri City’s Oyster Creek Plantation whose children currently attend Lexington Creek Elementary showed up to speak to the board about a proposal to rezone their area to Quail Valley Elementary. The objection voiced by most of the parents was safety since students rezoned to Quail Valley would have to cross busy FM 1092 to reach their new school.
Although 17 people had signed up to address the board about the proposed rezoning, Board President Cynthia Knox, citing board policy, limited the number to three. This provoked the first of a number of testy exchanges between Knox and members of the audience.
“Madame chair, that doesn’t seem fair,” Tobin Englet, one of the Lexington Creek parents, said when Knox announced that only three of the group would be allowed to speak.
“This is a business meeting held in public,” Knox responded. “Not a public meeting.”
Englet was not allowed to speak. When he asked what policy Knox was citing in limiting the number of speakers, Knox responded, “You’re not really allowed to address the board.” . . .
FBW Comment: I wonder what happened to the promises of more openness during the bond elections last November.
Monday, January 28, 2008
FB Chronicle blog: Fort Bend school rezoning tough sell again--
Fort Bend school rezoning tough sell again
This is how time flies -- so goes the cliche.
As the voices of protest from parents angry with Fort Bend school district's last round of attendance zone changes still ring at my ears, community opposition to rezoning has returned to two public meetings last week.
Hundreds of parents turned out at the meetings making the plea for the district not to move their kids and disrupt their academic and social lives.
This time, district officials want to reshuffle students of several campuses, which would affect numerous neighborhoods and apartment communities due to the planned opening of two new elementary schools and the new K-6 elementary grade setup.
Part of the rezoning would involve moving groups of students from Dulles Middle School to Missouri City Middle School and from Dulles High School to Marshall High. In addition, some students of Dulles, Jones and Quail Valley elementary schools would be shipped to a new school named Elementary No. 39.
No. 39, built a year ago, has been the temporary home for pupils of Quail Valley Elementary, which was torn down and being rebuilt to reopen in August. Quail Valley pupils - except for those to be rezoned to No. 39 - then will return to the rebuilt campus. . .
. . . Parent and district critic Noel Pinnock is among many who are upset with the district's rezoning. Pinnock, who lost his bid in the trustee's race to David Reitz in 2007, has been pushing for a single-member district school board. He attributed the board's support for unpopular rezoning plans to lack of effective representation of communities due to the board's current setup. . . (get the full story at http://blogs.chron.com/fortbend/archives/2008/01/fort_bend_schoo.html#comments)
This is how time flies -- so goes the cliche.
As the voices of protest from parents angry with Fort Bend school district's last round of attendance zone changes still ring at my ears, community opposition to rezoning has returned to two public meetings last week.
Hundreds of parents turned out at the meetings making the plea for the district not to move their kids and disrupt their academic and social lives.
This time, district officials want to reshuffle students of several campuses, which would affect numerous neighborhoods and apartment communities due to the planned opening of two new elementary schools and the new K-6 elementary grade setup.
Part of the rezoning would involve moving groups of students from Dulles Middle School to Missouri City Middle School and from Dulles High School to Marshall High. In addition, some students of Dulles, Jones and Quail Valley elementary schools would be shipped to a new school named Elementary No. 39.
No. 39, built a year ago, has been the temporary home for pupils of Quail Valley Elementary, which was torn down and being rebuilt to reopen in August. Quail Valley pupils - except for those to be rezoned to No. 39 - then will return to the rebuilt campus. . .
. . . Parent and district critic Noel Pinnock is among many who are upset with the district's rezoning. Pinnock, who lost his bid in the trustee's race to David Reitz in 2007, has been pushing for a single-member district school board. He attributed the board's support for unpopular rezoning plans to lack of effective representation of communities due to the board's current setup. . . (get the full story at http://blogs.chron.com/fortbend/archives/2008/01/fort_bend_schoo.html#comments)
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Chron: No Reward For FBISD Superintendent, Why???
No bonus for Fort Bend school distirct superintendent
Fort Bend school district's chief Tim Jenney has been approved for a 3.25 percent raise by the school board.
That's nothing earth-shattering. The rate of increase is the same as what other distirct employees received in July.
With the raise, the superintendent's salary has gone up to $247,800 from the previous $240,000, according to the district.
Jenney didn't get an incentive bonus, which in his original contract was tied to the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills results, said Nancy Porter, a spokeswoman for the district.
Ten schools performed performed so poorly in the TAKS that the students have an option to transfer out, according to Texas Education Agency in December. . .(follow the link for the full story).
http://blogs.chron.com/fortbend/archives/2008/01/no_bonus_for_fo.html#comments
Fort Bend school district's chief Tim Jenney has been approved for a 3.25 percent raise by the school board.
That's nothing earth-shattering. The rate of increase is the same as what other distirct employees received in July.
With the raise, the superintendent's salary has gone up to $247,800 from the previous $240,000, according to the district.
Jenney didn't get an incentive bonus, which in his original contract was tied to the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills results, said Nancy Porter, a spokeswoman for the district.
Ten schools performed performed so poorly in the TAKS that the students have an option to transfer out, according to Texas Education Agency in December. . .(follow the link for the full story).
http://blogs.chron.com/fortbend/archives/2008/01/no_bonus_for_fo.html#comments
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