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School Board adopts budget, tax rate

  PRESS Staff Report   The Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) Board on Wednesday adopted the 2014-15 budget and tax rate. The total expenditures for the new school year are $46,185,031. The total revenues are expected to be $45,569,617 for a difference of $615,414. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …

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New school year starts Aug. 25

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Summer vacation — like all good things — must come to an end, and that end will officially occur for local children on Aug. 25 when Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) begins its new school year. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre …

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Registration is Tuesday for PISD summer camps

Special to the PRESS   The Port Isabel Athletic Department will offer a summer camp program for the children of Port Isabel. All camps will be held at the high school campus. The camp schedule is as follows: * Track (June 9-27): 8 to 10 a.m. ;grades K-12 * Volleyball (June 9-12): 10 a.m. to …

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School Board announces grievance decisions

BY Pamela Cody Special to the PRESS   With the room filled to capacity and overflowing into the hallway, and increased security with at least four police officers on guard both inside and in the parking lot, the atmosphere at Tuesday’s Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) Board meeting was tense with many parents of …

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Election Day is Saturday

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The cities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista and Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) will hold their elections on Saturday, May 10. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or …

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Board OK’s $73k for new Derry wing

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) Board on Tuesday approved a series of budget amendments related to ongoing projects at Derry Elementary School and the Port Isabel High School Learning Center. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …

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Derry to expand with six new classrooms

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The new Classroom Wing project at Derry Elementary moved one step closer to construction on Tuesday as the Point Isabel Independent School District Board (PISD) approved a payment not to exceed $58,400 to Gignac & Associates LLP, of Corpus Christi, for architectural services. To read the rest of this …

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School Board distributes 40 Year Club plaques

BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) Board had a full house in attendance on Tuesday night for its regular session. Superintendent Dr. Lisa Garcia began the meeting by unveiling the new 40 Year Club plaques that will be placed at all four campuses in Port Isabel. To …

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IN HONOR OF ‘COACH V’: School District dedicates Tarpon halftime facility

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Shortly before game time last Friday, Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) officials recognized former Tarpon defensive coordinator Eliseo “Coach V” Villareal by dedicating the team’s halftime facility in his honor. Over his 30 years with the school, ‘Coach V’ helped lead Port Isabel to 18 district titles, 17 …

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Board reviews improvements

BY C.R. GARZA press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District Board held a meeting Tuesday to discuss agenda items for the upcoming 2013-14 school year. Deputy Superintendent for Business and Operations Henry LeVrier, presented an update of security improvements including the installation of one-quarter inch thick glass doors to Port Isabel Junior and High schools …

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