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Approved unanimously by the Coppell ISD Board of Trustees during the March regular meeting, the district has entered into a partnership agreement with the University of Texas/Austin to offer a Dual Credit program they created known as OnRamps. The program will be offered to high school learners at both Coppell High School and New Tech High @ Coppell as a Blended Learning option beginning in the fall of 2014 on their home campus.
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Chantel Kastrounis, currently serving her third year as the Assistant Principal for Cottonwood Creek Elementary, has been named Principal for Coppell’s newest elementary school, Richard J. Lee. Chantel has 19 years of experience in public education including sixteen years as a teacher and administrator in the Coppell ISD.
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Coppell Middle School North’s transformed multi media lab room is no longer a typical dreary classroom filled with mismatched furniture and chairs symmetrically lined toward the teacher’s desk. Room A203, now a hybrid of high tech think tank, classroom, and upscale cafe supports technology-based collaboration and physical interaction between students.
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Dr. Jeff Turner, Superintendent of the Coppell Independent School District, is on a mission to visit CISD graduates - predominantly college freshmen - on several campuses across Texas. His goal…to gain firsthand knowledge about their college readiness. Specifically, Dr. Turner is trying to ascertain whether the district did everything it could to prepare learners for the rigors of college. The higher education visits will include stops at Baylor University, The University of Texas, Texas Tech University, & Texas A&M.
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Following five years as the Defensive Coordinator for the Coppell Cowboys, Michael (Mike) DeWitt, Jr., will succeed Joe McBride as the new head football coach pending approval by the Coppell ISD Board of Trustees. (McBride was recently hired as the head football coach in Dripping Springs ISD.) Inside linebackers coach, Kirk McBride, will assume DeWitt’s former duties as the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator in the coming season.
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Coppell ISD recognizes that with increased access to mobile devices, the conversation about online safety needs to be a priority in the minds of parents, learners, and educators. 60 sec. There are 3.64 billion indexed pages on the world wide web. More than 2 billion people use the internet, and 70% of those people use it everyday (more interesting stats). In the 21st Century, it is essential that students are equipped with the skills to navigate this vast access to information. Coppell ISD is committed to emphasizing and teaching responsible online use. Every year, a significant amount of time is dedicated to training educators and learners about safe and appropriate use of the internet. Our educators teach digital citizenship and help learners safely and effectively navigate the world wide web.
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Valley Ranch first grader, Shree Mishra, designed the district's holiday card. See the artwork from the runners-up....
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During the Special Meeting of the CISD Board of Trustees, held on Monday, December 2, Bob Templeton (of Templeton Demographics) presented his initial realignment proposal. Coppell ISD contracted with the demographer in the spring of 2013 to start the research process which began with an in-depth study of areas identified for potential growth. In early fall 2013, Templeton used the latest GPS tracking to calculate density projections for the next five years.
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The Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) has named Jeff N. Turner as the association's 2013 Key Communicator.
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Thirteen students were named in the National Hispanic Recognition Program. One student was named in the National Achievement Recognition Program. Fifty-six students named Commended in the National Merit Recognition Program.