How Does Public Education Shape a Community’s Culture?
Students, teachers, principals, and staff along with business, parents, and residents contribute to a community culture.
Parent Resources
How Does the Texas Open Meetings Act Apply to School Boards?
School board meetings are considered public and subject to the Act, as they engage in the public’s business and their meetings are considered regular, special, called meetings.
Former School Board Trustees Reflect on Role
School board trustees learn a lot while serving a school district.
What do great principals do?
Great principals create learning-centered environments in which student achievement is sustained at high levels.
National Honor Society and School Board Values
How Do the National Honor Society Values Apply to School Boards? Response from “Ask Former Trustees – Clear Creek ISD Chapter”: Joanna Baleson, Ken Baliker, Jennifer Broddle, Bob Davee, Glenn Freedman, Ann Hammond, Charlie Pond, Page Rander, Dee Scott, Win Weber The NHS is an honorary organization, currently celebrating its 100th anniversary, that recognizes outstanding …
The importance of a school district’s brand
The process of building a brand within a school district takes strategic efforts.
What is the Double-Edged Sword of Unfunded Mandates?
An unfunded mandate for public education refers to a legislative act that requires a school district to implement some practice or procedure for which no monies have been allocated.
What is Texas’ A-F District and School Accountability System?
In 2017 the Texas Legislature passed HB 22 establishing an accountability system to evaluate the academic performance of public schools. The system requires TEA to calculate and assign accountability ratings based on three domains that measure the academic performance of districts. (Source: Texas Education Agency)
What really matters in public education?
Decades of research have provided insights about the optimal conditions for learning.
STEAM Curriculum Explained
STEAM curriculum and the history of its development is presented in the white paper by, “Ask Former Trustees – Clear Creek ISD Chapter”
School Boards: Community Engagement and Support
Community support and involvement with school boards is the topic in this white paper by, “Ask Former Trustees – Clear Creek ISD Chapter”
Student Academic Labels Defined
The need for identifying learning styles and capabilities serves all students. A special feature from “Ask Former Trustees – Clear Creek ISD Chapter”
