Thursday, January 28, 2016

Past, Present and Things to Come

AMS Construction Update

The AISD School Board approved the architecture plans submitted by Claycomb Associates at the January school board meeting. The plans have now been submitted to begin receiving bids for the construction at Anna Middle School. As soon as Oncor moves the existing electrical line leading into AMS, the district will move the portables and begin breaking ground. To minimize disruption to classroom instruction and school routine, the portables are scheduled to be moved over Spring Break.  We are excited to begin this process for the benefit of our students and staff at AMS! Thank you for supporting the district and allowing us to push forward with this expansion process.

Linking Past to Present

This year was the first year for Anna High School to offer an audio visual course for our students. A few weeks ago they created a video to compete in a competition entitled, “Celebrate Texas Public Schools”. Their idea was to create a video linking past graduates to present students. The students interviewed 47 former AISD graduates to create a video in which they could share their memories and give the history of our school district. The recording took place over two days and has now been sent off to the state level for the competition. I would like to thank the students along with the instructor Mr. Kramen and our district communications officer Melane Woodbury for creating this video to preserve the legacy of our district. I will keep you posted on how our students did at the competition. We will also place the video on our district website at the completion of the competition.

Bond Election

The Anna ISD School Board will discuss the future facility needs at the February 19th board meeting to determine the need for a Bond Election. The Bond projects will be paid through our current debt service program along with funds collect through the TRE. An AISD Strategic Committee was formed last school year to determine the immediate and ongoing needs of the district. In following through with the committee’s recommendations, the School Board will be considering two additional elementary campuses, a second middle school, and a classroom expansion of Anna High School. 

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