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PTISD Adopts Dress Code Revisions for 09-10 Year
June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
In the June 8th monthly board meeting, PTISD board of trustees approved a dress code committee’s recommended changes to the dress code, including a stronger disciplinary provision. James Skeeler, the district’s director of student services, said administrators’ hands were tied for repeat offenders. A student may now be sent to the district’s alternative campus for [...]
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At the Monday night board meeting, early budget projections for Pine Tree Independent School District showed preliminary budget numbers which have been calculated by school officials. The discussion opened with a disclaimer by Superintendent Lynn Whitaker that the budget projections for expenditures and revenue were very preliminary and would be subject to change based on [...]
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Pine Tree Independent School District officials hope a federal grant might lead to improved security at several campuses. The Longview City Council has applied for about $55,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services Secure Our Schools program to pay for new surveillance and communication systems at the Pine Tree district. If [...]
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Vaccine Requirements Affect Local Students
June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment
About 2,300 Longview kindergartners and seventh-graders could be filling local clinics to meet new immunization requirements before the start of the 2009-10 school year. In March the state health department, based on federal guidelines, adopted standards that require many students to receive additional vaccinations. The new policy makes mandatory the recommendations from the U.S. Centers [...]