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Archive for May, 2009

Forney High School Notified of a Confirmed Case of H1N1 Influenza

Forney High School Notified of a Confirmed Case of H1N1 Influenza

Forney ISD received information after students had been dismissed on Friday, May 22 of a student at Forney High School with a confirmed case of H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu). As a result, the district immediately began a thorough cleaning and sanitizing of Forney High School which began on Friday and will continue throughout the Memorial [...]

Early TAKS Testing Results Show Significant Improvement at All Forney ISD Schools

Early TAKS Testing Results Show Significant Improvement at All Forney ISD Schools

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) began releasing the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) testing results on Friday, May 15, and the preliminary review of the numbers suggest that Forney ISD will be rated a Recognized district for 2009.
The final individual school and district ratings won’t be released by the TEA until August [...]

Environmental Co-op Vermi-Composting Class

Environmental Co-op Vermi-Composting Class

The Environmental Co-op would like to invite Kaufman County residents to a vermi-composting class scheduled for Saturday, May 23rd from 10 am to noon. The course will be held at the co-op office in Terrell, located at 401 N Adelaide. The cost of the course is $15, which will include the instruction, as [...]

Forney ISD Board of Trustees Approve New Administrators

Forney ISD Board of Trustees Approve New Administrators

The Forney Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hiring of three administrators during its regular board meeting on Monday, May 4. The board approved a new principal for Forney High School, a new Director of Student Services and a new Assistant Principal at Johnson Elementary School.
Steve Whiffen was approved by the board to [...]

F.I.S.D. Releases Child Safety Alert

F.I.S.D. Releases Child Safety Alert

The Forney Independent School District issued a Child Safety Alert on Tuesday, May 5 as a result of a situation that occurred near Criswell Elementary School on Monday, May 4. A parent of a student at Criswell Elementary reported that her child was confronted by two individuals shortly after exiting the bus near Concord and [...]

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