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		<title>Balancing the Budget: Part III – The Monsters at Middle School</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are associated with Whitesboro Middle School, you know that there are monsters disrupting the educational process within the school. No matter how much time, effort, and intervention is given to these monsters, they continue to wreak havoc throughout the school. These monsters truly have a negative impact on both students and teachers. These [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stevekolb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10309315&amp;post=866&amp;subd=stevekolb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Political Frame</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent cuts in school funding have created unrest within communities and school districts across the State. I’m sure that if you listen to the patrons at the local coffee shop you would hear statements like this… “What on Earth is going on up there at that school?” To the untrained eye, the things that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stevekolb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10309315&amp;post=846&amp;subd=stevekolb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Balancing the Budget – Part 2 (2012-13)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When analyzing “Phase II of the Plan to Balance the 2012-2013 Budget,” the plan appears to be fairly innocuous. The Class Size Limits (CSL) and the Pupil Teacher Ratios (PTR) are very student and teacher friendly. A CSL of 18:1 in grades K-3 and a CSL of 21:1 in fourth grade, as well as a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stevekolb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10309315&amp;post=800&amp;subd=stevekolb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Balancing the Budget &#8211; Part 1 (2012-13)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you have been vacationing on the dusty shores along the banks of the Sea of Tranquility for the last 14 months, you know that schools across Texas are experiencing drastic cuts (around $5.4 Billion) in school funding from the State. Nearly every district in the State either took steps to completely balance their budgets [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stevekolb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10309315&amp;post=786&amp;subd=stevekolb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Concerned Parent</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received an email from a parent yesterday that voiced concerns over the District deciding to move from a 7 period day to an 8 period day at Whitesboro High School. As I read the concerns and comments, I realized that there is some confusion regarding certain aspects of an 8 period day. The parent’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stevekolb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10309315&amp;post=775&amp;subd=stevekolb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WE ARE… History!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I pulled into the stadium parking lot this past Friday night I thought I was late. The parking lot was full, and the stadium was packed. I looked down at my watch, and it was still 49 minutes until game time. As I walked up the stadium steps, I could see so many emotions [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stevekolb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10309315&amp;post=763&amp;subd=stevekolb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Girls&#8217; Cross Country Team Advances to the Regional Meet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Girls&#8217; Cross Country Team has qualified to compete at the Regional Meet. Coach Worley shared the following information with me about this year&#8217;s team&#8230; The Tradition Begins! Good luck to our Lady Cats varsity Cross Country team this Saturday as they advance to the Regional meet at Vandergrif Park in Arlington! The girls competed in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stevekolb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10309315&amp;post=752&amp;subd=stevekolb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Lady Cats Volleyball Team Enters the Playoffs Tonight!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight the Lady Cats play Bonham in the 1st round of the State Playoffs (Sherman High School @ 7:00 PM). I asked Coach Cherry about this year&#8217;s team, and she said&#8230; The Lady Cats volleyball team is excited about being back in the playoffs. They go into tonight&#8217;s playoff match with a 25-10 record (the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stevekolb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10309315&amp;post=744&amp;subd=stevekolb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Electrifying&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://stevekolb.wordpress.com/2011/09/16/electrifying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, three local superintendents had the privilege of speaking to the West Grayson Retired School Personnel Association. Dwain Milam (Collinsville), Robert Steeber(S and S), and I spoke concerning our schools, and how we have been impacted by the recent cuts in school funding. During Dwain’s presentation, he spoke about Collinsville’s new electricity rates. As [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stevekolb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10309315&amp;post=736&amp;subd=stevekolb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In-Service 2011 &#8211; Accountability, STAAR Test, and School Finance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the District officially kicked off the 2011-12 school year. The highlight of the day without a doubt was the presentation made by Ronnie Jung, the current but retiring Executive Director of the Texas Teacher Retirement System. We are fortunate to have a T.R.S. Board of Trustees member (Nanette Sissney)  working in our District. Nanette [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stevekolb.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10309315&amp;post=713&amp;subd=stevekolb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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