Week of January 27

In the Board Meeting

January is Board Appreciation Month, and the Board was honored for their service to Carthage ISD.

Teacher representatives are met this week  to give their input on the 2020-2021 school calendar.

The CISD Board of Trustees are Ben Donald (President), Ken Andrus (Vice President), Mary Ella Sherman (Secretary), Elzie Hicks, Truman Shirey, Frank Willis, and Paul Beatty. The board has a service record of 115 total years of service collectively with an average of 16 years of service per board member. We are very blessed to have these dedicated volunteers leading our district.

The Carthage ISD Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, January 21 and conducted the following business:

• The consent agenda was approved as presented.
• The State Champion Football Team was honored and there will be a community celebration on Monday, February 3 at the PAC
• The All-State Band and Choir Members were honored
• Hope Ratley (Senior) Flute, Will Jackson (Junior) French Horn, Nathan Strauss (Senior) All-State Choir member for the third year in a row. 
• The board approved TASB Policy UPdate 114.
• The board heard Financial Audit for Fiscal Year 2019
• The board discussed capital improvement projects for summer 2020
• The board called a School Board Election
• The board agreed to hold a joint election with the City on May 2
• The board called Bond Election for a $12 million Maintenance Bond with 2 propositions 

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  Mrs. Ratcliff is doing a fantastic job teaching Expository Essays to her English 1 students and showing them how to earn a rating  of a 4 on the EOC.  

  Proposition 1 - $9M for Maintenance, School Buses, Security updates, and preventative maintenance
• Proposition 2 - $3M for Technology including Chromebooks for our students
• The bond includes NO TAX INCREASE.
• The board discussed Formative Assessment 3 Results
• The board approved an increase to adult meal prices which is required by the state.
• The board approved the Superintendent Contract and Evaluation
• The next school meeting will be on Monday, Feb 17, 2020.

Celebrate Excellence
If you haven't heard about our 2020 vision for excellence in Carthage ISD, please watch out our Video on our  Vision for Carthage ISD (Click Here)

Bulldogs of the Week

Bulldogs of the Week include the following:

Teacher - Belinda Parker

Student - KaDein Howe

Community/Parent - Harriet Huff & Lana Overton

Technology - Terry Caudle

Upcoming Events

CHS Spanish students are shown using Chromebooks
in an activity to master pronouns and verb conjugation

• Fri, Jan 24 - FFA at Ft. Worth Heifer Show
• Fri, Jan 24 - G/B BB vs Huntington
• Fri, Jan 24 - G Soccer vs. Captain Shreve
• Fri, Jan 24 - B Soccer at Atlanta
• Sat, Jan 25 - UIL Academics at Whitehouse
• Tue, Jan 28 - Boys Soccer vs Texas High
• Wed, Jan 29 - UIL CX Debate at SFA
• Thu, Jan 30 - Boys JH BB vs Center
• Fri, Jan 31 - G/B BB vs Hudson
• Fri, Jan 31 - Girls Soccer at Gladewater
• Fri, Jan 31 - Boys Soccer vs Pleasant Grove
• Sat, Feb 1 - Softball vs Tyler Lee/Elysian Fields
• Sat, Feb 1 - UIL Academics at Marshall
• Mon, Feb 3 - State Football Celebration at PAC

Click Links below to each School Calendar
Carthage HS Calendar
Carthage JH Calendar
Baker-Koonce Calendar
Libby Elementary Calendar
Carthage Primary Calendar

Your Input Matters
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