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communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Friendswood ISD’s board of trustees approved a revision to its interdistrict transfer policy that adds grandchildren of residents and removes the geographic restriction on children of active-duty military and peace officers. The revisions were approved at the board of trustees’ April 14 meeting.
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communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Clear Creek ISD’s board of trustees approved over $8.5 million in contract renewals and increases, as well as $4 million with multiple vendors at its April 14 meeting. Updated contract agreements are for special education equipment, security camera upgrades and wholesale supplies, among other items. Vendor purchases are for restaurant equipment for the new culinary arts program at the Learner Support Center, cybersecurity and identification card services for students, among other items.
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1 week ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Friendswood ISD is planning for a 1% teacher salary increase for the 2025-26 school year, which would cause the district’s projected shortfall to increase by nearly $677,000, bringing the new projected shortfall to over $2.2 million. An updated budget projection was presented by FISD’s Chief Financial Officer Amber Petree and the board of trustees’ April 14 meeting. What you need to knowThe new projected budgeted amount for salaries with a 1% increase is over $52.8 million.
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1 week ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Alvin Community College will host a grand opening ceremony for a new campus location in Manvel in late April, according to a March 31 news release from the college. The gistThe new campus—named ACC West—is located at the Manvel Mansion and features lab space for digital technology, biotechnology and allied health programs. It also contains a virtual reality arena, open collaboration space and state-of-the-art classrooms, according to the release.
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1 week ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
More requirements related to artificial intelligence are making their way into school code at Clear Creek ISD after the board of trustees approved revisions to a pair of policies at its April 14 meeting. What’s happening?
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1 week ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Volvo Cars Clear Lake recently held a groundbreaking for its new location in Friendswood in early April, with the spot set to open by the end of the year, according to an April 8 news release from the business. The overviewThe business will sell Volvo vehicles, as well as provide services for oil changes, tire rotations, transmission exchanges and inspections, among other services, according to the business’s website.
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1 week ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
The plan comes after months of planning and surveying the Pearland community to eventually bring the plan to City Council for approval. The big pictureFor years, Pearland Mayor Kevin Cole said residents have wanted to see change and upgrades in Pearland Old Town, which is where the city was originally incorporated. Pearland’s ongoing Old Town Revitalization Plan could do that through planning, ongoing residential feedback and an economic assessment, according to the revitalization plan’s website.
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1 week ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Friendswood ISD is looking to enforce an “away for the day” cellphone policy beginning in the 2025-26 school year, but after a discussion on April 14, the plan remains up in the air. What’s happening? The district is currently contemplating whether they should implement an “away for the day” policy, in which phones must be out of sight for the entire school day, including during lunch and in-between class periods, or investing in YONDR pouches, which are magnetic lockable phone pouches.
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1 week ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Clear Creek ISD’s board of trustees at its April 14 meeting approved nearly $2.5 million in additional staff for the 2025-26 school year, including 16 additional teachers and 34 paraprofessionals. The overviewA large bulk of additional teachers and all additional paraprofessionals will be used for the district’s special education department, Robert Branch, CCISD’s assistant superintendent of human resources, said at the meeting.
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1 week ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Pearland ISD appointed a couple of officials to leadership positions within the district, according to an April 10 news release from the district. Those positions included the assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction and assistant superintendent of talent and engagement, officials said. The gistThe assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction will be Charles Allen, who is currently the executive director of curriculum and instruction for PISD.
