December 2010
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Houston city workers must take 6 unpaid days off in next 6 months, @BradNews sez: http://bit.ly/fz2wd1 hounews
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Census shows nation’s population grew 10% 2000; new Congressional districts coming to Texas http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2010/12/us-census-shows-the-nations-population-grew-nearly-10-percent-texas-winner/1292971669.column
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Other shoe finally drops: Harris Co Cmsnr Jerry Eversole indicted as he predicted 2 yrs ago: http://bit.ly/fp3UcY hounews txpolitics
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Today’s featured video on texaswatchdog.org: @TexasTribune talks with Dick Trabulsi of @TLR. http://bit.ly/hKXUy2 txpolitics txlege tort
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Texas Watchdog surveys the federal stimulus, and economists wish warnings had been heeded stimulus http://ping.fm/ghbt4
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RT @Dallas_Observer: State of TX to buy Devils River land from Dallas homebuilder for $13m http://bit.ly/ejf69u conservation environment
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RT @offthekuff: Fmr Harris Co District Clerk Loren Jackson signs on w/Sheriff’s Office.. http://bit.ly/i8OIED hounews
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NASA research program fraudulent, wasteful: Inspector general nasa http://ping.fm/CNzzs
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Businessman seeking permit for W TX nuke waste dump gives @governorperry $1.1M, @TXPublicJustice sez http://bit.ly/gGf0Jd txpolitics
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Texas wind farm tax break program costs $1.6 million per job taxes texas http://ping.fm/r8iDw
Bexar County water utility head fired, indicted w/ former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in corruption probe http://ping.fm/v9A67
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Galveston judge opens Hurricane Ike settlement info to Houston-area legislator http://bit.ly/fwU9Y0 opengov transparency txlege
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New city of Houston inspector general says there’s ‘a place to come’ with allegations of wrongdoing hounews http://ping.fm/e5stt
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Potter County commissioner racks up travel costs on private plane travel http://ping.fm/uUPsF
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What does rightsizing mean in HISD? View full presentation given to trustees today: http://ping.fm/nGE33
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View the complete redistricting presentation provided to HISD trustees by Thompson & Horton LLP here: http://ping.fm/SPzdE
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View map used during HISD’s discussion about possibly closing/consolidating schools here: http://ping.fm/wyBq1
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View the list of HISD’s designated “small schools” here: http://ping.fm/s2v9w
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HISD released list of 66 “small schools” while debating possibility of closures/consolidations http://ping.fm/mFna0
Anyone, particularly Internet Explorer users, having problems seeing the photos on our home page today? Pls let us know so we can fix it.
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The Hisd board workshop is now over it is the last one for 2010
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Hisd trustee Paula Harris asks if there were any problems last time Hisd had to redistrict—lawyers say no
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All redistricting information presented to Hisd trustees is coming from Thompson and Horton LLP
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To redistrict Hisd needs to: draw alternative plans, public comment on plans, receive approval from Department of Justice
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To redistrict Hisd needs to: do a demographic analysis, get trustee & community input, establish redistricting criteria (cont…)
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Hisd redistricting (if needed) is required to take place 6 months after receiving 2010 federal census data that means around august 2011
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Hisd trustees are now beginning the discussion on right-sizing which board president Greg Meyers says is just going to focus on procedures
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The 7 votes was unanimous-two Hisd trustees are not here: mike lunceford and Anna Eastman
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The story on our site also features information on state success ratings Hisd
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Hisd has approved an amendment to superintendent grier’s contract was approved 7-0 the amendment was discussed in closed session hounews
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Hisd is back in open session
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Check out our website (www.texaswatchdog.org) for a feature story on Hisd small schools including chart w/racial breakdown of each school
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Hisd trustees are in closed session currently
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Overall hisd trustees want more information for next discussion including success of schools
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enrollment figures used in right-sizing discussion for this are from October 29, 2010 hisd says
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May be other Hisd schools over-capacity but not included b/c plans in place like building replacement schools w/increased enrollment
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May be other Hisd schools over-capacity but not included b/c are plans in place for them that include: closures, relief schools (cont…)
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May be other Hisd schools over-capacity but not included b/c are plans in place for them that include: building additions (cont…)
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There may be other Hisd schools over-capacity but not included b/c they are: charter schools or contract schools
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Student stations include both permanent & temporary facilities Hisd says
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Hisd defines capacity: as 95% of student stations in elementary schools & 85% of student stations in secondary schools
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Hisd defines over capacity as being 50 students above or at 110% of building capacity
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15 Hisd designated over-capacity elementary schools: west university, wainwright, macgregor, ketelson, coop, Moreno & Travis
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15 Hisd designated over-capacity elementary schools: Roberts, Emerson, daily, condition, law, briargrove, Cornelius, Herrera, (cont…)
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4 Hisd designated over-capacity middle schools: Hamilton, west briar, Pershing & Stevenson
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4 Hisd designated over-capacity high schools: Lamar, Chavez, westside and bellaire
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On the flip-side: there are 23 Hisd designated over-capacity schools: 15 elementary, 4 middle and 4 high schools hounews
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Hisd trustees say community will be involved as discussion of possibly closing or consolidating schools continues—this is the beginning
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Hisd board president Greg Meyers and other board members say they want to be clear that this is the beginning of the conversation
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Other Hisd schools meet low enrollment thresholds but aren’t included b/c have construction/consolidation or closure plans already in place