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Last night's board meeting was packed with 
excitement. Stay tuned for some of the highlights.

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At last night's board meeting, Cathy Arellano 
and Rick Mann were sworn in.

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The new Klenk principal and three support 
services directors were introduced.

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The Klein ISD Education Foundation directors 
presented the campus grant winners...

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...along with a big check for $76,800, representing 
the amount of grant funds distributed in 
this semester alone.

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Nutrition and Food services were recognized 
for their recent excellent rating from the 
Texas Department of Agriculture.

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And finally, Nancy Decker with the Cypress 
Creek FACE was honored with a TASB Stand 
Up for Texas Public Schools award.

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The board also heard a report and voted to 
pursue a designation of Klein ISD as a District 
of Innovation.

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In order to receive this designation, a district 
must design a local innovation plan to best 
meet our students' needs.

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Districts of Innovation will have...

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...greater local control as the decision 
makers over the educational and instructional 
model for students.

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Increased flexibility, with accountability, 
relative to state mandates that govern educational 
programming.

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And empowerment to think differently.

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By becoming a District of Innovation, Klein 
ISD can better ensure our shared vision...

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...of every student entering our system with 
a promise and exiting with a purpose will 
become a reality.

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We want you to share your thoughts with us 
about the local innovation plan being developed 
collaboratively by teachers...

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...and campus and district leaders.

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A draft of the plan will post on Friday, 
December 16th on the district website.

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Take a look and let us hear from you on this 
important topic.

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For now...that's Klein ISD in 90 Seconds. 
See you next week.