Melissa Perner | The Ozona Stockman
KIM WILSON, CCCCSD's new director of special and federal programs, talks to parents Eddie and Del Vinton during a Jan. 26 meeting about the district's special education program.
Special education meeting all about sharing information
Sharing and gathering information on Ozona Schools' Special Education Services was part of a public meeting last week. Parents, teachers, administrators and school board members gathered in the Ozona Elementary School Library to discuss how to improve the school district's special education program. Officials from the Region XV Education Service Center in San Angelo and the Menard Special Education Coop hosted the meeting."We all have a stake in the success of your child," said Superintendent Chris duBois at the meeting. Questions from the Texas Education Agency were used to conduct the meeting. The questions touched on every level and aspect of the school district and how Crockett Crounty CCSD is meeting students' needs. Click here to read more...
Facilities considerations clarified
This is the fourth in a series of planned informational articles aimed at informing the Ozona community in detail about aspects of current facilities planning and evaluation in CCCCSD. Readers are encouraged to contact school leaders and the board of trustees with questions and concerns. In addition to information published here, the District will be hosting a number of discussion sessions and site tours soon so that Crockett County citizens can have full, transparent information about school facility and possible bond planning.
In the first installments of this series, we have examined first why there is a need to continue a capital improvements program in Crockett County schools; secondly, why bonded debt is the best use of taxpayer resources to make any significant capital improvements; and thirdly, an exploration of how much debt may be appropriate to assume. Each publication in this series so far has included an invitation to contact me with any questions and concerns you may have regarding these discussions. I am happy to report that I am indeed receiving inquiries across several interests. Some questions are about financing options and structures available; some have been sparked by the recent presentation of conceptual drawings by architect Larry Harvey; others have been about the process that may eventually be employed in determining details of any proposed plan; and of course, and most commonly – I am asked how soon we could start, and how long a facilities program aimed at modernizing OHS would take. I would like to address some of these issues in this week's installment. Going forward, installments in this series will be offered as consideration to such matters has been deliberated by your School Board, or by the school administration team at their direction. Click here to read more...
DeerFest donation ceremony Tuesday
The Crockett County DeerFest Association would like to recognize all the organizations that helped with the annual event with the first donation acceptance ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 5:30 p.m. at the Crockett County Convention Center. Each organization is invited to be present.
Over the years, the DeerFest Association has raised enough money to help fund the construction of the Crockett County Convention Center in which the event is now housed. The DeerFest Association has purchased A/V equipment and put a roof on the Ozona Community Center. The association helped finance the construction of the Crockett County EMS Building.
Along with this the DeerFest contributes yearly to the Crockett County 4-H, Knights of Columbus, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Youth Ministry, the Ozona Chamber of Commerce, the Ministerial Alliance, the Ozona Volunteer Fire Department, the Cub and Boy Scouts, the Crockett County Youth and Civic Center, Perceptor Mu Chi, YMCA Football, Little League baseball, FFA, West Texas Rehab, Relay for Life, Toys for Tots, Crockett County EMS, Ozona Woman's League, Crockett County Wellness Center, Crockett County Senior Center/ Helping Hands and Ozona Woman's Forum. To date, Crockett County DeerFest Association with help from its generous contributors and sponsors has donated $442,669.62 back into the community.
Media Book Club featuring Mary Ortiz
CCPL has a new program for 2012.
The Media Book Club is a community outreach project for the PEARL Grant Program from the University of North Texas in Denton.
The PEARL Project is funded by the Robert and Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust.
The Priddy Charitable Trust has focused on liberal arts education, pre K-12 public education, community health care, and rural public libraries.This week's reader is Mary Ortiz. Ortiz is a member of the Library Board, avid reader and employee of Village Drug.
Ortiz said Margaret Longoria, at the Crockett County Public Library, helps her make selections on books. She enjoys reading fiction and nonfiction.
Ortiz reads for relaxation.
Her favorite book of all time is the "Outlander Series" by Diana Gabaldon.
She reads both regular books and e-books on her Kindle. Click here to read more...