GISD GISD - Gladewater ISD

The race for EXCELLENCE has no finish line.
Gladewater Independent School District
GISD
Gladewater Independent
School District
500 W. Quitman
Gladewater, TX 75647
903-845-6991
Enrollment
Enrollment
Facts & Figures 2015-2016As ofAsJuneof June
1, 2014..........................................................................................................................
1,821
Enrollment
1, 2015.
................................................................................................................................1,826
Facts & Figures
2015-2016 As of June 1, 2014..........................................................................................................................
1,821
Our Mission
Our Mission
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Ethnic Distribution
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teachers,
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staff members
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Mission
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partnership
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parents,
and
community
members,
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to
helping
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students,
parents,
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community
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to
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student prepare for life-long learning
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Accountability
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Met Standard
Accountability
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opportunities
producing
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life-long
learners
and
productive
citizens.
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across the life-long
grade levels,
which
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Primary
School................................................................................................
Met Standard
Standard
Broadway
Elementary
School
.............................................................................................
Met
Gay
Avenue
Primary
School......................................................................................................
Location
opportunities producing competent, life-long learners and productive citizens.
Location
Broadway
Elementary
School
.............................................................................................
Met
Standard
Weldon
Intermediate
School
...............................................................................................
Met
Standard
Broadway Elementary School....................................................................................................
Gladewater ISD is located twelve miles west of Longview, Texas, and thirty-five miles north of
Gladewater
ISDa ispopulation
located twelve
miles west Location
of6,078.
Longview,
Weldon
Intermediate
School
...............................................................................................
Met Standard
Standard
Gladewater
Middle
School
..................................................................................................
Met
Tyler, Texas,
and has
of approximately
The Texas,
1,826 and thirty-five miles north of Weldon
Intermediate
School.
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Required
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a population
of approximately
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of Longview,
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thirty-five
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Middle
School
..................................................................................................
Met
Standard
Distinction
Earned:
Academic
Achievement
in
Reading/ELA
studentsTyler,
travel
fromand
inside
the
city twelve
limits and
rural
that6,078.
reach
into
Smith,
Upshur,miles
and
School......................................................................................................... Met Standard
inside
city limits
andarural
areas that
reach into Smith,
Upshur,
Gregg
counties.
Tyler,theTexas,
and has
population
of approximately
6,078.
The and
1,821
students
travel fromGladewater Middle
DistinctionEarned:
Earned: Top
Academic
Achievement
in Reading/ELA
Gregg counties.
Distinction
25
Percent
Student
Progress
Gladewater High School............................................................................................................ Met Standard
inside the city limits and rural areas that reach into Smith, Upshur, and Gregg counties.
Top 25 Percent Student Progress
Gladewater Distinction
High SchoolEarned:
.....................................................................................................
Met Standard
Administration
Administration
Gladewater ISD......................................................................................................................... Met Standard
Gladewater
High
School
.....................................................................................................
Met Standard
Distinction
Earned:
Postsecondary
Readiness
Dr. J.P. Dr.
Richardson.
.
............................................................................Superintendent
of
Schools
J.P. Richardson..........................................................................Superintendent
of Schools
Administration
Earned: PostsecondaryEmployees
Readiness
Dr. JulieDr.Davis.
Assistant Superintendent
ISD ..................................................................................................................
Met Standard
Lloyd..................................................................................Assistant
Superintendent
Dr.Mitzi
J.P......................................................................................
Richardson..........................................................................Superintendent
of Schools Gladewater Distinction
Darryl Dans........................................................................................
.Assistant Superintendent
Gladewater
ISD .................................................................................................................. Met Standard
Darryl
Dans......................................................................................Assistant
Superintendent
Dr. Mitzi
Lloyd..................................................................................Assistant
SuperintendentTeachers.
..................................................................................................................................................151
Employees
Susie Stephens.
................................................................................................Business
Director
Darryl
Dans......................................................................................Assistant Superintendent
Susie
Stephens.........................................................................................Director
of Business Administrators...........................................................................................................................................1
Teachers ...........................................................................................................................................
1484
Employees
Sandi King.............................................................................
Principal, Gladewater
HighHigh
School
SusieBedair
Stephens.........................................................................................Director
of Business
Cathy
......................................................................Principal,
Gladewater
School Support Staff...........................................................................................................................................
.26
Teachers
...........................................................................................................................................
148
Administrators
....................................................................................................................................
14
Chris Langford....................................................................Principal,
Gladewater
Middle
School
Cathy
Bedair ......................................................................Principal,
Gladewater
High
School
Chris
Langford.................................................................Principal,
Gladewater
Middle
School
Administrators
.................................................................................................................................... 24
14
Staff.........................................................................................................................................
4
Support
Staff......................................................................................................................................
Cathy Bedair....................................................................Principal,
Weldon
Intermediate
School
Chris Langford.................................................................Principal,
Gladewater
Middle
SchoolTechnology
Shirley
Rowe................................................................Principal,
Weldon
Intermediate
School
Support
Staff......................................................................................................................................
24
Technology
Staff...................................................................................................................................
Renee Byers.
..................................................................Principal,
Broadway
Elementary
School
Shirley
Rowe................................................................Principal,
Weldon
Intermediate
SchoolInstructional Paraprofessionals.................................................................................................................. 452
Renee
Byers
...............................................................Principal,
Broadway
Elementary
School
Technology
Staff...................................................................................................................................
Instructional
Paraprofessionals ........................................................................................................... 74252
Renee Byers
...............................................................Principal,
Broadway
Elementary
SchoolAuxiliary
AmandaAmanda
Langford............................................................
Principal, Gay Gay
Avenue
Primary
School
Langford.........................................................Principal,
Avenue
Primary
School
Staff...........................................................................................................................................
Instructional
Paraprofessionals ........................................................................................................... 75
42
Staff....................................................................................................................................
Amanda Langford.........................................................Principal,
Gay Avenue Primary School Auxiliary
BoardBoard
of Trustees
of Trustees
Fiscal Responsibility
Auxiliary Staff....................................................................................................................................
75
Board
Trustees
Jon Keller,
President
• Rickie
Blackmon,
ViceofPresident
• Jon•Rowe,
Secretary
Jon Keller,
President
• Rickie
Blackmon,
Vice President
Jon Rowe,
Secretary
Fiscal Responsibility
Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas...........................................................................................Passed
Jon
Keller,
President
•
Rickie
Blackmon,
Vice•
President
•
JonGlenn
Rowe, Secretary
Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas ..............................................................Superior
Achievement
Fiscal Responsibility
Matt
Byrd • Jeff
Garth
Cockerell
• Floyd
David
Floyd
•George
Garth
Cockerell
Cook
•David
George
Glenn
Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas ..............................................................Superior Achievement
Matt Byrd • Garth Cockerell • David Floyd •George Glenn
Technology
Technology
Gladewater ISD is dedicated to
“Honor
“Honorthe
the
past,
past,
celebrate
celebrate
the
the
present,
present,
and
andplan
plan
for
forthe
the
future.”
future.”
Dr.
Dr.J.P.
J.P.Richardson
Richardson
GISD
GISDSuperintendent
Superintendent
Fine Arts
Fine Arts
The Gladewater ISD fine arts
Gladewater ISD is dedicated to
creating digital classrooms for 21st
creating digital classrooms for 21st
Century students. Each classroom
Century students. Each classroom
is equipped with a teacher laptop,
is equipped with a teacher laptop,
wireless access, data projector,
wireless access, data projector,
document camera, and interactive
document camera, and interactive
whiteboard.
These resources
whiteboard.
These resources
ensure that all classrooms have
ensure that all classrooms have
engaging multimedia content.
engaging multimedia content.
Students have access to digital
Students have access to digital
resources through the use of
resources through the use of
laptops, open labs, iPads, and
laptops, open labs, iPads, and
iPods. GISD continues to strive
iPods. GISD continues to strive
toward a “one student per device”
toward a “one student per device”
environment.
environment.
The Gladewater ISD fine arts
curriculum provides elementary
curriculum provides elementary
students with a foundation in music
students with a foundation in music
and allows secondary students to
and allows secondary students to
enjoy extracurricular participation
enjoy extracurricular participation
as well as a serious study of the
as well as a serious study of the
arts.
Secondary students may
arts.
Secondary students may
receive instruction in music
receive instruction in music
appreciation, visual arts, and the
appreciation, visual arts, and the
performing arts of instrumental and
performing arts of instrumental and
choral music, theater, and dance.
choral music, theater, and dance.
Opportunities to excel abound with
Opportunities to excel abound with
consistent UIL Sweepstakes winning
consistent UIL Sweepstakes winning
choir and band programs.
choir and band programs.
Advanced
Advanced Academics
Academics
Athletics
Athletics
Gladewater ISD students are
Gladewater ISD students are
encouraged to take challenging
encouraged to take challenging
courses to be academically,
courses to be academically,
socially,
socially, and
and emotionally
emotionally ready
ready
for
post-secondary
opportunities.
for post-secondary opportunities.
Dual-Enrollment
Dual-Enrollment courses
courses are
are
available
for
students
committed
available for students committedto
to
higher-level
higher-level work
work with
with the
the
opportunity
opportunity to
to earn
earn numerous
numerous
college
hours
while
college hours whileininhigh
highschool.
school.
Gifted
and
Talented
elementary
Gifted and Talented elementary
students
students receive
receive aa specialized
specialized
curriculum
and
secondary
curriculum and secondarystudents
students
participate
in
advanced
classes.
participate in advanced classes.
Athletics is a vital part of
Athletics is a vital part of
Gladewater ISD. The athletic
Gladewater ISD. The athletic
program provides boys and girls
program provides boys and girls
with
with the
the opportunity
opportunity to
to excel
excel
physically
and
to
experience
physically and to experience
leadership
and
teamwork.
leadership
and
teamwork.
Staffed
by
highly
trained
Staffed by highly trained coaches
coaches
and
and equipped
equipped with
with quality
quality
facilities,
GISD
athletics
facilities, GISD athletics helps
helps
develop
develop student
student athletes
athletes through
through
improvement
improvement of
of physical
physical fitness,
fitness,
development
of
positive
development of positive character
character
traits,
traits, and
and growth
growth in
in academic
academic
achievement.
We
are
now
achievement. We are now in
in our
our
second
season
of
soccer.
second season of soccer.