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Shepherd ISD board approves bond sales
  
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By ALEX WUKMAN
Shepherd ISD’s board of trustees approved an order to release $6.9 million in bonds for sale to Coastal Securities at their October 21 board meeting. The funds raised from the bond sales will be used to finance improvements and construction throughout the district.
Shepherd ISD’s engineer reported that recovery from Hurricane Ike is well underway. He stated to the board that he has met with FEMA and submitted the necessary forms to the state.
The district’s insurance company has also finished estimating damages. The most severely damaged structure was the high school gym.
However, the district is waiting on a report from the structural engineers before repairs can begin to the gym. In a slideshow presentation, the construction company Drymala discussed the various aspects of the repairs to be done to the high school gym.
Drymala also gave updates on the progress of construction at Shepherd Middle School. The presentation highlighted the fact that the main foundation is in place and the iron framework is going up, which is allowing the work to stay on schedule.
The middle school’s gym is also nearing completion. Installation of the new floor will be finished in time for the end of volleyball season, and prior to the start of basketball season.
The board of trustees also accepted the resignation of middle school teacher Bill Rudolph and hired Anne Gibbons as a part-time teacher to replace him. A motion was made by board member Mike Flynt and seconded by Charles Dodd to name Jan Page as the district’s new director of personnel and publicity; the motion carried.
Shepherd High School released its first six weeks honor roll, which is available only at www.eastexadvocate.com.
Additionally, SHS’s Family and Consumer Sciences department announced a new course, Food Production, Management and Services. The course is designed to facilitate students’ interest in culinary arts and the food service industry.
According to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Labor, the hospitality industry is the nation’s second largest employment sector with 12.2 million people; government is currently the largest employment sector.
Students in the new class are studying the ServSafe curriculum which was adapted from the National Restaurant Association’s program of the same name by the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) who was working in conjunction with the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
The ServSafe curriculum teaches students ways to reduce food borne pathogens and cross contamination. The curriculum also provides students with hands-on skills and is predicted to provide entry level applicants with an edge over others attempting to enter the food service industry.
After completing the course and successfully passing the exam students will be eligible to receive a ServSafe certificate and a Texas Food Handlers Permit. The Texas Food Handler Program (FHP) was created in 2007 as a statewide certification system for food safety education and training program for food handlers.
The start up costs for SHS’s Food Production, Management and Services program were defrayed with a donation from the Shepherd Economic Development Council.
Those funds went to purchase supplies, uniforms and support membership in the youth leadership organization Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).
Shepherd ISD’s engineer reported that recovery from Hurricane Ike is well underway. He stated to the board that he has met with FEMA and submitted the necessary forms to the state.
The district’s insurance company has also finished estimating damages. The most severely damaged structure was the high school gym.
However, the district is waiting on a report from the structural engineers before repairs can begin to the gym. In a slideshow presentation, the construction company Drymala discussed the various aspects of the repairs to be done to the high school gym.
Drymala also gave updates on the progress of construction at Shepherd Middle School. The presentation highlighted the fact that the main foundation is in place and the iron framework is going up, which is allowing the work to stay on schedule.
The middle school’s gym is also nearing completion. Installation of the new floor will be finished in time for the end of volleyball season, and prior to the start of basketball season.
The board of trustees also accepted the resignation of middle school teacher Bill Rudolph and hired Anne Gibbons as a part-time teacher to replace him. A motion was made by board member Mike Flynt and seconded by Charles Dodd to name Jan Page as the district’s new director of personnel and publicity; the motion carried.
Shepherd High School released its first six weeks honor roll, which is available only at www.eastexadvocate.com.
Additionally, SHS’s Family and Consumer Sciences department announced a new course, Food Production, Management and Services. The course is designed to facilitate students’ interest in culinary arts and the food service industry.
According to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Labor, the hospitality industry is the nation’s second largest employment sector with 12.2 million people; government is currently the largest employment sector.
Students in the new class are studying the ServSafe curriculum which was adapted from the National Restaurant Association’s program of the same name by the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) who was working in conjunction with the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
The ServSafe curriculum teaches students ways to reduce food borne pathogens and cross contamination. The curriculum also provides students with hands-on skills and is predicted to provide entry level applicants with an edge over others attempting to enter the food service industry.
After completing the course and successfully passing the exam students will be eligible to receive a ServSafe certificate and a Texas Food Handlers Permit. The Texas Food Handler Program (FHP) was created in 2007 as a statewide certification system for food safety education and training program for food handlers.
The start up costs for SHS’s Food Production, Management and Services program were defrayed with a donation from the Shepherd Economic Development Council.
Those funds went to purchase supplies, uniforms and support membership in the youth leadership organization Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).
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