Education
Transportation
BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO
BY CONNOR PITTMAN & CODY THORN
CISD rezones elementary school students Two groups of students are headed to new elementary schools next year after Coppell ISD board members approved a rezone. Spurred by yearly transfer requests, 68 students at The Grant Valley Ranch apartments zoned to Canyon Ranch Elementary will now attend Valley Ranch Elementary. Sixty-eight students living in the Cypress Waters area will attend Cottonwood Creek Elementary to alleviate enrollment strain at Richard J. Lee Elementary. What you need to know Lee Elementary is projected to nearly max its capacity next school year, according to a report. This was the driving force behind the rezone to Cottonwood Creek, which is farthest from full capacity. Pinkerton Elementary would be the next closest option after Lee Elementary, but it will be at 90% capacity next year. CISD officials looked
Lewisville to add license plate reader Lewisville City Council approved adding a flock camera at the intersection of FM 407 and Lake Park Road at a March meeting. In a nutshell According to city documents, the camera will help with public safety and crime pre- vention efforts. It will also assist in detection and apprehension of vehicles entered into Lewisville Police Department’s list of stolen vehicles and license plates.
LISD names new chief of high schools Lewisville ISD board members appointed Will Skelton as the district’s new chief of high schools March 18. Skelton takes over for Andy Plunkett, who is retiring after 29 years of service, according to a news release. The details Skelton has spent 23 years with LISD, most recently serving as Marcus High School’s principal since 2018. In his new role he will be responsible for providing support and leadership to high school principals, ninth and 10th grade campus principals and LISD’s Technology Exploration and Career Center East and West campuses. “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the staff, students and communities of LISD in this new role,” Skelton said.
Pinkerton Richard J. Lee Valley Ranch Projected elementary enrollment Richard J. Lee, Valley Ranch and Pinkerton are expected to grow until the 2024-25 school year.
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DART Silver Line progresses in Coppell Residents should expect traffic changes and addi- tional noise as DART Silver Line work continues. The over $2 billion commuter rail project will run between Plano and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport when construction finishes in late 2025 or by mid-2026.
The overview The first phase of closures for various lanes along Royal Lane between Technology Road and IH-635 concluded April 9. The second phase of closures, which will include the northbound and southbound left lanes, began April 10 and will last until May 21. Another DART project involves the construction of two rail bridges. According to an update from the project’s contractor, Archer Western Herzog, construction on rail bridges between South Coppell Road and Denton Tap Road and west of Mockingbird Lane will continue through the spring.
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at Lakeside, Austin, Mockingbird and Wilson elementary schools, but decided against them due to pending construction projects. Superintendent Brad Hunt said students would be able attend their originally zoned middle schools rather than the campus their new elementary school feeds into.
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IRVING 1900 Market Place Blvd (214) 379-4695
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