BY CATHERINE WHITE
CCISD trustees renew Leader in Me contract The Clear Creek ISD board of trustees approved the renewal of the district’s Leader in Me program at its April 13 meeting, extending a districtwide leadership initiative focused on student academic, behavioral and social development, according to district documents. Why now? The Leader in Me program, created by the leadership company FranklinCovey, is designed to help students develop skills for post-secondary education and beyond, such as communication, critical thinking, teamwork, self-discipline and problem-solving, according to the district’s website. Part of the district since 2016, the four-year renewal continues the program’s phased rollout as part of the district’s Vision 2030 plan, which aims to expand Leader in Me to all elementary
CCISD hosts rst AI Hackathon
Leader in Me program
Leadership skills development
Academic growth
Nearly 200 Clear Creek ISD students in fth through eighth grade participated in the district’s rst AI Hackathon on April 11, using arti cial intelligence tools to develop games focused on challenges in health care, nancial literacy and education, according to an April 20 district news release. What you need to know Students worked in teams through guided build sessions that helped them re ne ideas and improve design elements before presenting their completed work to a panel of judges and an audience of families, educators and community partners. The partners supported the event by providing mentorship and serving as judges, which included Houston Methodist, Wellby Financial and Austin Christian University.
Social-emotional learning
College and career readiness
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campuses by 2030, according to the district’s website. The funding for the program comes from the Kern Foundation and the Clear Creek Education Foundation and covers onboarding support for nearly a dozen remaining campuses, along with ongoing membership fees for schools already participating, according to district documents. The grant will also fund stipends and training for three additional FranklinCovey coaches, according to district documents.
CCISD OKs $133K in upgrades for Challenger stadium Clear Creek ISD’s board of trustees approved $133,000 in capital projects funding at its March 23 meeting to replace rusted and weathered perimeter gates and signage, as well as construct two access ramps at Challenger Columbia Stadium,
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March: Challenger Columbia Stadium opens
for unexpected costs, according to district documents. Zooming in District o cials said many of the stadium’s steel gates have deteriorated. The new gates will be made of powder-coated and galvanized steel, which is expected to last around 20 years, o cials said.
April: Stadium completes $1.2M video board replacement
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March: Stadium undergoes $133K of gates and signage replacements, and addition of access ramps, slated completion in mid-May
located at 1955 W. NASA Blvd., Webster. The funding, derived from savings and interest earned from the district’s 2017 bond, includes nearly $9,600 of contingency funds
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