TISD Foundation Awards Grants Mardi Gras Style

The Tyler ISD Foundation is bringing Mardi Gras to Tyler for the fourth time by awarding more than $20,000 in teacher grants to various campuses in the Tyler Independent School District.  Last fall, the Foundation awarded more than $27,000 for a total near $50,000 awarded to teachers, teams of teachers and campuses during this academic year.  READ MORE

Tyler ISD Honors Participants In Anti-Gang Program
(Tyler Morning Telegraph, 01/29/10)
Dogan Middle School on Thursday honored the first group of Tyler Independent School District students who successfully completed a program aimed at preventing gangs and making youngsters better citizens.

Imagine Mars Project An Education Initiative
(Tyler Morning Telegraph, 01/27/10)

The planet Mars may be about 65 million miles away, but with a little help from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in California and some 3-D glasses, Orr Elementary fifth-graders took a quick "field trip" there Tuesday.

TISD Hears Plans For Clarkston Transition
(Tyler Morning Telegraph, 01/22/10)

Clarkston Elementary Principal Kathryn Letsinger told the school board Thursday that her staff is supportive and excited about moving into their new school early and opening it up for students after Spring Break.

Construction Of New Woods Elementary School Progressing
(Tyler Morning Telegraph, 01/15/10)

The staff and students of Andy Woods Elementary School are full of anticipation as they watch their new school building materialize next door.

PRESS RELEASES

TISD Magnet and IB Applications Now Available
The Tyler Independent School District is now accepting applications for Magnet Schools and International Baccalaureate (IB) Programs for the 2010-2011 school year.  Parents may pick up an application packet at their child’s elementary school or at one of the IB schools.  Unless listed differently on the application packet, all completed applications must be returned to the desired magnet campus or program by March 1, 2010.  READ MORE

Local Bank Announces Application Process Open for Student Board of Directors

Texas Bank and Trust (TB&T) is pleased to announce the application process will open for its Student Board of Directors program for local high school seniors, beginning Monday, January 25, 2010.  The TB&T Student Board is a prestigious program recognizing outstanding high school seniors in the community.  READ MORE

Tyler ISD Elementary School Fundraiser Approaching

Beginning January 25^th, elementary school students of Tyler ISD will be selling discount cards to raise money for their campuses and the Tyler ISD Foundation.  Again this year, Great American Opportunities, represented by Joe Arciniega, will organize the fundraiser for the campuses.  READ MORE