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FBISD gears up for more accountability standards
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create a way to measure the new standards. The only thing Fort "Talk about a large task", said Bend ISD knows for sure is that their old friends: Exemplary, Gloria was an outstanding Dr. Jan Moore, the district's cook. She searched for recipes Director of Accountability. "We Recognized, Acceptable and from her massive collection of thought this was really good and Unacceptable, will be the TEA cookbooks for new recipes. Her we thought TEA would give us approved ratings system. "How do you know if you're fried chicken and roasted beef direction and then they did not." The statute prohibits the doing it right?", asked Moore. were family favorites. Holidays "We'd like to think we're doing were always special events at the Texas Education Agency from it the right way. Every single Krehmeier house determining how the districts district is creating these metrics - the Christmas should evaluate the 10 areas. and everybody is doing it a little tree was officially Fort Bend ISD appointed a differently". lit immediately House Bill 5 committee to f o l l o w i n g Thanksgiving dinner. At Easter, But three commissioners she would fill and P & Z, continued from page 1 weren't convinced. hide hundreds of In addition, a certified arborist "Why are we building an eggs in the backyard. 8-foot fence? Why are we In retirement, Bill will work with the construction frosting glass? It is the elephant and Tuggie traveled crew to protect mature trees on in the room to me. Obviously the each summer to spend several the site and a planting strip with building is too big or we wouldn't weeks in Cancun with family trees at regular intervals will be have to do these things", said members. She was an avid poker added for additional buffer. "I don't think everybody is Commissioner Heather Davis. player enjoying many trips to going to get everything that they Commissioner Sue Sanchez Coushatta. told the commission that she had Her devoted children, Becky want", said Commission Chair and her husband Kevin Dagg, Jeff Kathy Huebner. "I personally feel spoken to a realtor who told her and his fiancé Katie Springs, and that St. Laurence has done a good that Colony Park homeowners could expect their property values John and his wife Valerie, all of job of addressing these issues". Sugar Land, survive Gloria. She has eight loving grandchildren: Mike Moore, Rachel Moore, those concerns with many of Randy Moore and Travis Dagg; FULSHEAR, continued from page 1 the reservations coming from Clint and Harrison Krehmeier; and Will and Katherine Krehmeier, as and environmental impact among homeowners in the Cross well as one great granddaughter, others that affect quality of life,” Creek Ranch subdivision next he adds. to the proposed Walmart site. Ava Moore. Local area residents attended Kuykendall said the concerns of The Krehmeier family would the “Fulshear’s citizens led the like to thank the following for the a meeting in a Fulshear city to hold a Town Hall meeting attentive care given to Gloria over community center to express the last several weeks: Vantage Hospice and Home Instead, as well as Dr. John Pozzi. The family has requested donations be made to the Sugar Land Heritage Foundation (slheritage.org) or a REGISTRATION, continued from page 1 office, 4520 Reading Road in Rosenberg; registering by favorite charity in lieu of flowers. In addition to the elected mail with forms obtained at Pallbearers are Kevin Dagg, post offices, city halls and Mike Moore, Travis Dagg, Clint officials’ races, Missouri City libraries in Fort Bend County; Krehmeier, Harrison Krehmeier, will show four separate bond propositions on its ballot and Will Krehmeier. totaling $40 million – $6.5 m for drainage, $5m for a fire station, $5.7 for facilities, and $22.8 for transportation projects. The entities in Fort Bend County with elections on May 1818 Eldridge Road, Sugar Land, Texas 77478 10th have contracted with the 281.277.1818 Fort Bend County Elections Administration for election services. Towards this end, Oldham, who oversees the administration of the elections, informs new voters of options for registering including doing it in person at the elections
KREHMEIER Gloria (Tuggie) Krehmeier, 83, passed away in Sugar Land, Texas, following a brief illness. Visitation is scheduled at Sugar Land Mortuary, 1818 Eldridge Road on Saturday, April 5th from 9:30am to 11:30am. Graveside services will follow at 12:00pm at Morton Cemetery, Richmond, Texas. Gloria was born August 30, 1930 in Sugar Land, Texas to Robert and Nona Laperouse. She was baptized at Saint Theresa Catholic Church. Gloria graduated from Sugar Land High School in 1948. That same year, Gloria married her late husband, Bill Krehmeier. Gloria and Bill were married 63 years. Many knew Gloria affectionately as Mom, Granny, or Tuggie. Gloria had a zest for life that never waivered. She loved being outdoors, enjoying coffee on the pier overlooking the lake each morning with her husband. She was an avid fisherman and kept a small tackle kit in her kitchen drawer, ready to fish at any moment with a grandchild. The catfish that swam under the pier were well fed, as were the squirrels and dove that lived in her yard. Gloria never missed a trip to the beach with her family. In earlier years, she taught swimming lessons to many Sugar Land youngsters in her backyard pool. She ran 5ks in Houston later in life, often finishing in the top 3 finishers. In addition to being a homemaker, Gloria worked at Hughes Tool, Acme Brass and as an Imperial Sugar Company Tour Guide. She was extremely proud of her Sugar Land heritage; her father was the chemist at the sugar refinery. She was also a Realtor for several years. She was a fixture in the school carpool lanes shuttling grandkids between school, CCE, scouts and athletic events.
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The danger with the 1200 school districts in Texas coming up with their own way to judge the criteria, is the tendency to want skew the results in a positive way, said Dupre. "One of the biggest discussions we've had is how to handle this in a legitimate manner", Dupre said. "But we felt at this stage in the district's transition, that we wanted to get honest feedback. If there is work that we need to do in
one of these areas, we need to know". The district provided a parent survey in order to collect additional data that will help the House Bill 5 committee create a way to measure the new accountability standards. The district must have their ratings to the TEA by June 26. The district will make their results public on August 8 and the TEA makes the results public on October 3.
Sugar Land P & Z approves St. Laurence expansion plan to go down 10% to 15%. "I cannot get over the fact that putting this building in this place is going to cost these property owners", said Commissioner Sue Sanchez. Commissioner Joan Berger said that putting a commercial sized building in a residential area is wrong and goes against the redevelopment plan that Sugar Land has for its older areas. "I had really hoped St.
Laurence would come forward with an alternate location that would conceal the parking", Berger said. St. Laurence had applied for a CUP because the property is now in a standard single-family residential district. There are two existing buildings on the site that were in operation prior to the land being annexed by the City of Sugar Land and the area being zoned residential.
Fulshear wants Walmart to act responsibly on the issue last week where residents were able to question Lovett Development about their proposed project.” Since the proposed Walmart is outside the city’s jurisdiction, “there is nothing the city can do other than encourage the
Registration deadline nears for May 10 city and school elections or downloading a registration form from the county’s election website, fortbendvotes.org. For more information, contact John Oldham, 281-341-8670.
developer to act responsibly,” said the mayor. City Administrator C.J. Snipes said that’s what “makes the situation frustrating for the city,” noting how Fulshear is one of the fastest growing communities in Fort Bend County with commercial development on its way. Snipes further said that “in this particular instance we are at a complete disadvantage because we don’t even have the ability to guide the development; while at the same time we have an impassioned constituency concerned about the impact on our community.”
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and Montgomery are a few of the districts in Texas that have made the switch. The cost being considered for this project, which includes a new track surrounding the field, is $1,700,000. The following pros and cons were discussed at the meeting. The Pros: Playing consistency. Quicker drainage. Fertilization and pesticides not required. Repairs are seldom needed. Prestriped for multiple sports (in different colors). The Cons: Heat. In July and August in the middle of the day, temperatures can reach 150 degrees and should not be used. The average lifetime of the turf field is 8 years. Interesting fact: Artificial turf first gained substantial attention in 1966 when it was used in the newly constructed Astrodome; hence the name “Astroturf.” It’s come a long way since then, there’s even a hybrid some professional stadiums are using, but according to SMSD Athletic Director, Ron Counter, there are “fewer injuries with today’s turf” as compared with natural grass. Prior to her resignation as CFO, Carle Merka, stated that it would take the District five years to see money saved on maintenance after the initial purchase. Replacement cost for the turf is around $350K. In order for this project to be completed in time for the 2014-15 football season (barring excessive weather conditions), this will need to be voted on and passed by the Board of Trustees in May.
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