The Shepherd ISD Board of Managers recognized campus teachers, paraprofessionals and support staff of the year at its Wednesday meeting. For Shepherd Primary School, those were Tammy Lohff, Shelly Wilson and Theresa Trahan; for Shepherd Intermediate School, Elizabeth Hernandez, Gavin Trejo and Ashley Longoria; for Shepherd Middle School, Terri Berry, Mayra Guttierrez and Tammy Crannie; and for Shepherd High School, Holly Harrison, Chandra Gressett and Jana McClane.
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The Shepherd ISD Board of Managers recognized the Teacher Incentive Allotment recipients. Recognized include Holly Harrison and Shirley Boyd; exemplary includes Lindsey Swiech, Tisha Smith and Steve Cronin; and master includes Lisa Courvelle, Tony Goodman, Nicole Barrackman, Ginger Pippin and Ramona Christopher.
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The Shepherd ISD Board of Managers recognized the powerlifting program.
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The Shepherd ISD Board of Managers recognized the basketball program.
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The Shepherd ISD Board of Managers recognized the Shepherd Middle School UIL Academic contestants.
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The Shepherd ISD Board of Managers recognized Anchor Award winners Kristie Reeves, SISD Administration, and Lea Wyers, Middle school teacher.
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SHEPHERD — While the results are not official, the grades for Shepherd ISD for the 2023 school year were down from the 2022 high of all B’s.
The grades, discussed at the Wednesday Board of Managers meeting, showed the High School with the top score of C, while the remaining campuses were each ranked at a D.
The information was discussed at the Wednesday Board of Managers meeting.
Director of Teaching and Learning Tammie Hewitt said the information is all preliminary data, and that final results will be released in August.
The dip from the 2022 results, Hewitt said, stems from several factors, including a change in the standards that was instituted by the Texas Education Agency. Additionally, 61 percent of staff has less than 5 years of teaching experience, and after the 22 school year, the district had 42 percent turnover.
Hewitt said the district has instituted new accountability programs to spur improvement, and are pursuing grants and new curriculum to improve scores as well.
In a separate matter, the district discussed a salary review conducted by the Texas Association of School Boards, which showed the district is a bit below the median salary range for the area, on average about $7,000.
In other business, the board:
- approved some clerical and job description changes to the district compensation plan;
- approved the T-TESS appraisal calendar for the coming school year; and
- approved a shared services agreement with Conroe ISD for services as regional school for the deaf.
