WISD bus driver Julio Ospina, center, with Maritza Valentin, Liz Ospina, Jessie Murphy, Stephanie Meeks and Christie Hebert, received the 2025 Special Needs School Bus Driver of the Year award. Allison LaBrot / The Wylie News An act of care and quick thinking has...
Wylie ISD trustees are expected to consider a bond proposal at their regular August 21 meeting and will likely call an election for Nov. 7. Trustees were presented a Comprehensive Facilities Plan at a July 17 workshop that was developed over the past several months by...
WISD recruits, welcomes 225 new teachers It’s crunch time for area school districts as they race against the clock to prep for the 2023-24 school year welcoming new students and new teachers. In Wylie ISD, new teachers — 225 in all — were celebrated at the annual “New...
Wylie ISD trustees approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year despite some uncertainty surrounding property relief and statutory requirements to raise teacher compensation in special legislative sessions. The overall budget was presented by Scott Roderick,...
Voters have replaced Place 3 Collin College Trustee Stacey Donald with challenger Cathie Alexander, according to complete, unofficial returns from the Saturday, June 10, runoff election. Collin County Elections also reported Place 2 Trustee Jay Saad was reelected,...
A junior at Sachse High School was recently recognized by the Sachse City Council for his Eagle Scout project that provided aid to 400 individuals. His project advisor, Jeanie Marten, said he initially received some pushback on the scope of his project, but he was...
Local business owners learned how a local school district is equipping the future workforce with skills and the education they need. Coleman Bruman, director of career and technical education (CTE) for Garland ISD, said the district focuses on giving students the...
Four Wylie ISD trustee positions were on the line today and the two incumbents and two former high school principals holding comfortable leads over their challengers. Collin County election results show 64 of 105 voting centers as of 11:12 p.m. this evening and...
Garland ISD is now offering weekly virtual job fairs to connect principals with potential candidates. The job fairs are held every Tuesday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and operate in a “come and go” manner. Recruitment coordinators Alex Rivera and Kishawna Wiggins said...
