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Nueces Country Record Star
Robstown Independent School District (RISD), held its board meeting on Monday, April 19, recognizing the area district s teacher of the year awards and honoring the annual Cotton Picker Award along with the regional and state final championships for the RISD powerlifting teams.
Teachers of the year:
Melinda Venecia from Ortiz Intermediate
Martha Martinez from Robert Driscoll Elementary
Tracy Ramirez from San Pedro Elementary
Maria Garcia from Lotspeich Elementary
Bellanira Flores-Arias from the Robstown Early College High School
Additionally, two teachers will represent Robstown ISD as they advance to the regional level at the Education Service Center.
Elementary Teacher of the Year- Melinda Venecia
Coastal Bend school districts having trouble finding substitute teachers
Coastal Bend school districts having trouble finding substitute teachers
and last updated 2021-03-08 13:02:09-05
Texas school district leaders said they are having trouble finding substitute teachers to fill in classrooms as more are staying home because of COVID-19.
EdWeek Research Center and Kelly Education report substitute teachers are harder to find now than in past years. Some Texas districts are increasing pay, lowering education requirements and finding alternative solutions to hire more substitutes.
Robstown Independent School District said like many across the state, they are also having trouble recruiting substitutes. Robstown ISD said it hasnât changed its requirements but they do schedule more substitute orientations.
Police give all clear, after Robstown ISD lockout
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and last updated 2021-01-19 17:45:10-05
ROBSTOWN, Texas â The Robstown Independent School District has posted that they are no longer on lockdown after a possible weapon was reported and not found on district property.
The lockdown was enacted earlier today. Safety and security of students, faculty, and staff is a top priority for Robstown Independent School District. At approximately 12:13 PM, safety protocols were executed due to a report of a possible weapon on an undetermined campus, says a post on Robstown Independent School District s Facebook page.
Six of the seven schools in the district were placed on a lockout status,
Robstown police spread some holiday cheer with âBlue Christmasâ
Manuel Venegas Jr
and last updated 2020-12-19 21:58:01-05
ROBSTOWN, Texas â In Robstown several smiles were put on childrenâs faces with a Christmas gift as the police department along with many helpers put together âBlue Christmasâ.
The Robstown Police Department together with the Robstown Fire Department, the City of Robstown Emergency Medical Services, Toys for Tots, Robstown Independent School District, the Nueces County Water Control & Improvement District #3, and Child Protective Services helped spread the joy of Christmas to children who may not have had a gift this year.
âWe re just trying to have all the kids involved, nobody left out especially the less fortunate,â said police chief Enrique Paredes Jr.