This is a limited vaccine administration pilot for employees of both school districts. Author: 6 News Digital (6News) Published: 12:43 PM CST February 4, 2021 Updated: 8:52 AM CST February 5, 2021
WACO, Texas Ascension Providence is opening a clinic to help employees of The Waco Independent School District and the Midway Independent School District get the COVID-19 vaccine.
For Waco ISD employees, the shots will be limited to 650 employees that fall under being 65 or older, have pre-existing chronic health conditions or fall under the 1B Texas category, according to a news release.
Midway ISD is cleared for a first and second dose. A news release says 350 employees are eligible through the 1A and 1B categories.
Stephanie Korteweg filed for re-election in District 2, Place 2.
Waco ISD logo Photo: Waco Independent School District. Author: Celeste Houmard (6News) Updated: 7:37 PM CST January 13, 2021
WACO, Texas Wednesday was the first day for candidates to file for the 2021 Waco Independent School District Board of Trustees Election. One candidate submitted an application for a place on the ballot. Stephanie Korteweg filed for re-election in District 2, Place 2.
In May, voters will also elect trustees to three-year terms representing District 1 and At-Large, Place 6. Those positions are currently held by Norman Manning and Robin Houston. No candidates filed for those seats Wednesday.
Individuals who wish to become candidates for these positions may file applications between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday on the 10th floor of the administration building. The deadline to submit an application for a place on the ballot is 5 p.m. on February 12.
Health care workers and family members cheer as David Guel is released from Ascension Providence Medical Center on April 25, after a 31-day stay with COVID-19. After the Connally High School world history teacher spent 16 days on a ventilator, he was able to celebrate his one-year wedding anniversary last month. Jerry Larson, Tribune-Herald file photo
A half-century ago, a pioneer of what came to be called âchaos theoryâ asked an audience of scientists to ponder the unpredictable chains of events that can be set off by the smallest actions and alter weather and history.
âDoes the flap of a butterflyâs wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?â the mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz asked, inadvertently launching an image that would float out of academia into pop culture and provide a title for a forgettable 2004 thriller with Ashton Kutcher.
Slightly more than half the Waco Independent School District students learning remotely this fall had at least one failing grade for the most recent grading period, and school officials will start requiring some struggling students to return to in-person classes Jan. 17.
The district plans to take advantage of a recent Texas Education Agency ruling that allows districts to require online students go back to in-person classes if they are failing multiple classes or missing too many classes, Superintendent Susan Kincannon said.
Waco students who are online and have a failing average in their classes or have had five or more unexcused absences will be required to resume in-person classes. Students with medical conditions can ask for an exemption, and families disagreeing with the call to return can meet with school administrators to discuss their studentâs situation, Kincannon said.