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The Temple and Belton independent school districts are still actively exploring opportunities for its students, staff and surrounding community members to get vaccinated. On Thursday, Belton ISD spokeswoman Karen Rudolph announced that Joe M. Pirtle Elementary School — 714 S. Pea Ridge Road in Temple — will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic from noon to 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Temple ISD Superintendent Bobby Ott said his district will host its COVID-19 vaccination clinic from noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at Temple High School, 415 N. 31st St. These free walk-in clini...

She was 79. Temple ISD Superintendent Bobby Ott told the Telegram that Adams — who is survived by three children, two brothers and their families — will be celebrated during a two-hour program beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 31, at the Temple High auditorium, 415 N. 31st St. “She never stopped serving our children,” Ott said. “Even after retirement, she served on the Temple Education Foundation and assisted several students with college applications and essays. She was committed to our children right up until her last heartbeat. For these reasons, and many more...

Temple Independent School District trustees approved a series of digital learning purchases during their monthly meeting on Monday — purchases that administrators said are necessary to help students recover from pandemic-related learning losses. The approved purchases include allocating $62,073.50 for K-12 instructional resource Study Island, $189,982 for Skyward Student information maintenance and support, $128,118 for renewing the district’s agreement with Microsoft, $38,448 for administrative software Eduphoria, $40,000 for K-12 instructional resource Imagine Learning and $48,000...

As educators throughout Texas prepare for the upcoming school year in a post-pandemic setting, administrators are devising plans to address learning losses spurred by remote instruction — losses that the Texas Education Agency said were clearly evident in students’ 2021 standardized testing results. In late June, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath had revealed that in-person learners’ 2021 testing results during the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exams this past spring were “appreciably higher” than their peers enrolled under remote instruction...

Temple resident Chris Haggard is happy that Temple ISD Superintendent Bobby Ott is giving him and other area residents a voice in directing the growth of the district’s facilities. On Thursday evening, Haggard and approximately 100 other Temple ISD voters had the chance to review cost breakdowns and begin prioritizing future projects during the district’s second Citizen Advisory Committee meeting at the Frank W. Mayborn Civic and Convention Center, 3303 N. Third St. in Temple. “This is just an incredible feat that Dr. Ott has put together for the school district,” Haggard ...