Dell City ISD is moving forward toward becoming a "district of innovation," after school board members approved the creation of a planning committee for the effort, at their monthly meeting Oct. 25.
The Dell City School will soon be selling off surplus property in a garage-sale style event. A date for the event has not been set, but the Dell City school board gave its seal of approval to the sale at an Oct. 25 meeting.
Videoconferencing equipment was recently connected at Dell City ISD, and will allow school administrators and teachers to connect with diverse resources.
Though no action on the matter has been taken, Dell City school board members learned new details of a proposed “school guardian” program during their regular monthly meeting Oct. 25. The guardian program is one approach recommended by Texas state officials to address the potential for school shootings, and it involves training, and arming, school staffers.
The Dell City School celebrated homecoming Oct. 8-12, with a week of special activities culminating in a parade and bonfires Thursday, Oct. 11, and a pep rally and sporting events on Friday, Oct. 12
Dell City celebrated the 60th annual county fair the last weekend of September, and, from the start of the parade down Main Street to the last encore at the dance Saturday night, Dell City School students played an important role in the community celebration.
A veteran educator, now in her 18th year of teaching, Tesha Czubinski is part of the backbone of the Dell City School. As a teacher of kindergarten, first, second and third grade students, she’s set the school’s youngest minds on a course of lifelong learning, and she’s a mentor – providing advice, and comfort – to new teachers at the district. Her achievements were celebrated this summer, when, along with other outstanding educators in Hudspeth and El Paso counties, she was honored as a “Teacher of the Year.”
It’s a new initiative at Dell City ISD, with a new teacher in the lead. Berenice Mora joined the district this year as its early-education teacher, and she’s providing pre-K instruction to 3- and 4-year-olds. The foundation laid in early education, Mora said, can have a profound effect on students’ long-term academic success.
Currently pursuing a PhD in STEM education, Mehmet Ozer is Dell City ISD's special-education teacher and robotics program leader.
Erika Gamez joined Dell City ISD this year as the district’s kindergarten and first-grade teacher, and she’s dedicated to giving the elementary school’s youngest students the academic, social and emotional fundamentals.
Chuck Wilson is Dell City ISD’s new Ag science teacher and FFA coordinator. He’s also an assistant coach. In a community built on agriculture, and a school with a proud FFA history, Wilson brings years of experience, and he hopes he can share his passion for teaching and coaching with Dell City students for years to come.
