Denton ISD

Administrators said changes to standards would lower ratings for thousands of schools.

HB 3 requires public and charter campuses to have armed security, although funding gaps and police shortages are challenges.

Board members Mia Price, Barbara Burns, Charles Stafford, Patsy Sosa-Sanchez, Sheryl English and Lori Tays voted in favor of bringing PediPlace, the Lewisville clinic that serves children on Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or who are uninsured, to the district campus.

School safety and LGBTQ+ rights are among some of the biggest issues facing North Texas students this upcoming school year.

There are lots of signs of growth in Denton ISD, and administrators are seeing one they predicted before the start of the 2023-24 school year. Denton ISD has already had to close enrollment in one of the elementary schools in the Braswell zone.

Allow extra time for the drop-off line — and remember, traffic will ease after the first week.

The district accepted an offer from Blue Cross Blue Shield to provide three plans for district employees. Wilson said nearly 1,000 employees have finished their enrollment for benefits for the 2023-24 school year.

Denton ISD took a small but meaningful step to curb any inclination for students to let the internet do their problem solving — or paper writing — for them.

The City of Denton is working with local schools to decorate utility boxes with students' art as part of a downtown beautification project.