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Superintendent updates board on field trip, state bills and a new teacher grant
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Finney reported on a March field trip for TSA competitors, summarized state legislation of interest to the district (including proposed cell-phone limits and a school-safety omnibus), and described a $1,000 creative-teacher grant being established in Harris County.
Superintendent Dr. Finney gave the board a multi-part update that included an overnight student trip, a package of state bills the district is tracking, and a new local teacher grant.
Dr. Finney said Harris County Carver Middle School will send eight students to an overnight trip for the Technology Student Association state conference and competition on March 12, and he praised the school for providing an in-depth itinerary.
On state legislation, Dr. Finney said several measures that could affect district operations passed one chamber and crossed over. He identified House Bill 340, described in his update as the "Distraction Free Education Act," which he said would "ban access to cell phones for kids, students, and, I think, grades k through 8 during the school day." He noted the bill passed the…
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