Kennedale parents organizing

A new advocacy group for the families of Kennedale students identified as gifted and talented will have its kickoff meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church of Kennedale at 229 West 4th St.

The group will talk about organizing extracurricular and social enrichment programs for their children. They’ll also discuss the future of the school district’s gifted and talented program. Parents of some Kennedale students have been concerned with recently announced changes to the district’s program. School officials plan to end a practice of pulling gifted and talented children from their regular classrooms for specialized instruction. Instead, officials say, gifted and talented students will get the specialized instruction in the regular classroom.

For more information about the group, e-mail GTK@att.net.

- Traci Shurley

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Thank you SLwatch for posting that very teilnlg link to the State Bond Review Board. It was hard to believe that the current FBISD board and superintendent would seek to add another near 420 million to that debt load, but the figures confirm it as do the interviews that much of the last two tax increases have gone to service that debt. Did the district really project a $10 million dollar budget deficit for fiscal 2008-2009? The news doesn't sound good for taxpayers in FBISD. Good luck! That other poster keeps beating a dead horse with. Does he really think people don't complain about the debt and tax increases in KISD? Maybe he should go read the instantnewskaty site. Looks like quite a few complain in that district as they should. I just googled taxes and KISD and found numerous sites that seem to be involved with keeping an eye on their board too. I say good for them.Keep the information coming, I'm sure the public appreciates it. I know I do and just ignore the other chaff. You see I've lived in other states and have family that don't pay the property taxes we do here and to hear and see that this county ranks the highest in Texas is very disconcerting.Keep up the great work all and ignore the chaff!