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Friday, January 27, 2017
Crosby County News
Page 3
RAUS ISD
SCHOOL
BOARD
REPORT
by Superintendent, Chris Wade
In an effort to keep the community of Ralls informed of
happenings in the Ralls Independent School District, a monthly
report will be issued following each school board meeting. If
you have any questions, contact Chris Wade, Superintendent.
A Regular of the Board of Trustees of Ralls Independent
School District was held Thursday, January 19,2017, beginning
at 7:30 PM in the Ralls I.S.D. Administrative Offices, 1082 4th
Street, Ralls, Texas.
Campus Reports
A. Student and Staff Recognition:
Mr. Salazar recognized Ag Science teacher Justin O’rear,
highlighting his recent work with the Crosby County Stock
Show. The elementary student council also presented the
Board with a gift card to say thank you for all that the Board
does for the kids of Ralls ISD.
B. Ralls High School Principal, Miguel Salazar, re-
ported that Ralls High school continues to work and prepare
students for the remainder of the year and provide opportu-
nities to learn. We recently received retest results and were
pleased with the number of students that were successful or
gained progress on their tests. High school students continue
to stay involved and are doing a great job of representing our
school and district. Basketball, powerlifting, Academic UIL
and Band continue to keep our students busy and are hoping
for good results.
C. Ralls Middle School Principal, Jeremy Griffith, re-
ported that RMS is continuing to work with their PSP in im-
proving instruction on a daily basis. Teachers and students
alike are working hard every day.
D. Ralls Elementary School Principal, Chelsey Camp-
bell, reported that the elementary is off to a great start after
the Christmas break. Teachers spent two days in in-service
preparing lessons and looking at benchmark data. We con-
tinue to strive to find success for each and every one of our
students. We are working towards a successful spring in and
out of the classroom.
E. Athletic Director, Jeff Caffey, reported that they are
in the heart of district basketball. Both sides of the program
are competing hard and both are looking for district wins. The
second session of strength testing in athletics is complete and
there have been improvements in all areas. The first power-
lifting meet this weekend in Abernathy. Softball practice will
start tomorrow as the first practice day and baseball will start
on 1-27-17.
New Business
A. Action Items:
X. The Board approved the election calendar for the
2017 Ralls School Trustee Election on May 6, 2017.
2. The Board approved to order the 2017 Ralls School
Trustee Election on May 6, 2017. An At-Large position held
by Ed Logan and District 2 held by Joe Contreras are up.
B. Discussion Items:
X. Bruce Harris held a discussion over the 2015-2016
Student Transportation Operations Cost and Mileage.
2. A discussion was held concerning the purchase of
smart projectors with Federal Focus Money. The use of these
funds would help in completing this portion of the technol-
ogy plan.
3. A discussion was held concerning enrollment num-
bers and financial update through the first semester. Enroll-
ment is at 534 with an ADA of 490.
4. Bruce Harris held a discussion over jackrabbit carv-
ing. The District has contracted with Cameron Dockery to
carve a jackrabbit to be placed at the baseball/softball com-
plex.
Personnel - Executive Session
A. Mr. Wade led a discussion over the Districts adminis-
trators.
Business Manager-Bruce Harris
Director of Special Programs-Macy Cavazos
Athletic Director—Jeff Caffey
High School Principal—Miguel Salazar
Middle School Principal—Jeremy Griffith
Elementary School Principal-Chelsey Campbell
B. The Board evaluated Superintendent, Chris
Wade.
C. The Board approved to extend contract of Superin-
tendent, Chris Wade for 1 year.
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Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum is
% rare jewel in a small museum in Crosbyton
Looking for a place to
take the family during the
winter cold that is not only
educational, but entertain-
ing and FREE? Look no
further than our local county
museum! The museum has a
new Facebook page and you
can find it at Crosby County
Pioneer Memorial Museum!
This information on the mu-
seum is on the Facebook
page:
The Crosby County Pio-
neer Memorial Museum is
a rare jewel in a small mu-
seum. The collection that
details the past of both Na-
tive Americans indigenous
to the area and the pioneers
who settled the Llano Es-
tacado in the late nineteenth
century is housed in a beau-
tifully designed facility of
21,681 square feet. The
Museum is nestled “on the
square” facing Main Street.
It is surrounded by the Cros-
by County Library, a com-
munity gazebo and ample
parking. Visitors can tour the
museum and still have time
to wander around the town
square.
The Pioneer Museum is
unique in the care that has
been given to the develop-
ment of exhibits and the ar-
tifacts of life on the South
Plains that the exhibits dis-
play. CCPM is the home of
over 45,000 artifacts. The
displays that visitors can en-
joy include:
The East Wing: Home
and Family Life of the Pio-
neer
• Dugout Recreation
• Fashions Exhibits
• Children’s Room Dis-
play
• Parlor Exhibit
• Kitchen
Rock House: The Story
of the First Pioneers
• Hank Smith Room
• Rock House Room
• Karl May Exhibit
West Wing: Ranches,
Military and Town Life
• Wayne Parker Indian
Artifacts
• Giants of Blanco Can-
yon
• Farmers Today and
Yesterday
• Transportation
• Life in a Small Town
• Texas Ranger Camp
• U.S. 4th Cavalry Ex-
hibit
• Coronado
• Crosby County Diora-
ma
The Charlie and Ver-
na Anne Wheeler Wing.
This facility is dedicated
to the exhibition of arti-
facts gathered by historians
and archeologists Choice
Smith and Wayne Parker. A
23,000-piece Native Ameri-
can artifact collection fea-
tures a research library, te-
pee, and photos of Indians
who survived the Red River
War.
• Native Americans in
Transition: Photographs
from 1889-1891
• Plains Indian Tepee
• Abandoned Tools-
Weapons-Pottery from the
Parker Collection
• Digital Painting of the
Canyon
• Theatre with seating for
fifty and three documentary
presentations.
Hours Tuesday through
Saturday 9:00am-12:00pm
and 1:00 -5:00pm
For information on Fa-
cilities and Fees Contact us:
101 West Main, Crosbyton,
Texas 79322, 806-675-2331
State Capital Highlights - - -
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Legislature.
Last week, the Sen-
ate Finance Committee re-
leased an initial budget that
includes $103.6 billion in
general revenue spending.
The House Appropriations
Committee’s version tipped
the scales at $108.9 billion,
signaling much work to be
done before the two bodies
can agree.
One of several key dif-
ferences in the committees’
budget calculations comes
from growth projections in
public education. The Sen-
ate estimates an increase
of 80,000 students in Texas
public schools over the next
two years. The House esti-
mates an increase of 165,000
students over the period.
Paxton joins others in
letter
Texas Attorney Gen-
eral Ken Paxton on Jan. 19
announced his decision to
join 13 other state attorneys
general in signing a letter
to the Trump administra-
tion. Those states include:
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas,
Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana,
Michigan, Montana, Nebras-
ka, Nevada, South Carolina,
West Virginia and Wyoming.
The joint letter urges the
repeal of two new rules that
signatories said would ex-
pand the definition of criti-
cal habitat for endangered
species promulgated by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-
vice and the National Marine
Fisheries Service.
“The Obama administra-
tion abused the limits of its
office when it expanded the
power of unelected bureau-
crats to kill economic devel-
opment on private property,”
Attorney General Paxton
said. According to the letter,
“Critical habitat designa-
tions, by their very nature,
limit human activity. That
limitation almost always re-
sults in a lost economic op-
portunity.”
Funding method is studied
Texas Comptroller
Glenn Hegar, in the Decem-
ber 2016/January 2017 edi-
tion of Fiscal Notes, referred
to certificates of obligation
as a “controversial funding
tool” for local projects.
Local governments,
Hegar wrote, normally must
seek voter approval before
taking on new bond debt for
the construction of projects
such as hospitals, schools
and water infrastructure. In-
stead of going that route, he
pointed out, some local gov-
ernments use certificates of
obligation to fund such proj-
ects without voter approval.
Between fiscal 2006 and
fiscal 2015, Hegar said, out-
standing debt in the form of
certificates of obligation is-
sued by local governments
rose by nearly 85 percent,
compared to the 50-percent
growth rate for total debt
held by these entities.
“Fiscal Notes” can be
found at www. comptroller.
texas.gov.
DPS looks at safety threats
The Texas Department of
Public Safety on Jan. 20 re-
leased the 2017 Texas Public
Safety Threat Overview, an
intelligence estimate draw-
ing data from law enforce-
ment and homeland security
agencies.
“As terrorism has be-
come more disaggregated,
communities in Texas and
across the nation are facing
a heightened threat of ter-
rorism and the continued
potential for attacks against
civilians and members of
law enforcement is a serious
ongoing concern,” said DPS
Director Steven McCraw.
The report, in addition to
terrorism, identifies threats
such as organized crime and
cartels, natural disasters and
cyber attacks.
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Ralls School Trustee Election
Saturday, May 06th
Wednesday. January 18. 2017 was the first day to officially sign up for the school board
election. There are two positions on the ballot - District 2 currently held by Joe Contreras and
District At-Large currently held by Edward Logan.
The last day to file an application for a place on the official election ballot is Friday, February
17. 2017 at 5:00 pm. The last day for filing as a write-in candidate is on February 21. 2017 at
5:00 pm. Early voting will begin on Monday April 24, 2017 and end on Tuesday. May 2. 2017.
EARLY VOTING WILL BE AT THE RALLS CITY OFFICE LOCATED AT 800 AVE I
RALLS TX 79357... HOURS OF OPERATION WILL BE MONDAY APRIL 24TH - TUESDAY
MAY 2ND 8:00 -12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00 PM. AND MONDAY MAY 1ST-TUESDAY MAY 2ND
7:00 AM UNTIL 7:00 PM
Election Day is Saturday May 6th 2017-7:00 am until 7:00 pm at Ralls EMS Training Center
located at 802 Ave I Ralls TX.
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