The eLeader

Website: lpisd.org
Location: 1002 San Jacinto Street, La Porte, TX, USA
Phone: 281-604-7000

Greetings, La Porte ISD Family. Today is a great day to be a Bulldog!

I hope everyone is enjoying this extended weekend and getting plenty of rest and relaxation. This is a busy time of year in athletics, fine and performing arts and academics (as we prepare for STAAR), and a few extra hours of sleep and time at home can work wonders.

As we move forward, I want everyone to know that our teachers have received a lot of professional development this school year, including this past Friday, to help them hone their skills. This training not only makes our teachers better at what they do, but it ultimately results in our students achieving higher academic success. Many people do not know this, but when our teachers come in on a student holiday, they often spend their days in classroom sessions, learning from educational experts, to help them become better at what they do.

I am deeply grateful to our team of educators for their unwavering dedication to nurturing an enriched learning environment and elevating the success of our students in La Porte ISD.

Superintendent Shout-outs

• We have some fantastic spellers in La Porte ISD, and I want to offer my congratulations to all of the district competitors and to the students who made their way through almost three hours of competition to win the 2024 District Spelling Bee.
• A big shout-out goes to our Lady Dawgs Basketball Team who won the Bi-District Championship once again and qualified for the UIL Area playoffs. We are proud of Coach Elisha Thompson and all of the student-athletes.
  
• Our Bulldogs Basketball Team, under new Head coach Anthony Stephens, also deserves kudos as they too have qualified for the postseason. The Bulldogs play Port Arthur Memorial on Tuesday in the UIL Bi-District Playoffs.
• Congratulations to our stellar American Sign Language students for competing and gaining top-five honors in their meet this past weekend against many of the finest ASL students from across the Houston area.
• We honored our School Resource Officers this past week during School Resource Officers Appreciation Day, and I want to give all of them another shout-out for keeping us safe every day.

Spring Break is only weeks away, and I want to encourage everyone to stay the course and keep the main thing the main thing. I look forward to celebrating much more student excellence as we navigate our way through the remainder of the school year.

I wish everyone a great week, and I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday.

With La Porte pride,

Walter Jackson, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

Feb. 19 – Presidents Day (Student/Teacher Holiday)
Feb. 20 – Board of Trustees Workshop; 6 p.m. @ LPISD Administration Building

Feb. 21 – LPISD/SanJac Maritime Info. Meeting (Zoom); 6-7 p.m.
Feb. 23 – Harlem Wizards vs. LP Hoop Dogs; 6:30 p.m. @ Bulldog Centre

Two American Sign Language students this weekend placed near the top in the Farrington Foregin Language competition, hosted by Houston Area Teacher of Languages. Francesco Bitteto and Phoenix Lopez-Myers placed second and fifth, respectively. In total, eight La Porte ISD students participated in the contest. David Duvall is their ASL teacher.

Let's go Bulldogs!

Weather has been cooperative, and that has allowed progress to continue at the site of Bulldog Stadium. The home side is well under construction, and the foundation is beginning at the Development Center. Crews plan to begin pouring concrete for home side the concourse in the next couple weeks.

One of the new school buses arrived this past week. Additional buses should begin to arrive in the next few weeks. Bus replacement was a part of LP Bond 23, which allows the district to remain on a regular schedule of replacing buses that are aged and in disrepair.

LP Legacy Leaders is a new series that we will occasionally share about adult and student leaders in our district. Join us as we get to know Kera Arrington, a star on the court and in the classroom.

Get your tickets now for the La Porte Education Foundation’s Hoops Classic. The event is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 23 at Bulldog Centre. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The action is set to get underway at 6:30. More information and tickets are available here.

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