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Waco ISD considers plan to expand middle school gifted and talented program

Waco Tribune-Herald 20 Dec 2025
After years with a gifted and talented program at just one of its middle schools, which includes students districtwide, Waco Independent School District will start talks with parents next month about expanding the offerings to other schools ....
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Former Waco ISD behavioral specialist charged with kicking 6-year-old student

Waco Tribune-Herald 12 Dec 2025
A Waco ISD behavioral specialist was arrested after police say she kicked a 6-year-old student last month at South Waco Elementary School ....
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VIDEO: Hometown advantage — Will Waco ISD Stadium help Vanguard, Valor Prep in quest for ...

Waco Tribune-Herald 04 Dec 2025
VIDEO. Vanguard Prep and Valor Prep play today at WISD Stadium for state championships. How big is that hometown advantage? How will they react in their first title-game trips? #txhsfb ....
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Waco ISD Stadium hosts Waxahachie-Cypress Ranch

Waco Tribune-Herald 26 Nov 2025
Waco ISD Stadium will host a Class 6A Division I playoff game this Saturday, the only out-of-town game being played here for the third round of the playoffs ....
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Waco ISD, Waco Family Medicine collaborate on student mental health

Waco Tribune-Herald 23 Nov 2025
Waco Family Medicine will place clinicians at G.W. Carver, Tennyson and Cesar Chavez middle schools to help meet students' mental health needs ....
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Waco ISD names Lanny Williams as new AD; Ed Love to retire in December

Waco Tribune-Herald 21 Nov 2025
Waco ISD named Lanny Williams as its next athletic director Friday, replacing retiring Ed Love after 44 years. Williams brings 26 years of experience and a vision for character-driven excellence ....
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Waco ISD enrollment dips for fall, attendance rate improving

Waco Tribune-Herald 05 Nov 2025
District enrollment of 12,890 students also showed lower than expected enrollment in pre-K, kindergarten and ninth grade, grade levels where students new to the district often are enrolled ....
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At 5 schools, Waco ISD sets turnaround plans into motion after failing accountability scores

Waco Tribune-Herald 04 Nov 2025
Waco ISD trustees green-lighted state-mandated turnaround plans last week for 5 schools and improvement plans for another 5, hoping to avoid a potential state takeover ....
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Waco ISD Stadium

Waco Tribune-Herald 26 Oct 2025
The Waco Police Department's annual trunk or treat event will run from 5.30 to 7.30 p.m. Tuesday at Waco ISD Stadium, 1401 S. New Road ....
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Pressure on for Waco ISD school turnarounds

Waco Tribune-Herald 25 Oct 2025
Lights are dimmed and central administrative offices empty in Waco Independent School District's downtown headquarters during a Friday morning visit ....
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Pressure on for Waco ISD school turnarounds to avoid state intervention

Waco Tribune-Herald 25 Oct 2025
Lights are dimmed and central administrative offices empty in Waco Independent School District’s downtown headquarters during a Friday morning visit ....
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Waco ISD special education aide shoved student on gym floor, police say

Waco Tribune-Herald 21 Oct 2025
A Waco Independent School District special education aide was arrested after police say she shoved a 5-year-old nonverbal student to the floor during gym class at Hillcrest Elementary School ....
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Waco ISD theater

Waco Tribune-Herald 14 Oct 2025
Waco High School and University High School will present fall theatrical productions over the next two weeks ....
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Waco ISD, city sign off on $32M Jefferson-Moore campus sale

Waco Tribune-Herald 09 Oct 2025
"We want to learn the history of the Jefferson-Moore school and incorporate it into the designs for what we will build there," Balk said ....
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City of Waco poised to buy Indian Spring Middle School campus from Waco ISD

Waco Tribune-Herald 03 Oct 2025
The 22.8-acre former Jefferson-Moore school property is key to the first phase of the city's 12- to 20-year plan for redeveloping some 100 acres along the Brazos River near downtown ....
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