Collin College Announces Plans for Fall 2021 Semester Collin College Has An- Where Possible This Fall
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| 972-442-5515 LOCAL • EDUCATION Wednesday, May 19, 2021 3A Ian Halperin/WISD Ian Halperin/WISD Wylie Way Award winners for 2020-21 were, holding pictures, Dr. Hardik Kapadia, Amy Hil- 2019-20 Wylie Way Awards winners honored at the May 7 gala are, holding pictures, lin, Liz Kown, Dawn Lin, Barbara Gonzalez and Kim Verity. Keith Kirkpatrick, Dana Roberts, Chris Gaston and Stacy Blanchard. Awards gala recognizes Wylie ISD teachers, other employees From Staff Reports Ontiveros, Maintenance Grounds: Draper Intermediate: Priscilla Patter- Sonia Waker, Whitt Elementary: Lisa Thirty years of service went to Pa- [email protected] Juan Gamez, Maintenance Custodial: son, Harrison Intermediate: Whitney Kendrick, Davis Intermediate: Julie tricia Coleman, Tammye McMahan Maria Mondragon, Student Nutrition: Jarvis, Burnett Junior High: Cur- Russell, Draper Intermediate: Jami and Joann Seiber. Teachers, paraprofessionals and Jennifer Mace, Transportation: Nick tis Holtz, Cooper Junior High: T.J. Henry, Harrison Intermediate: Na- Retirees honored were Pat Bahn, other employees of the Wylie ISD Hill, Transportation: Driver of the Fields, McMillan Junior High: Mi- talie Dorethy, Burnett Junior High: Karen Bergmann, Julie Black, Melin- were honored at the Wylie Way Awards Year: John Barlow, Transportation: chael Brinkley, Achieve Academy: Theresa Rice, Cooper Junior High: da Black, Steve Boatman, Cassandra Gala May 7 at Southfork Ranch. Bus Aide of the Year: Carol Jackson Danna Ross, Wylie East High School: Natalie Menschaert, McMillan Junior Buce, Rhonda Burton, Nancy Butler, Priscilla Patterson of Draper In- and ESC Nurse of the Year: Amy Hil- Erica Scalf and Wylie High School: High: Jeremiah Sims, Wylie East High Marla Carter, Cipriano Castillo, Dan termediate School was named Ele- lin. Sarah Balthrop. School: Jen Craneand Wylie High Wesley Chapman, Pauline Cheng, mentary School Teacher of the Year, Campus Teachers of the Year Paraprofessionals of the Year are School: Hilary Erfurt. Maureen Davidson, Lisa Fitts, Diana and Michael Brinkley of McMillan were: Wanda Fields of Watkins Elementary Twenty years service recognition Gawedzinski, Wanda Gentry, James Junior High School received Second- Akin Elementary: Bailee Puckett, and Debbie Bollock of Achieve Acad- went to Angela Arp, Adelaida Bautis- Green, Beth Griner, Terri Hahn, Teri ary Teacher of the Year honors at the Birmingham Elementary: Krista Per- emy. ta, Jodi Carter, Melissa Craft, Lesley Harrington, Corinne Houghton, Anita event. Other district employees were rine, Bush Elementary: Susie Echols, Other paraprofessionals of the Cobb, Candy Dodson, Melanie Fu- Jackson, Frank James, Mary Kirkpat- also honored with various recogni- Cox Elementary: Carmen Garcia , year were: Akin Elementary: Ali- son, Angela Hawkins, Anita Jackson, rick, Angie McCrary, Tommye Mc- tions. Dodd Elementary: McKenna Tooke, cia Hunter, Birmingham Elementa- Charles Johnson, Dianne Jones, Trona Mahan, Renee Peri, Jon Peters, Nicky Patterson teaches fifth grade En- Groves Elementary: Jamie Gregg, ry: Laura Mowry, Bush Elementary: Jurden, Linda Legg, Kellye Morton, Rhodes, Debra Schumaker, Susie Ste- glish/Language Arts and Reading, and Hartman Elementary: Heather Slay- Ninostchka Yepes, Cox Elementary: Julie Moser, Dovie O’Quin, Kasia phens, Charlotte Renee Tassan and Brinkley teaches eighth grade English ton, Smith Elementary: Kathyrn Lee, Claudia Buenger, Dodd Elementary: Reese, Lanaye Reid, Joel Shermer, Howard Thomas York Jr. gifted and talented. Tibbals Elementary: Teresa Abrams, Veronica Vasquez, Groves Elementa- Rochelle Tucker, Emily Turner and Thirty-three staff members, totaling Department Employees of the Watkins Elementary: Amy Swanson, ry: Jamie Green, Hartman Elementa- Christie White. more than 600 years of experience, Year were: Maintenance: Brandon Whitt Elementary: Rebecca Hamm, ry: Cheryl Hess, Smith Elementary: Twenty-five years recognition went each received a crystal bowl and a Rhodes, Maintenance Trades: Jose Davis Intermediate: Sharon Jones, Cynthia Holley, Tibbals Elementary: to Douglas Grether and Debra Rippy. Wylie ISD Gold Card. Williams, Strang sworn in at meeting continued from 1A ny in Dallas, gave a PowerPoint going into a residential develop- Also at the meeting, the coun- presentation, with councilmem- ment and was not intended for the cil swore in councilmembers density and some road/traffic is- bers seeing images of the road Beaver Creek development being Dave Strang and Scott Williams, sues. that would carry traffic to the proposed. According to Blauen, the latter of whom was newly The development would have development. Mayor pro tem Jeff every day between 2-5 p.m, as elected, and approved appointing had 112 homes on 29.1 acres. The Forrester said he didn’t think the well as other times, the road turns Jeff Forrester to retain his may- applicant and associated property road, Fox Hollow, could handle into a race track. Blauen said he or pro tem status, which will be owners requested to enter into a the traffic. could envision someone devel- until May 2022. Strang, Place development agreement with the “I’m concerned about the oping the property into a high- 2, was unopposed in his recent city for the potential annexation thoroughfare plan around this end, upscale neighborhood with reelection. Williams, Place 4, re- of property on the south side of development, just because of the one-acre-plus lots that would suit places Candy Arrington, who had Beaver Creek Road adjacent to movement of traffic, and I’ve the city better. been on the council since 2015 the existing Bozman Farms sub- been out in that area quite a bit Porter said all the roads near and chose not to run again for division with the intent to request and it is not conducive to that the development would struggle her seat. Williams defeated Mary rezoning of the property as a sin- high traffic count,” Forrester with the increased traffic, but Harris and Raymond Perry in the gle-family residential addition to said. while he said he was opposed to May 1 election. the city, city officials said. Although the council did not development as proposed, he said The council also approved Courtesy/City of Wylie City officials said the property have a public hearing, residents he would be open to the develop- appointing Strang, Williams Wylie City Council voted to deny a development agree- consisted of three tracts of land were allowed to speak about the er coming back with a different and Forrester to serve on a 2021 ment pending annexation between the city of Wylie, of 17.06 acres, 3.5152 acres and development. One person who layout and plan. The council ap- Board and Commission City land owners and Skorburg Retail Corporation for Bea- 8.61 acres, all within Wylie’s ex- spoke to council, Wolf Blauen, proved rejecting the developer Council Interview Panel to con- traterritorial jurisdiction. lives on Beaver Creek Road and agreement by a 6-1 vote, with duct the May 2021 board appli- ver Creek Estates, which would have been a single fam- Bryan Holland, development said the road was planned and councilmember Garrett Mize dis- cant interviews. ily planned development generally located on Beaver partner with Skorburg Compa- built as a two-lane county road senting. Creek Road and Green Meadows Way. Collin College announces plans for Fall 2021 semester Collin College has an- where possible this fall. Stu- ing supplies for all facilities a voluntary basis. The vaccine as well as the college guide- with a positive Coronavirus nounced Fall 2021 semester dents still have the option to and continue enhanced clean- clinic opportunities will con- lines in non-competition facil- test should continue to follow plans that address classroom select from a variety of class ing services on all campus- tinue into Fall 2021, pending ities. Guests will be allowed current reporting procedures social distancing, vaccinations, instruction modalities including es. The bipolar ionization and available opportunities with at games and matches but will available at www.collin.edu/ enhanced campus cleaning, face-to-face, hybrid/blended, UV sanitization air handling vaccine clinic providers. be required to follow district covid19. campus services, COVID-19 and fully online. The college equipment, which significantly Dual Credit guidelines. Intramural events Spring and Summer 2022 reporting, and more. The col- will continue to require face reduce airborne contaminants, Dual credit students and fac- may be limited and will follow The college will continue lege worked with the Academ- masks through the summer. A are installed and operational at ulty are required to adhere to the college return guidelines. collaborating with the AY 2021- ic Year (AY) 2021-22 Restart decision regarding face masks all college locations. Collin College COVID proce- Conference Facilities 22 Restart Task Force to eval- Task Force, which is comprised for the fall semester will be Vaccinations dures when on Collin College Conference facilities are uate directions from the CDC of faculty and staff represen- made prior to the start of the Collin College plans to offer campuses. While on ISD prem- open for internal and external and Texas State Health Services tatives, to create the plan and fall semester, after monitoring vaccination clinics at different ises, dual credit students and events and will follow the col- in developing guidelines for joins major transfer universities and reviewing relevant data and campus locations throughout faculty will follow ISD guide- lege guidelines.