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Newcomers 2007

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Bus Drivers

Secretaries

Food Service Workers

Crossing Guard

Instruc tional Aides

Classroom

Teachers

Diagnosticians

Custodians

General Maintenance

Herald/STEVE TRAYNOR

Workers

Bilingual students Veronica Porcayo, left, and Sharlene Colon find words in their new

d i c t i o n a r i e s with Killeen ISD Superintendent Dr. Jim Hawkins at Harker Heights El-

ementary.

KISD growing quickly

STATEMENT OF VISION

Killeen ISD will be a great learning

organization where each student

every day engages in interesting,

KISD is the largest district between

From staff reports

challenging and satisf ying experiences

Austin and Dallas with 30 elementary

that result in profound learning.

The Killeen Independent School Dis-

schools, 11 middle schools, four high

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trict is growing rapidly but still tries to

schools, and several alternative schools

maintain its goal of having "each stu-

and specialized career and technology

www.killeenisd.org

dent engaged in interesting, challenging

programs.

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and satisfying experiences that result in

The Killeen school district stretches

across 400 square miles, from the towns

profound learning."

(800) 322-KISD

District enrollment has almost reached

of Nolanville and Harker Heights,

Teacher Job Fair

Local:

its projected peak enrollment of 38,957

through Killeen and across the sprawl-

May 31, 2008

students, a rise of almost 2,400 students

ing Fort Hood military post.

(254) 501-0047/ 0060

The school district employs about

from last school year.

5,800 teachers and support personnel to

Meadows Elementary School on Fort

Hood was rebuilt over the summer to

The Killeen Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis on race, color, creed, national origin,

religion, age, gender, or disabilities in the benefits, programs, activities, or services offered by the District.

house a new campus entirely

.

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