Renner PTA

From: http://www.pisd.edu/about.us/safety/school.closure.shtml

Please also read about Inclement Weather information from PISD.

The following information is provided to help parents understand how the district determines whether or not to hold school or delay opening school on bad weather days and the notification procedures which are in place. Please note that student and staff safety is our first priority. The decision to call off school is a very important one and is made only after thorough consideration.

Assume that school will open as usual.

Check with one of the following sources of information to obtain accurate information:

• All major television stations including KDFW - Channel 4; KXAS - Channel 5; WFAA - Channel 8; KTVT - Channel 11; UPN 21; KDAF - WB33, News - Channel 33; and Channel 99, Time Warner Cable (PISD Station).

• Major radio stations including KERA (90.1 FM); KEGL (97.1 FM); KHKS (106.1 FM); KPLX & KLIF (99.5 FM and 570 AM); KRLD (1080 AM); KVIL (103.7 FM); WBAP (820 AM).

• By 6:00 a.m., a voice mail recording at each school will announce if school is closed.

• By approximately 6:00 a.m., at the district’s main number, (469) 752-8100, a voice mail recording will announce whether school is closed or delayed.

The SAGE (Special and Gifted Education) committee of the Plano Council of PTA presents:

What is the EQ- the Emotional Quotient?

What: Brown Bag Presentation- “The Emotional Quotient”

For Whom: Parents of Gifted and Talented Students

When: Thursday, Jan 29th, 12 PM

Where: The Sockwell Center - 6301 Chapel Hill Blvd., Plano (Dallas Room) - near The Shops at Willow Bend

Brain research, education, and psychology are each placing increased emphasis on the role of what is called “emotional intelligence” in the education and healthy maturing of our children. Perhaps to no surprise, healthy emotional intelligence has a significant relationship to development of a healthy intellectual intelligence. This presentation will highlight information related to emotional intelligence in our children’s growth and in their education.

Read the January 2009 Edition of Round-up Newsletter here.

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