The Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative announced it would no longer make sample lessons a part of the CSCOPE curriculum system as of August 31, 2013. Lubbock ISD has not required teachers to use these lessons; they are merely a resource available for use at the teacher’s discretion. CSCOPE will continue to be used in Lubbock ISD as the delivery system for the state-mandated curriculum.

Two Lubbock ISD science teachers have been recently elected to positions in the Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT). Click here to read more.

Quadrant IV parents and students have been invited to participate in a kickoff extravaganza in celebration of the East Lubbock Promise Neighborhood Grant. Click here to read more.

General information regarding all levels of Summer School 2013 is now available. Click here for Summer School brochure.

The K12 Global Education Outreach Program at the International Cultural Center is hosting a summer camp for students entering grades 4 - 6 which is designed to foster cultural understanding. The camp will be June 3rd-5th at the Texas Tech International Cultural Center from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the cost is $125. For more information, click here.

Back to school information for 2013 - 2014 can be found by clicking here. Personnel are available at every LISD campus to assist parents and facilitate the enrollment process. Families new to Lubbock should consult the attendance boundary zone maps on this website under the Parents pull-down menu. Check back often for updates.

Alma Cunningtubby, fourth-grade teacher at Iles Elementary, and Kristen Campbell, seventh-grade English teacher at Hutchinson Middle School, have been selected as the Lubbock ISD Teachers of the Year for 2013. Click here to read more.

Texas Tech Athletics and Lubbock ISD are joining forces in an effort to spread the excitement of Red Raider Football. LISD employees are being offered the same discount on season football tickets offered to Tech faculty. Click here for more information.

Summer Reading Challenge 2013 is here! To participate, Lubbock ISD students, faculty and staff will complete a reading log of books read over the summer. These logs will be turned in the the first week of school. Reading logs are available in LISD libraries and on-line at www.LubbockISD.org. Click here to learn more.

Teachers required to maintain their Gifted and Talented (GT) hours are encouraged to sign up for GT professional development early as sessions fill up quickly. Click here for registration on the Region 17 Education Service Center (ESC) Web site. Click here for more information.

The Talkington Fine Arts department would like to invite you to our Spring Concert on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 7:00 in the Estacado High School Auditorium.

Talkington's Award Ceremony will be on May 22^nd in the gym. Please see the schedule below for specific grade and times.

6^th Grade @ 8:30 am              7^th & 8^th @ 10:30 am           High School @ 1:45 pm

Please click here for more information.

Talkington is partnered with the Foundation for the Education of Young Women. Please click on the link for more information. www.feyw.org A video is also available by clicking here.

Don't forget to document and reflect on your Service Learning Hours.
If you have questions see your advisory teacher