{"id":420564,"date":"2015-11-19T15:30:21","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T21:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=420564"},"modified":"2015-11-20T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T21:30:13","slug":"tisd-superintendent-discusses-state-of-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=420564","title":{"rendered":"TISD Superintendent Discusses State of District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2015\/11\/Marty-Crawford-TISD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2015\/11\/Marty-Crawford-TISD-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Marty Crawford-TISD\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-420675\" \/><\/a>TYLER &#8211; Tyler ISD Superintendent Dr. Marty Crawford said it&#8217;s &#8220;been another great year&#8221; for TISD in his State of the District update Wednesday.  Crawford addressed a Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Rose Garden Center. According to a news release, topics included the recently completed BOND2013 construction projects &#8211; including a new Career and Technology Center along with the District&#8217;s first new middle school in 50 years.  Crawford also covered fiscal accountability, student achievement, new or revised programs, community partners, district plans and goals, and future challenges and opportunities. Crawford said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have plans and people in place to continue this progress while also addressing the areas needing improvement going forward. The amount of support we have from this wonderful community plays a huge role in the success of our students.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Also at the luncheon, the district partnered with the Tyler Area Business-Education to present the 2015 Community Partner of the Year Award to The Mentoring Alliance. The Mentoring Alliance provides three types of volunteer based mentoring programs: Gospel Village, Boys and Girls Clubs of East Texas and Rose City Summer Camps.  Additionally, Senator Kevin Eltife; Rev. Orenthia Mason, director of alumni affairs at Texas College and pastor of St. James Christian Methodist Episcopal Church;  and Lonny Uzzell, vice president of Southside Bank, were named 2015 Distinguished Alumni by Tyler ISD, the Tyler ISD Foundation and the Tyler Area Business-Education Council. Mason also serves on the TISD Board of Trustees. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER &#8211; Tyler ISD Superintendent Dr. Marty Crawford said it&#8217;s &#8220;been another great year&#8221; for TISD in his State of the District update Wednesday. Crawford addressed a Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Rose Garden Center. 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