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The Fort Stockton ISD school board approved numerous changes to the school calendar at Monday's school board meeting, including a change to a nine-week grading period after previously having six-week grading periods, and giving the students a day off after the Super Bowl.

More professional development days for the teachers and administrators were also added to the calendar. See the attached image for all the details on the newly improved calendar

The FSISD partnered with the National Guard to provide free Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to students, parents, and the community on Tuesday, Aug. 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m at the Special Events Center at FSHS.

Ages 12 and up can receive a COVID-19 vaccine shot. They will be given out on a first come first serve basis.

The clinic comes after a decision made at Monday's school board meeting that there will not be a virtual learning option this upcoming school year. The decision was supported by administrators, staff, and a majority of teachers.

The Permian Strategic Partnership announced on July 27 an initiative to provide professional grant writing, management, and training expertise to local governments, school districts, and non-profits in rural West Texas counties to strengthen their ability to successfully compete for state, federal, and private grant programs.

Helping landowners make the best decisions about how to effectively steward their properties is a key focus for the Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University. That’s why BRI is helping to bring a special workshop to West Texas.

The Pecos County Commissioners Court is set to vote on the 2022 budget and tax rate next month.

The estimated total tax rate, according to the budget summary, is 0.755 per $100 valuation compared to this year’s rate of 0.07074.

Estimated balances for Dec. 31, 2022 are $20,020,649.84 for the general fund, $832,753.89 for R&B maintenance and $7,114,885 for other funds. This is a total balance of $27,968,288.73, which is $2,276,487.93 more than this year.

The Fort Stockton ISD school board meeting will cover numerous important items involving the upcoming school year at their meeting on July 26 at 7 p.m. at the district’s administrative building.

Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Zamora will present the board the idea of providing the students with school supplies for a cost of $20 per student. The agenda states that his recommendation will be based on the quotes he receives between when the packet was put together and the time the meeting starts.

Farmers and ranchers have until Aug. 2, 2021, to nominate candidates to serve on the Pecos-Terrell County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Committee. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) accepts nominations each year in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAAs) for individuals to serve on these locally led committees.

James Thornton of Fort Stockton was named to the Sam Houston State University Dean’s List for this past spring semester.

The students listed on the Dean's List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4.0 in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours.

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) on Tuesday joined House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01) and Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) for a press conference, where Congressman Gonzales gave an update on the crisis at the southern border on July 19.