New year starts with boundary changes for Pflugerville ISD

A question for Pflugerville ISD

What was a highlight for Pflugerville ISD this year? The Hendrickson High School Marching Band represented the state of Texas at the 90th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. More than 3.5 million people line the parade route, and another 50 million watch the parade broadcast.

Big decisions made in 2016

• The school district’s fourth high school was named Weiss High School, and the 21st elementary school has been named Vernagene Mott Elementary School.
• In December, Superintendent Alex Torrez announced his decision to resign at the end of his contract in September. The board of trustees placed Torrez on administrative leave and named Gary Patterson as interim superintendent.
• PfISD earned back-to-back AP District Honor Roll distinctions, announced in December. Only 22 districts in Texas received the honor.
• More than 14,000 PfISD students in grades K-12 took part in computer programming with the global Hour of Code initiative.

Top issues for 2017

• The district continues to hold meetings with the public to discuss attendance zone changes for Brookhollow, Dearing, Highland Park, Riojas and Rowe Lane elementary schools; Kelly Lane and Park Crest middle schools; and Hendrickson High School. The changes are needed to populate the new schools in the district. The decision will come at a Jan. 19 board meeting.
• A decision will be made on the status of Torrez, who was put on administrative leave by the PfISD board of trustees in December.
• Continue implementation of the goals set with the October approval of the District Improvement Plan.