White Rock Valley Neighborhood Association

White Rock Elementary Up-Date

Aug 08, 2008

White Rock Elementary has a new principal, Mrs. Nancy Kinzie, as Becky Reidling, WRE Principal for the past 6 years, has accepted a position with Rockwell ISD. ? ? 
Mrs. Kinzie comes to WRE from Heights Elementary (RISD) where she served 5 years as assistant principal and 2 years as principal.?  She has three children who all attended Richardson ISD schools, one of whom graduated from High School this year.?  ? 
The 2007-2008 school year was a great success!?  The preliminary TAKS scores are better than ever!?  WRE is on track to be an exemplary campus with the ratings being finalized in August.?  Becky Reidling is confident that the school has earned the exemplary rating, the highest possible for a Texas school.? 
Lake Highlands High School also has a new principal, Walter Kelly, formerly principal at West Junior High in RISD.
Former assistant Principal Veronica Escalante will become the Lake Highland Jr High?’s Principal.
Bill Gallo will assume the position of principal at Lake Highlands Freshman Center.? 
Mr. Gallo, currently an assistant principal at Berkner High School, began his career in education at Apollo Junior High as a teacher/coach.?  Before moving to Berkner, he served as an assistant principal at CMLC.? 
The RISD Board of Trustees just approved a $261.7 million operating budget for the 2008-2009 school year.?  ? This includes a nearly 3 percent raise for teachers, a 3.5 percent increase for support staff, and a 2.75 percent increase for administrators.?  ? In addition, there will be no property tax increase.?  The tax rate will remain the same at $1.34 per $100 of property valuation.?  For detailed information on RISD, please visit http://www.risd.org ?