Wildcat Weekly V olume 2 , I s s u e 1 P a ge 9
Palestine ISD Support Services
Business Department
This week , the business department has focused on getting the budget and tax rate set for 13-14 . We are working diligently to close out the 12-13 budget .
David Atkeisson , Director of Business Services / Chief Financial Officer .
Human Resources Department
We are excited to welcome returning staff and especially new staff members to Palestine ISD and look forward to another great year .
Suzanne Eiben , Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources
Instructional Services Department
Congratulations to every member of Palestine ISD for last year ’ s academic performance . We look forward to great things this year . Welcome back !
Carolyn Martin , Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services .
Technology Department
Tech Department has been busy with First Week setups . Besides setting up wireless at the High School and Junior High , techs have been integrating gaggle with Active Directory , assisting each campus with set up of classrooms as well as helping set up Apple TV ’ s at the High School and Junior High campuses . Setting up new employees , new students , assisting the library with the upload of all staff and students into the Destiny system , as well as student pictures – the Tech Department is always busy and on the go . We will be continuing assistance as we prepare for our first televised football game and the upgrade of our district security system .
Food Service
Well the first week of school has begun and our new Food Service office is up and running . We are located in the Junior High in the cafeteria . Parents will have to sign in at the office of the Junior High and be directed to our office . The Maintenance department is in the process of printing signs to help guide parents to our office . Signs for the outside of the building will also be put up to help parents find us .
Our address is 233 Ben Milam , Palestine or if you are sending an inter-office envelope , just mark it Food Service and Gary will see it gets to us .
Mimi Spreen , Director of Dining Services
Special Education Department
The Special Education department has been very busy this week ! The educational diagnosticians and LSSP have been consulting with both special and general education teachers who have students with disabilities in their classrooms . In addition , they have conducted several ARD meetings to ensure student ’ s needs are met . Our Assistive Technology manager has been delivering various devices to students for classroom use .
Speech therapists have been hard at work locating students and setting schedules for each campus . Speech therapy will begin Monday , September 2 , 2013 .
Our department is extremely excited to be in our new location at 1305 South Royall behind Southside Elementary and want to thank Mr . Marshall and the school board for their continued support .
Dee Dietz , Director of Special Education
David Long , Director of Technology