Infomaniacs: March 15, 2018 (7:00am)
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City of College Station Update on WTAW
Tommy Schilling, Code Enforcement Supervisor, visits with WTAW’s Chelsea Reber about student move out, the SeeClickFix app, enforcement beginning for the no-more-than-four unrelated ordinance, the paid parking pilot program during special events at Kyle Field, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Friday, May 3, 2024. Listen to “City of College Station Update on The Infomaniacs” on Spreaker.
Bryan Police Arrest A North Zulch Man For Five Property Crimes That Happened The Same Day
A North Zulch man arrested last week on a charge of stealing a utility vehicle from Bryan’s St. Joseph’s regional hospital is now accused of four more property crimes. BPD arrest reports say all five incidents happened on April 23rd. 24 year old Skylar Salyers is also accused of driving the U-T-V to the Walmart on Briarcrest at three in the morning, entering the store, and taking $917 dollars in merchandise. A second shoplifting accuses him of taking $210 dollars of merchandise during business hours at the H-E-B on Villa Maria. Other BPD arrest reports say Salyers rummaged through a pickup parked at the hospital and attempted to hotwire a pickup truck parked outside an apartment complex at Broadmoor and Villa Maria. Salyers remained jailed as of May 2nd in lieu of bonds totaling $42,000 dollars.
College Station ISD School Board Members Explain Filling Two Vacant Administrator Positions The Week After Restructuring Some Educator Positions
The College Station ISD school board held a special meeting Wednesday (May 1) to fill two vacant administrative positions. Unanimous votes were made by the four members who were present, after a parent’s comments about the central office last week announcing the restructuring of educator positions. Board members explained their reasons for hiring a new assistant special education services and a new assistant transportation director. CSISD’s new assistant special education director is Pebble Creek elementary principal Blaire Grande. The new assistant transportation director, Caroll Lester, reunites her with three colleagues from Willis ISD. They are her supervisor, CSISD’s new transportation director Shannon Calltharp, chief of staff Sara Goolsby, and superintendent Tim Harkrider. Click below to hear comments from the May 1, 2024 College Station ISD school board meeting: Listen to “College Station ISD school board members explain filling vacant administrator positions the week after restructuring some educator positions” on Spreaker. News release from College Station ISD: The CSISD Board of Trustees approved Blaire Grande, principal at Pebble Creek Elementary, as the new assistant director of special services and 504, and Caroll Lester as the new assistant director of transportation during its special workshop on May 1. Both are filling vacant positions. Grande is completing her 17th year in education. Her career began as a life skills teacher in North Lauderdale, Florida. She also served as an exceptional student education specialist in Florida before coming to CSISD in 2012 as a special education teacher at South Knoll Elementary. She was promoted to assistant principal at Spring Creek Elementary in 2016 and named principal at Pebble Creek Elementary in 2018. Grande earned her Bachelor of Education in Interdisciplinary Studies from Texas A&M University and her Master of Education in Administration and Leadership from Sam Houston State University. “Special education is what I studied in college and what I did as a teacher, so it really is at the root of my heart,” said Grande. “I’m excited to serve the district in this position where I can serve and support all of our special education students and teachers.” Lester joins CSISD from Willis ISD with more than 25 years of experience in transportation. Over the years she has served as a driver, administrative assistant, special needs coordinator and student management coordinator. She has specialized experience in the various aspects of transportation including route coordination, communication, budgeting and staffing. “It’s always been a passion of mine to provide a safe, positive environment on school buses for all students to prepare them for a successful day of learning, then get them home safely to their families,” said Lester. “I’m excited to continue that work in College Station ISD.”