Education

Scurry-Rosser IT Coordinator/Communications We are excited to welcome Ashley Sheppard as our new Assistant Principal at Scurry-Rosser Elementary School. Ashley is a dedicated educator with over 15 years of experience in classroom teaching, instructional leadership, and administrative roles.

Crandall ISD is proud to announce that it has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation for the third time. This national recognition highlights the district’s commitment to providing access to music education for all students and its efforts to make music a core part of the curriculum.

Phil Urso, originally from Scurry, now in Brookings, SD, was honored during the CAFES Prexy Council Ag Week banquet last week at South Dakota State University. The banquet is part of a week full of student-run events celebrating all things agriculture. Urso was named CAFES Teacher of the Year for his dedication to students in and out of the classroom.

Last month, Crandall ISD welcomed campus leaders from across the region for the first-ever Secondary Principal Symposium. Held on March 24, 2026, at the CISD Administration Building, the event brought together secondary principals and supervisors to collaborate, innovate, and strengthen the future of school leadership.

Kemp ISD recently celebrated two Kemp Academy graduates on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30 with the honoring of Melissa Arellano and Diego Trevino-Rodriguez. Melissa graduated from Kemp Academy today, and she did it through focus, grit and a whole lot of determination. She worked hard to get the job done, and now she’s setting her sights on enrolling in a Vet Tech program to pursue a career working with animals. Diego graduated from Kemp Academy and moved straight into his new career in the sheet metal industry. He’s already hard at work learning a skilled trade in welding and machine work, building a strong foundation for his future.

Kaufman’s FFA had multiple LDE teams advanced to Area Dec. 1. The FFA teams took fourth in Senior Quiz, third place in Senior Ag Skills, fourth in Greenhand Ag Skills and 11th place in Chapter Conducting. Jaela Jones also took second place out of 55 people for Senior Quiz Individual.

Community partner Kaufman Brookshire’s named Lucille Nash Elementary School’s Lauren Plugge as their Fall Brookshire’s Teacher of the Season. Her picture will also be displayed inside the Kaufman location.

The North Forney High School Pride of Falcon Nation Band made history two weeks ago by advancing to the UIL Area C 6A Finals for the first time in program history. In their landmark finals’ performance, the Pride of Falcon Nation placed sixth overall—just two spots away from qualifying for the UIL State Marching Contest.

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The Texas State Comptroller’s Office encourages all taxpayers to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases on most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks (sold for less than $100.00) during the Annual Tax-Free weekend.