Calhoun County ISD, Port Lavaca Texas - Quality Schools - Successfull Students

Partners in Education is committed to supporting the CCISD Board of Trustees in achieving academic excellence by exploring, challenging, and striving to exceed the best educational practices through a broad based and constructive partnership with local industry, business and community.Also, Partners in Education is dedicated to improve public confidence in the local school system and to develop a highly competent pool of graduates to immediately enter the workforce or to pursue highereducation.


 

 

 

Chairman P.I.E.
Steering Committee
Mike McGuire

Background

Calhoun County has five major industrial complexes within its boundaries. This unique situation provides an opportunity to the public school system for supplementary human resource and financial assistance. In addition, considerable resource potential is available from other smaller businesses and community member support. Partners in Education is an organization intended to a handclasp between business, the community, and the school system. P.I.E. was originally formed in 1992.
Steering Committee Membership

• ALCOA- Laurel Cahill
• INEOS Nitriles- Skip Sockell
• SCHOOL ADM. - Billy Wiggins
•                                Lydia Strakos
• COMMUNITY- Ron Flournoy
•                          Bob Coen
• DOW- Crystal King
• WINSIM- Mike McGuire
• FORMOSA- Randy Smith
• SEADRIFT COKE- Eric Skach
• IBC- Richard Bothe

General Objectives

The P.I.E. Steering Committee benchmarks best educational practices and instigates initiatives to improve student academic performance. It encourages the participation of a large cross section of community persons with the school system. The Steering Committee also monitors various measurements to assure that the school process produces continual sustainable quality improvement. Finally, this group serves as a focal point in matching “special” requests of school campuses to the various partners.

Current Initiatives

Tutoring, Mentoring, Texas Scholars, Curriculum, and Metrics/Technology.