Education

HOSA students feed Forney Fire Department, decorate nursing home

FORNEY, Texas — Forney High School HOSA Future Health Professional students served the Forney Fire Department a three-course meal and decorated the Ridgecrest Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center for Valentine's Day.

February 13, 2015 Read More

Forney ISD students named All-State musicians, to perform in San Antonio

FORNEY, Texas — Several Forney Independent School District (ISD) students were named All-State Musicians and will perform in San Antonio, Texas, next week at the 2015 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Clinic and Convention which is expected to draw approximately 26,000 attendees and is considered the nation’s largest music educators convention.

February 9, 2015 Read More

Forney ISD's inaugural Health Fair scheduled for tonight, Jan. 29

FORNEY, Texas — The Forney Independent School District (ISD) and the Forney ISD School Health Advisory Council will host the inaugural Forney ISD Health Fair at the North Forney High School on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at 6 p.m.

January 29, 2015 Read More

Forney ISD placed on the College Board’s 5th Annual AP District Honor Roll

FORNEY, Texas (Forney Independent School District) – The Forney Independent School District is one of 547 school districts in the United States and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the 5th Annual AP® District Honor Roll for increasing access to Advanced Placement (AP) course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP Exams.

January 22, 2015 Read More

Forney ISD to honor school counselors during National School Counseling Week Feb. 2-6, 2015

FORNEY, Texas (Forney Independent School District) – National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), will be celebrated from Feb. 2-6, 2015, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of professional school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do.

January 21, 2015 Read More

89 units collected at Forney High School blood drive

FORNEY, Texas — The Forney High School Health Science Technology department partnered with the American Red Cross for a blood drive on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, and collected 89 units of blood from 119 donors.

January 16, 2015 Read More

Three Forney ISD elementary schools earn Five Star Rating and Texas Honors Circle Award in FAST study

AUSTIN, Texas (Forney ISD) — Three elementary schools in the Forney Independent School District were recently recognized as Five Star Campuses and Texas Honors Circle Award Winners by the Texas State Comptroller’s Office in the Financial Allocation Study of Texas (FAST). The schools were honored for implementing programs and practices that help students achieve academic success in cost-effective operations.

January 6, 2015 Read More

Forney ISD Board of Trustees approve new Chief Financial Officer

FORNEY, Texas (Forney Independent School District) – The Forney ISD Board of Trustees approved the hiring of a new Chief Financial Officer for the District during a workshop Board meeting on Thursday, Dec. 18. John Chase, the current Chief Financial Officer at Crandall Independent School District was hired by the Board to replace Lucas Janda who recently accepted the Chief Financial Officer position at Leander Independent School District in Leander, Texas.

December 19, 2014 Read More

TEA moves to close Legacy Park Preparatory in Kaufman

KAUFMAN, Texas — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) revoked the charter for Honors Academy earlier this year and has now appointed a board of managers to liquidate assets and move to close Honors Academy and seven campuses who continue to falsely operating under the charter as public, accredited schools — including Legacy Park Preparatory in Kaufman, Texas.

November 16, 2014 Read More

Forney High School culinary students to compete in top chef competition in Dallas

FORNEY, Texas — Forney High School culinary students will compete in the Greater Dallas Restaurant Association’s second Student’s Taste of Dallas competition on November 23, 2014.

November 13, 2014 Read More

Forney ISD seeking new CFO with news of Janda’s likely departure

FORNEY, Texas — The Forney Independent School District is seeking a new chief financial officer (CFO) with the news its current CFO, Lucas Janda, will likely be chosen by the fast-growing, central Texas Leander Independent School District as their CFO.

November 12, 2014 Read More

Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation grants more than $67,000 to Forney ISD teachers

FORNEY, Texas — The Forney Independent School District (ISD) Educational Leadership Foundation granted more than $67,000 to 37 Forney ISD teachers — the largest grant awarded to teachers since the teacher grant program began in 2007.

November 4, 2014 Read More