/r/Keller
Keller, TX. A little ways north of Ft Worth. A little ways south of Denton. Because there are a few of us around.
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I need a serving job—17 years in the classroom, and this is where I am. Who knew? Anywho I’d love to work at a busy place. Any suggestions?
The Specs Movement at 133 Pecan St will be having a voter registration event on Sunday the 29th from 11:30 - 13:00.
"Are you looking for information on Voting and Voter Registration? We can help! Join us for an open house-type event where you can stop by get voter registration forms, confirm if you're already registered to vote, learn about what forms of ID you need to and more! Join us for this FREE event!"
Hi!! I am looking for a teenage patient 13-17 to complete my requirements for dental hygiene school. There are appointments on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:15-11:30 or 1:00-4:30. We do cleanings, exams, x-rays, and sealants. It is located at the TCC clinic at Tarrant County College in Hurst. If anyone's interested, please reach out! I am having a hard time finding a teenager to come. Thanks!!
We may move to the Ft Worth area and we are researching schools for my autistic son (8). We have heard good things about Eagle Mountain Saginaw and Keller ISD. Any insights, experiences good or bad are much appreciated.
There are so very many things wrong with the current board right now, and between being in the schools for various back to school events and volunteering, I have seen first had the state of things, heard directly from teachers their struggles with all of the schedule and planning period changes and being very transparent about doing more with less, and I am just so disappointed they don’t spend more time talking about school funding (outside of their disdain for recapture).
Have Capriglione or any of the other currently serving spoken on the record somewhere in favor for any of the house bills or amendments for increasing the basic allotment? Per voting records, they all voted no on the key pieces of legislation. I get that our district doesn’t have a direct influence on final text or the passage of a bill or budget, but they all complain about an amorphous “problem with the State,” but then there is no public engagement that I have seen with the representatives from our area who they CAN directly work with.
The number one priority that I hear most from other parents (regardless of political affiliation) is they want qualified, engaging, responsive teachers for their kids. Qualified should be degreed and certified. Engagement comes from experience and investment. Responsiveness requires time. If KISD cannot hire or retain this level of professionalism, then that needs to be the major focus of everything they do, and if they need more money to do it, then dear God, please show us how you are advocating for this goal. Ugh.
Also, a major disappointment was hearing Dr. Johnson talk about a teacher’s classroom and how great the work “weird” is. Unless you live as a hermit, everyone can see that this is coded language for the current political trends going on. She is expected to wear rose colored glasses and act Pollyanna-ish about the state of our district, but a clearly partisan comment, at a publicly broadcasted school board meeting is just another disheartening moment national political drama is blending into a public institution.
I don’t need the Board or Staff to belong to the same political party or carry the same ideology as I do. I do not need them to overreach in any direction be it books, communication, or policy. They should provide some basic standards that are acceptable to the community and in alignment with federal and state law. This district is too big to make everyone happy. And a lot of the community holds the schools to impossible standards but doesn’t understand that parents and families hold the other side of the social contract. We are all in this together and being the thought police or justice warriors of any one ideology isn’t how anyone should build their public persona or career around.
Everything I read in the online groups always full of ugliness and anger at the folks they perceive to be on the “other” side. This goes both ways. And I don’t have any answers, but I hope that someone can figure out a way for the community to engage positively with each other and the district, regardless of which fb group you belong to, who you vote for or what (if any) religious institution you attend.
Also, if you can, buy something off a teacher classroom wishlist, send in a extra bottle of hand sanitizer, join a PTA, talk to your campus admin not just about the problems you have, but how they are (hopefully) doing some things right. And please, please, please, talk to your state reps about school funds and vote for those who will advocate and support public school funding!
Sorry if this is hard to read, I'm pretty heated right now.
Hello, I am a current senior who goes to high school in Keller ISD. My freshman year, it was a pretty decent district--the admin tended to be a little overbearingly conservative, but I was in a robust, well-funded choir program, I had good teachers and fairly small classes, and everything seemed good enough.
Well safe to say these last few years have been a death spiral beyond what I could've imagined. To give a quick overview:
As a queer student, and as a child under the care of these people, it's terrifying to think about how much worse things have gotten how fast, and it's only going to get worse from here.
That all said, if you are a student or parent in KISD, or just someone who wants to help: there is a board meeting tomorrow, and you can find the information here. If you care about the direction things are taking, please come. Sign up to speak if you want. The board has proven before with Laramie and the 8-periods-a-day schedule that they will change their terrible tide if they're worried enough for their jobs. Worry them. And better yet, when the time comes around, vote and get some of these people off of the school board. Thank you for reading my diatribe.
EDIT: Y’all, the cell phones aren’t the point. If you disagree with me, fine. Whatever. There are more important things to focus on. Don’t let the semantics of the stupid cell phone ban take your attention away from the fact that they’re abruptly shoving it on us without having consulted the teachers or the parents. Don’t forget either that we’re bleeding teachers—that they’re butchering KCAL programs like game design not even because of budget but because they think it’s not worth teaching—that admin consistently unproportionally targets minority students with punishment—that I fear for my safety as a queer student in this building. Don’t focus on the wrong thing, please.
Suggestions for a stylist in Keller, Mid Cities, Ft Worth area who can give me a professional, versatile cut
Hi!! I am looking for patients for dental hygiene school. We see patients every Monday and Wednesday from 8-11 or 1-4. We do cleanings, sealants, x-rays, and we have a dentist that will do exams as well. Located at Tarrant County College in Hurst. You can text me at 469-232-7423
Hi,
I’m a senior at Timber Creek High School. Just a few months back our production of The Laramie Project was cancelled without any explanation by our board. With the help of our community, we garnered thousands of signatures, international news coverage, and Tracy Johnson reinstating our show. The cancellation was a blatant act of homophobia, hidden behind hopes of a more “exciting” show.
A few months later in July, the board released drafts of new policies being implemented this school year. These policies included teachers being mandated to report to parents within 24 hours if a child requests to be addressed by a different name/set of pronouns than what is on their birth certificate, or if a child requests to use a restroom/locker room/changing room not aligning with the gender on their birth certificate. They are separating gender based organizations by gender assigned at birth, and they are requiring parents to sign off on students participating in school clubs. This will make many closeted students quit our GSA (Gay Straight Alliance), which may be the only place they find community and safety.
These new policies are being hidden by a district wide phone ban. These new policies will increase bullying, decrease morale, increase suicidal thoughts, increase suicide rated, and create an unsafe environment for our queer students. Just this year we had two suicides in one week at Timber Creek. The board is claiming their phone ban is being implemented to decrease bullying yet they are explicitly targeting vulnerable trans youth. Why are we not focusing on better counseling, better suicide prevention programs, and harsher punishments for bullying? We’re putting children in more danger.
Our school board does not care what goes on at home. If a child is forcefully outed to a parents who is transphobic or homophobic, they could be kicked out, they could be beat, they could be ridiculed. If a child is in the closet and hiding from their parents, more than likely there’s a reason. It’s sad that the school board is hiding behind “parental rights,” when the parents they are protecting are the ones who will not accept their children. Students will be stripped of the home they have at school.
Not to mention, teachers already have enough on their plates. Do we expect them to call every single parents with a trans child? The board is already increasing the cost of their employees’ health care, and now they have to report every single time a child wants to be called a different name?
If you want to make a change, please read, sign, and SHARE this petition I’ve made.
HATE IS NOT A KISD VALUE.
So title. Mainly curious about fiber, but what have been your experiences with these companies? I know OneSource is getting deprecated and everything is moving over to FiberFirst, but I’m curious how reliable your fiber service has been.
Tonight, Thursday July 25, 5:00, Keller ISD Education Center
Some of the language under discussion:
"District employees shall not promote, encourage, or require the use of pronouns that are inconsistent with a student's or other person's biological sex as it appears on the individual's birth certificate."
"Parents/guardians have the right to be consulted and affirmatively asked for permission before their children use a name other than what is provided on their birth certificate... using only (i) the name that appears in the student's birth certificate (as originally issued), or (ii) if the student prefers, using any nickname commonly associated with the name that appears in the student's birth certificate."
"Keller ISD personnel shall refer to a student by a name other than one on the student's birth certificate... or by pronouns other than those appropriate to the biological sex... only if an eligible student or student's parents has instructed Keller ISD in writing."
"The District shall within twenty-four hours, notify any parent of a District student when" a kid wants to use a nickname, change their pronouns., or use a bathroom not in accordance with their sex on their birth certificate.
I just found out about the meeting this morning and it's too late to sign up to speak. But if you can, please attend and/or stream the meeting on their YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/live/hZrfFJ9p90g?feature=share).
And please write a letter to the board of trustees about this nonsense.
It’s my girlfriend’s birthday and I’m looking to do something romantic and memorable. I’ve thought about the option of taking her on a helicopter ride around the city but not too sure.
Does anyone know where I can find a house for rent ? Or good areas to rent an apartment? I prefer to rent a house and have seen some on FB marketplace just wanted to see if any of you folks can share some ideas. I’d like to stay around Keller and surrounding cities. Thanks in advance
Today, July 3 Wednesday at 1:00pm, alarms went off, I am assuming it was a test because 1 I am not dead and 2 there is no storms in the area.
I am having trouble finding what the different siren cadence means. Do any of you have a link to find more information for the local area?
Both 21+, we are looking for something fun and different than usual. Please recommend food places, things to do, places to see. Moved here from LA so I want to know all the best places
Looking for a place to fish in Keller. Tried Keller town Hall, Bear creek park, other little ponds with not even a bite. Tell me where to go!
Where is the house that got hit by lighting and put a hole in the roof? It happened yesterday June 1st. I saw it in the news but it didn’t say where in Keller. Does anyone know where that was? Please share.
Anyone recognize this pup?
Looking for private room accommodation for a working professional near Keller Hicks Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76244, looking to move in by May 16th. Please DM if available or know any leads. TIA!!
Are there other moderate (on school policy and public education) parents out there? Sometimes I feel that I can never find other parents who want to discuss and solution without things devolving into theatrics and extremes.
I’m disappointed in the results of the recent school board election, but I can’t help wonder if the decreasing turnout is due to both sides, usually by proxy rather than directly from the candidates, constantly using inflammatory and unspecific language. I have talked to folks on both sides who also blindly vote for a candidate because they were told that candidate was supported by their church/group/organization, but could not actually list their policy impact or showed full comprehension of the main issues. Both sides have overblown issues and portray their POV with a clear slant. I think one side is much more problematic than the other in this regard, but both sides do it.
The fact that there are “sides” over candidates is ridiculous as well.
Ultimately, it’s because the majority of parents and eligible voters are unaware, uninvolved, apathetic, and in my opinion, too busy to follow all of the shenanigans of the last few local election cycles.
School funding has to come first, last and everywhere in between.
Also, very few people seem to understand how school funding and school advocacy work. I’m very grateful to Dr John Allison and the KISD council of PTAs for their education efforts on this topic, but I don’t feel like it’s finding a broader audience and they are stuck preaching to the choir or the deaf.
I believe there should be high standards for teachers (I prefer content degrees over ones in education), and advanced degrees for secondary teachers and for that you need to pay them more.
I’m unimpressed with the curriculum instructors for KISD and generally feel like they’ve been out of the classroom too long to be effective.
School testing in Texas is antiquated and overweighted. I believe Keller’s use of MAP testing exceeds STAAR in terms of immediate feedback to teachers and parents and the aspect of assessing growth is encouraging for students.
I think tracks are good. If your kid can thrive in an excellerated class setting, let them. With GT passionate and certified staff. Pull outs are important and advanced students should be grouped together if they can. Again, funding is needed.
If a student is failing, hold them back. Grades, which hopefully reflect subject mastery, are important and should not be inflated in such a way that a student progresses to the next grade missing foundational content. You’re just making their struggles worse the next year. This ties into school funding and ratings as well, Texas still struggling with the ghost of NCLB…
Small teacher to student ratios are important. Especially in early grades. Oh look, another funding issue…
The book removals are mostly for talking points and generally have little impact on individual students. Sarah Maas for example is fine to remove from the school library, though I’d say more because the writing being drivel is a worse offense than the smut. It’s available at the public library as well. But let’s not kid ourselves, any kid with a WiFi/cell device can find their way to AO3, and find much more scandalous content. The one Wings of Fire book being removed is silly, but again, not a lifealtering thing for elementary students in KISD.
Other content sensitive books I’m fine being taught in older/advanced classrooms with a teacher to provide context and value, even if you still don’t have them in general circulation.
I don’t think they should allow cell phones in school at all until high school, and I’d say even high school is debatable. For $30 you can AirTag your kid and anything else you can call the office.
YouTube and whoever created Skibidy Toilet are truly lowering the IQ of primary aged children everywhere…
Gender identity is important, but I’m fine with clear delineations for boys not being eligible for girls sports/bath/locker/changing rooms. (Have not heard of a single occurrence of this actually being requested in any Keller’s school, so seems a non-issue, but was one of the few questions asked at the KRC debate..)
Regardless of gender identity, sexual preference, or other factor, if a student does not feel safe using a public school restroom or locker room, let them have access to a single occupancy one. I have talked with teachers and while there are students with these concerns, this was always a rare occurrence to begin with.
CRT, regardless of the definitions you assign it, is not being taught in the classroom. Even APUSH, have you seen their curriculum schedule? Teachers do not have time to even entertain a discussion on this convoluted and complex topic.
I think public Charter schools are fine, as are private schools, and provide alternative to local public school. I do not support vouchers or ESAs, as I have not seen a similar State implement them successfully (maybe NH, but TX and NH have completely different demographic/geographic/educational systems and I don’t feel are comparable). I do listen to both sides and I recommend the podcast the Lost Debate, especially their charter school episodes/discussions for learning more on this topic.
PACs and Super PACs spending any money on school board races is ridiculous. This includes candidates from both “sides.” Again though, this is clearly more problematic from certain candidates these last few cycles, especially for non-local PACs.
School safety is important. The Guardian program is not a good program, and I feel my KISD student is no safer than before this program was approved.
Chaplains as volunteers in schools is fine, though not my personal stance, so long as there is parent consent before interaction. They are not and should never be considered by the district as equal to counselors or interventionists.
Free school lunches for all would be great. Also requires funding.
Fine arts and athletics are equally important, but neither is more important than literacy and math fluency.
Teachers need time to plan and grade. Teachers should not need to buy Expo markers and Kleenex with their paychecks. Full stop.
Every parent should volunteer in their kids school in some capacity during their K-12 years.
I could go on endlessly yelling into the void, so for now I bid the void a good evening and hope I’m not totally alone in my opinions.
School Board Candidate Meltdown Prompts Police Response (dallasexpress.com) the article has been making the rounds but no one seems to be able to get the story from anyone. Thanks