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April 23, 2026
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MARSHALL – Marshall ISD’s Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Jessica Bayless as the district’s new Director of Special Education during a special-called meeting Monday afternoon in the Pat Smith-Gasperson Board Room. Bayless comes to MISD from Cumberland Academy in Tyler, where she served as Special Programs Director since August of 2013. Bayless earned…
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The current scoreboard in the west end of Maverick Stadium will be replaced this summer with a new, state-of-the-art scoreboard and video screen which will be operated by MHS students involved in MHS Career and Technology classes.
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MARSHALL – Marshall ISD’s Board of Trustees on Monday approved a lease agreement with Marshall Maverick Football Booster Club, Inc., for the naming rights to a new video scoreboard which will be installed in Maverick Stadium and ready for use in time for the Mavs’ first home game against Longview in September. The action during a…
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Members of the Texas delegation, including MISD Board President Helen Warwick, with Texas Sen. John Cornyn.
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MARSHALL — Helen Warwick, MISD Board of Trustees President, recently returned from a summer trip to Washington, D.C. But this was no sightseeing vacation. As usual, Warwick was visiting the nation’s capital to discuss some of her favorite topics – Texas school board advocacy and, more importantly, the Marshall Independent School District. Warwick was selected…
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A Notice of a Special Board Meeting of the MISD Board of Trustees to be held on Monday, June 27, 2016 @ 12:00PM is now available on the District’s web site. The Agenda and Notice can be found by going to the District’s Website (www.marshallisd.com) and clicking District > School Board > Meeting Agendas > Monday, June 27, 2016 at 12:00 PM. It is of course always physically posted at the Administrative Building as required….
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The temperature outside definitely screams summer, but things are really cool inside classrooms at South Marshall STEM Academy during an innovative approach to Marshall ISD’s summer school for some students in MISD’s LEP (Limited English Proficiency) and Special Education programs. Pre-K through Kindergarten LEP students, along with Special Education K-5 students, have been involved in…
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Dr. Jerry Gibson is named as the lone finalist in the MISD search for school superintendent.
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By Becky Holland, [email protected] MARSHALL – Tuesday’s noon meeting of the Marshall Independent School District Board of Trustee, a unanimous vote was called to name Dr. Jerry Gibson as lone finalist for MISD Superintendent. Gibson would be filling the shoes of Dr. Marc Smith, former MISD School Superintendent. Gibson will come to MISD from Coldspring-Oakhurst…
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From David Weaver, Public Relations/Communications Officer Marshall ISD MARSHALL – Marshall ISD will host its 2016 Kindergarten Roundup on Wednesday, May 25, from 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. at the district’s Administration Building at 1305 E. Pinecrest. The roundup provides parents the opportunity to register their children for kindergarten for the 2016-2017 school year. Parents…
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Faculty, staff, students, community members and members of the MISD Board of Trustees gathered for the ground-breaking ceremony at David Crockett Elementary School
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By Jonathan McCarty, Special Contributor [email protected] MARSHALL – I was a student at David Crockett Elementary School over two decades ago. I know you are saying, ‘But Jonathan, you aren’t that old!’ And it’s true. I’m not. But, my point it, there are people who were not even alive yet when I was going to school…
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By David Weaver, Director of Communications/PR, Marshall ISD Mrs. Roslyn Davis, pre-kindergarten teacher at Washington Early Childhood Center, and Mrs. Vicki Hines, fifth grade ELA teacher at Price T. Young Middle School, have been selected as the 2016 Marshall ISD District Teachers of the Year. Mrs. Davis is the 2016 MISD Elementary School Teacher of…
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MISD could possibly be under the guidance of a new permanent school superintendent by end of school year.
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By Becky Holland, [email protected] MARSHALL – Nearly two months after the announcement that Marshall Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Marc Smith accepted the position of superintendent of schools for the Duncanville Independent School District, the Marshall ISD Board of Trustees are ready to begin the first round of interviews of candidates to fill the position….
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