$154,630,000* Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2019
Denominations: Bonds will be sold in $5,000 increments
Ratings: AAA by S&P and Fitch based upon the Permanent School Fund Guarantee
Anticipated Sale Date*: Retail Offering: Monday, January 14, 2019 Institutional Offering: Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Anticipated Settlement Date*: On or about February 7, 2019
Proposed Maturity Schedule*: Interest on the bonds will accrue from February 7, 2019, paying on every February 15th and August 15th beginning August 15th 2019. The bonds are scheduled to mature February 15th 2020 – 2044. The bonds will be subject to redemption prior to maturity at the option of the district.
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*Preliminary subject to change. This advertisement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy any of these securities. The offer is made only by the Official Statement which should be read in its entirety. In the opinion of Bond Counsel, interest on the Bonds will be excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes under statues, regulations, published rulings and court decisions existing on the date of the Official Statement
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Porter Elementary fifth-graders travel to Cameron Park Zoo and Inner Space Cavern on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip
Fifth-graders from Birdville ISD’s Porter Elementary traveled to the Cameron Park Zoo in Wacoand Inner Space Cavern in Georgetown on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip November 30, 2018 to experience what they are learning in science.
At the Cameron Park Zoo, students explored the Brazos River Country exhibit, tracking the Brazos River from its source near Lubbock on to the Gulf of Mexico. Students investigated many animals living in the five ecological regions of Texas through which the Brazos River passes with a focus on each animal’s unique adaptations and ecological niche.
At Inner Space Cavern in Georgetown, the students participated in numerous hands-on activities to learn about many of the Earth’s cycles, systems, and processes. Students learned about the water cycle, the environmental benefits of the world’s wetlands, and watersheds through participation in hands-on demonstrations. The student scientists discussed the rock cycle and worked in groups to classify rock, mineral, and fossil samples. The students had fun panning for, and identifying, minerals found in the cavern and concluded their day by watching the Earth’s processes at work as they toured the highly decorated Inner Space Cavern.
“Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips are based on the understanding that the most effective way for students to learn is through experience,”stated Lacey Phillips, Discover Texas Field Trips Director.“Student activities during this Discover Texas Field Trip reinforce and supplement fifth grade science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) learning objectives in a fun, hands-on way that helps the students synthesize content taught in the classroom.”
Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips make it easy for teachers to take their third-, fourth-, or fifth-grade classrooms on organized, fun, and educational site-based learning experiences. Discover Texas Field Trip staff members handle all details, including round-trip charter bus transportation, reservations, and TEKS-based program curriculum, so participating teachers can focus on their students and making connections between the experience and what students are learning in the classroom.
In addition to Discover Texas Field Trips to Abilene, Austin, San Antonio, Waco/Georgetown, Dallas, and Fort Worth, Education in Action also offers summer Lone Star Leadership Academy camps for outstanding 4th-8th graders. During the weeklong, overnight camps, participants experience significant Texas sites in Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin/San Antonio, or Houston/Galveston with Texas educators and a focus on leadership.
Discover Texas Field Trips are presented by Education in Action, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to fostering educated and involved young people. For more information about Education in Action visit www.educationinaction.org and www.facebook.com/educationinaction.
