Pasadena Independent School District

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Pasadena Independent School District

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• Luci Weaver

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Who we are

• We are a suburb of Houston.
• Pasadena ISD boundaries include the cities of
  Pasadena, South Houston, Houston and Pearland, as
  well as unincorporated areas of Harris County.
• Pasadena ISD encompasses 85 sq. miles
• Pasadena ISD employs 7,034 individuals
• Pasadena ISD has over 50,000 students

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Who we are

• SchoolsElementary Schools - 34Fifth Grade
  Centers - 2Middle Schools - 3Intermediate
  Schools - 10High Schools - 5 Alternative -
  4Total Schools 58
• EthnicityAfrican-American - 6.4Asian -
  3.2Hispanic - 70.7White - 19.4

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How we use Blackboard

• Academic Suite
• Started with learning system in 2003
• Added content system in 2005
• Added community system in 2007
• We have nearly 4500 Users
• We have over 450 Courses

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Traditional Uses

• Pasadena Virtual School
• 10 courses
• 5 sessions per year
• Staff Development
• Awareness Classes
• Telephone Training
• Gang Awareness
• ATCP

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On the Edge of the Box

• Homebound/AB Program
• 18 courses
• 25 students
• School Groups
• GT
• Robotics
• Book Club
• Star Grant Community of Learners
• Podcast Server

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Outside the Box

• PTC/Teacher Portfolios
• Liaison Site
• Campus Website/Organizing
• Department Website
• Teacher WebSpace

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Future Plans

• Student Accounts/Student Storage
• Resource Sharing

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Questions

• lweaver_at_pasadenaisd.org
• Blackboard.pasadenaisd.org