Beaumont Independent School District

Calvin Walker to appear in court Jan. 23

As part of Jefferson County Judge John Sevens’ probation review docket Friday, Jan. 23, former Beaumont ISD contract electrician Calvin Walker is set to appear and answer questions as to what progress has been made toward payment of restitution owed to the school district.

Beaumont ISD theft charge dots docket for over a decade, now to conference at SCOTUS

Another year, another court date is down on the docket for former Beaumont ISD contract electrician Calvin Walker, indicted in 2014 for stealing from Beaumont taxpayers via exorbitant markups and falsified invoices presented to the BISD finance officer in the wake of a natural disaster.

Judge orders former Beaumont ISD contractor to jail

“What’s fair for one is fair for all,” Jefferson County Criminal District Court Judge John Stevens said from the bench Nov. 10 as he sentenced former Beaumont ISD electrical contractor Calvin Walker to begin a jury-imposed sentence that contained jail time.

Talking textbooks

Beaumont ISD is inviting the community to have a hand in the 2022-23 textbook selections from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the BISD Administration Building, 3395 Harrison Ave., Conference Room A.

Help wanted

Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) is calling on parents and community stakeholders to volunteer at campuses district-wide, through participation in an array of on-site or virtual student-centered programs such as Parents and Community Support (PACS) - Safety Monitor, Virtual ROAR...

Middle school lockdown

Marshall Middle School students are reporting that the campus was on lockdown as of 10:30 a.m. This story will be updated as Beaumont ISD releases official details.

School threatened, placed on lockdown

The afternoon of Sept. 13, Beaumont ISD’s Odom Academy middle school campus was placed under a "secure lockout" when a threat in the form of a letter was received by campus leadership.

STAAR report shows ‘learning loss’

In a presentation to the Beaumont Independent School District Board of Trustees scheduled for July 22, administration outlines a plan to raise the number of students meeting grade level assessment on the state standardized STAAR test.

School district to offer student COVID vaccination

Walgreens and Beaumont ISD have teamed up to provide Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to students ages 12 and up, staff and family this Friday, May 28, at Beaumont United from noon to 4pm.    Visit https://wagsoutreach.com/ss/BEA859973 to schedule an appointment and https://www.walgreens.

Campus closed due to COVID

“Due to a significant number of students and staff members that have either tested positive for COVID-19 or are in quarantine due to exposure, West Brook High School will close for on-campus learning for five school days,” an announcement from the Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) alerted...