With Bell County schools relying on remote learning during COVID-19 closures, school districts are working toward bringing WiFi to students without home internet.
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Texas schools — including Bell County districts — will continue to remain closed through May 4, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday.
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BELTON — Another casualty of the coronavirus appears to be the live performance of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Easter Pageant.
McLane Global, a Houston subsidiary of Temple-based McLane Group, is participating in an emergency hunger relief effort announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in mid-March.
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Temple ISD Superintendent Bobby Ott took Joe Greene — a Temple-raised Pro Football Hall of Famer — around his former high school campus Monday, discussing ways the district could properly showcase the campus’ history.
Bell County superintendents are recognizing the importance of their Class of 2020 students — at a time when students are looking for messages of reassurance coming from their administrators.
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The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted everyone’s lives in recent weeks. It won’t impede the construction of Lake Belton High School, though.
The $106 million campus is still on schedule to open in August, Belton Independent School District spokeswoman Elizabeth Cox told the Telegram.
David Bennett, the district’s facilities and construction director, said the campus is 92 percent completed.
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Some Bell County school districts have experienced an increase in student meal pickups with campuses closed due to COVID-19.
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Although the halls and the classrooms of Tarver Elementary in West Temple are empty because of official decrees to shelter at home during the coronavirus pandemic, students at the Belton ISD school left behind colorful artwork containing inspirational messages painted on rocks. The project w…
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BELTON — Jennifer Land, chief financial officer for Belton schools, was recently elected the vice president of the Texas Association of School Business Officials.
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On Monday a parade of vehicles carrying teachers, students and administrators from Belton ISD’s High Point Elementary passed through the Temple neighborhood near the school.
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On Tuesday, Temple College emptied out its student food pantry.
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Bell County school districts are combating a growing shortage of personal protective equipment from the COVID-19 outbreak through donations from their respective health science programs.
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Bell County school districts have begun implementation of remote learning options for students as the COVID-19 pandemic extended campus closures through April 3.
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Temple College will resume classes Monday, but classes will be switching to an online format in an abundance of caution due to the threat posed by COVID-19.
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Despite school closures throughout Temple ISD, school nutrition staff is stepping up to continue providing students meals throughout the week — efforts that have not gone unnoticed by local businesses.
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BELTON — Suzanne McDonald, president of the Belton Independent School District board of trustees, said during an emergency meeting Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic is uncharted territory.
