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The COCISD Board recognized the recipients of the 2023 Coldspring-Oakhurst Education Foundation Grant. COEF was awarded nearly $30,000 to teachers in the district. Photo courtesy ofSavanah Steffy

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Santa arrives on a fire truck at the Shepherd Hometown Christmas celebration on Saturday  Photos by Charles Ballard

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By Tony Farkas
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COLDSPRING — The Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD Board approved a resolution regarding safety and security personnel at its Nov. 27 meeting.

Superintendent Dr. Bryan Taulton said that because of a policy change, the district must have an armed security guard at each of its campuses and must submit a resolution to the state signifying that.

Taulton said the district does meet the requirement, and there are four campuses all with armed guards.

In other business, the board:

•approved updates to policies;

•approved changes to the progress report cycle since the district has adopted the 4-day week; reports will go out every 9 weeks instead of every 6 weeks;

•approved updates to class rankings;

•approved adding business and marketing courses to be part of the pathway in CTE;

•approved the 2024-25 school calendar;

•discussed engaging an architect to determine any needs at the Jones campus, which may be repurposed as a school;

•discussed hiring legal services if the district needs to pursue a bond election in May;

•approved the certified tax roll from the San Jacinto County Appraisal District;

•approved adding two coordinators to the professional pay grade; and

•split votes at 1,013 apiece for Collin Lilly and Crystal Domini for the SJC Appraisal District board.

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Special to the News-Times

COLDSPRING — The San Jacinto County Child Welfare Board will be raffling off a quilt and selling gift baskets at Christmas on the Square in Coldspring on Saturday, Dec. 9.

The Queen size quilt, “The Pride of Texas,” was made by local residents Lisa Anderson and Terri Cook and quilted by LaDonyce Hamilton of LaLa’s Quilt Shoppe on FM 2025. They have donated the quilt to the board to raise money for the abused and neglected children of our county.

Raffle tickets cost $1 and can be purchased from any board member, at People’s State Bank or at the board’s booth at Christmas on the Square. The drawing for the quilt will be held at 3:30 p.m.

The annual booth and the Tree of Lights are the organization’s only fundraisers. Monies raised help provide for medical expenses, dental care, eyeglasses, clothing and school needs as well as providing gifts to mark special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas and graduations.