Pampa Independent School District

Pampa Independent School District is a public school district based in Pampa, Texas (USA).

Located in Gray County, the district extends into portions of Roberts County. The school district has 3,446 students for 2010-2011 school year according to the district profile on the Texas Education Agency. In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. However, for the 2011 school year, Pampa High School and Pampa Junior High School were both rated academically unacceptable.

In a landmark legal case filed in 2009, Terrell v. Pampa ISD (Case No. 07-10-00212 CV), a teacher accused the Board of Trustees and Superintendent Haenisch of willfully violating the Texas Open Meetings Act. The allegations included Pampa ISD intentionally failing to post internet website notices of its board meetings, allowing unauthorized clerical staff to sign public notices on behalf of the board of trustees, posting public notices in an unlawful location, and other violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act during the 2008-2009 school year and for eight years prior. Pampa ISD admitted that the internet website notices did not appear on its website from January 2009 to May 2009 in violation of the law, but claimed in its court filings that the school district had a technical problem with its internet website that lasted for five months without its knowledge.

On April 29, 2011, Justice Mackey Hancock of the Seventh Court of Appeals, in Amarillo, Texas, ruled against the school district and reversed Pampa District Judge Lee Waters' judgement for Pampa ISD. In filing with the court, the teacher has requested punitive special damages against Pampa school district for intentionally violating the Texas Open Meetings Act for several years.

On October 9, 2013, visiting Judge Abe Lopez ruled for Pampa ISD, awarding the school district $30,000 in attorney fees. The case is currently on its second appeal in the Seventh Court of Appeals in Amarillo, Texas (Case No. 07-14-00014 CV).

For the 2011 school year, Travis Elementary was rated acceptable by the Texas Education Agency.

Travis Elementary History Travis Elementary was completed in 1959 to serve the influx of Baby Boomer families into Pampa after World War II. The school was named in honor of William Barret Travis, a hero of the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. Each March 6, the schools flies the flag of the Constitution of 1824 which was the flag flown by the defenders in the Alamo. Travis was originally built with 16 classrooms, a cafeteria, a gym, and an administrative area. Six additional classrooms and two restrooms were added to the East wing approximately twenty-five years later. In 1997 all areas were remodeled and a new wing with thirteen classrooms was added. A new media center was made from three of the old rooms, and the administrative area was enlarged to create a reception area, principal's office, nurse's office, secretary's office, records room, conference room, and a two restrooms for the staff. A modern twenty station computer lab was developed for use by all grades. Today Travis has approximately 370 students in grades kindergarten through fifth and a staff of 50 full or part-time employees.

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