October 12, 2023
Elementary Principals
Secondary Principals
Next week in the Master Schedule Timeline
MS and HS Course Guides shared to campus websites for students and families
Counselors begin meeting with incoming 12th grade to enter/update four year plans in Xello (Students submit requests with counselors, counselors review as needed), complete by Nov 10
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September 21, 2023
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Principals - September 30 is American Indian Heritage Day. Please have the attached verbiage read during your campus's morning announcements.
September 14
Elementary Principals
Middle School Principals
6th Grade Science Honors teachers launch SSEP on September 15 and will conclude with Space Night on September 9th at BHS. Please use this timeline to track student and teacher progress during this time. The timeline has been shared with the 6th Grade Science Honor teachers. Every Monday I have virtual office hours from 4:00 - 5:00. This would be a great time for teachers to reach me if they need help planning or have SSEP questions.
High School Principals
Please send out this invitation to the HS Advising Night to parents in your weekly newsletter.
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September 7
Elementary Principals
Middle School Principals
Next up in the Secondary Master Schedule Timeline: HS & MS new/reinstated course application open now, due Oct 6
High School Principals
Next up in the Secondary Master Schedule Timeline: HS & MS new/reinstated course application open now, due Oct 6
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See here for information regarding GT hours.
August 31
Elementary Principals
Middle School Principals
Next up in the Secondary Master Schedule Timeline: HS & MS new/reinstated course application open now, due Oct 6
High School Principals
Next up in the Secondary Master Schedule Timeline: HS & MS new/reinstated course application open now, due Oct 6
Please see the required communication to families regarding the Texas First Diploma.
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August 24
Elementary Principals
Middle School Principals
Please see this announcement regarding Lego League. Response due by August 31.
Please ask core subject teachers to complete the form linked in the PD Menu to select their topic for district PD by August 31.
High School Principals
Please ask core subject teachers to complete the form linked in the PD Menu to select their topic for district PD by August 31.
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Mentor Program Reminder: Principal Assignment forms are due to carol.wilborn@bisdmail.net by September 12, 2023.
August 17
Elementary Principals
Middle School Principals
Please make sure your teachers are aware of the changes to Grading Guidelines, especially the requirement to post assignments in Schoology.
High School Principals
Mandatory communication with families of high school students regarding Algebra 2. Due by September 1.
Please make sure your teachers are aware of the changes to Grading Guidelines, especially the requirement to post assignments in Schoology.
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HB 4545/1416 guidance document updated
August 10
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Middle School Principals
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July 27
Elementary Principals
GT Hours Tracker for 23-24 - please add all teachers by 8/4/23.
Middle School Principals
Please complete this form regarding GT Independent Study Fair by August 11th.
GT Hours Tracker for 23-24 - please add all teachers by 8/4/23.
High School Principals
Please complete this form regarding GT Independent Study Fair by August 11th.
GT Hours Tracker for 23-24 - please add all teachers by 8/4/23.
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July 13
Elementary Principals
Middle School Principals
Parent responses to the SB 2124 email were due on Monday, so you can now adjust classes based on the responses. The responses were in the second tab of the spreadsheet Seth shared with you.
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June 1
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May 25
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May 18
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May 11
Elementary Principals
Certificates for students identified for the Baylor Talent Identification Program will be sent to your campus next week. Please distribute them to your students during awards assemblies or in the manner that makes the most sense for your campus. Contact Seth with any questions.
Middle School Principals
Certificates for students identified for the Baylor Talent Identification Program will be sent to your campus next week. Please distribute them to your students during awards assemblies or in the manner that makes the most sense for your campus. Contact Seth with any questions.
High School Principals
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May 4
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April 27
Elementary Principals
Please send this document to your teachers regarding GT Hours for 2023-2024.
Middle School Principals
Please send this document to your teachers regarding GT Hours for 2023-2024.
High School Principals
Please send this document to your teachers regarding GT Hours for 2023-2024.
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April 13
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April 6
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Voter Registration Drive Registration Submission. Please submit your 2022-2023 Campus Voter Registration information from last week's drive if you have not already done so.
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March 30
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March 23
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March 9
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March 2
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February 16
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January 26
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Please use the African American History Month Campus Announcement Slides for February 1st through February 28th campus announcements. Feel free to change or add to the announcement if desired for your campus needs.
January 19
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Please use the African American History Month Campus Announcement Slides for February 1st through February 28th. Feel free to change or add to the announcement if desired for your campus needs.
January 12
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Communication with Families: Texas First Diploma
Top 10% Notification - please remember to notify families by the 14th day after the fall semester as discussed in the Advanced Academics Monthly Meeting.
Reminder of Instruction on Student Interactions With Police Officers
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Please use the Observance Day Announcement Board to find the Sam Rayburn Day campus announcement for January 9th. Sam Rayburn Day is officially recognized on January 6th, but students are not in session until January 9th, 2023. Feel free to change or add to the announcement if desired for your campus needs.
December 15
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Please use the Observance Day Announcement Board to find the Sam Rayburn Day campus announcement for January 9th. Sam Rayburn Day is officially recognized on January 6th, but students are not in session until January 9th, 2023. Feel free to change or add to the announcement if desired for your campus needs.
December 7
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Please use the Observance Day Announcement Board to find the Sam Rayburn Day campus announcement for January 6th. Feel free to change or add to the announcement if desired for your campus needs.
December 1
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Communication to parents: GT Referral Window
November 17
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November 3
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Information regarding Baylor TIP program
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Information regarding Baylor TIP program
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If your PTO, booster club, etc. is offer a college scholarship for BISD students, please send the scholarship information to Seth Hickman (shickman@bisdmail.net) by January 31st to distribute to all campuses.
October 27
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October 6
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September 29
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September 22
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Please use the campus announcements embedded in the Observance Day Announcement Board for Hector P. Garcia Recognition Day (September 21) and American Indian Heritage Day (September 30) announcements. Feel free to recognize these commemoration days using your own programming if one is prepared.
September 15
Elementary Principals
Middle School Principals
This school year, we have moved the Student Space Flight Experiment Program to sixth-grade honors classes instead of all of sixth grade. In doing this, we anticipate high-quality projects with more in-depth research and detailed feedback for the students. The SSEP timeline allows you to see where your teachers are in the SSEP process. Space Night has been scheduled for Nov 3.
High School Principals
Please recruit students for NASA's High School Aerospace Scholars program. The application is open through October 20. HAS is a unique, learning experience for Texas high school juniors to engage with NASA’s missions and become the next generation of explorers. Like-minded students complete an online curriculum in exploration and discovery. All students passing the online course are invited to team-based five-day virtual Moonshot summer experience where they are mentored by NASA scientists and engineers to plan a mission to the Moon and Mars.
Fall 2022 Voter Registration Drive - November Uniform Election
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Please use the campus announcements embedded in the Observance Day Announcement Board for Hector P. Garcia Recognition Day (September 21) and American Indian Heritage Day (September 23) announcements. Feel free to recognize these commemoration days using your own programming if one is prepared.
September is Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
September 8
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September 1
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Principal Mentor Assignment Form:
Please fill out the Principal Mentor Assignment Form and send it to Carol Wilborn at carol.wilborn@bisdmail.net by September 12, 2022.
Here is the link to the 22-23 Burleson ISD Mentor Program Handbook. The New to BISD website is up and running. I would like to add information about Who to Call for help on your campuses. In order to do this, I ask if you would each complete this form and return it with the Mentor Assignment Form. Your help is appreciated.
Thank you to all of those who have already sent me their information.
Required Mentor Training:
Thursday, September 15, 2022, all Mentors will be required to attend training that details the role and responsibilities of a mentor. This training will be held at the Administration Bldg Board Room. Please have your mentors sign up for the class through Eduphoria.
Here are the links to sign up:
Elementary 3:30-4:00 pm
Secondary 4:30 - 5:00 p.m
August 25
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High School Principals
Please nominate your most outstanding junior or senior high school student to apply for the United States Senate Youth Program. Applications are due October 14. More information can be found here.
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Here is a link to the Burleson ISD Library Policies and Procedures manual. Please follow the guidelines beginning on page 8 for ordering new titles.
Principal Mentor Assignment Form:
Please fill out the Principal Mentor Assignment Form and send it to Carol Wilborn at carol.wilborn@bisdmail.net
Here is the link to the 22-23 Burleson ISD Mentor Program Handbook. The New to BISD website is up and running. I would like to add information about Who to Call for help on your campuses. In order to do this, I ask if you would each complete this form and return it with the Mentor Assignment Form. Your help is appreciated.
Thank you to all of those who have already sent me their information.
Required Mentor Training:
Thursday, September 15, 2022, all Mentors will be required to attend training that details the role and responsibilities of a mentor. This training will be held at the Administration Bldg Board Room. Please have your mentors sign up for the class through Eduphoria.
Here are the links to sign up:
Elementary 3:30-4:00 pm
Secondary 4:30 - 5:00 p.m
August 18
Elementary Principals
We have adjusted the GT Testing Window. It now overlaps the second week of MAP testing in January rather than the first week. This should allow most MAP testing to be completed before GT testing begins.
Middle School Principals
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Please use the Observance Day Announcement Board for campus announcements during the 2022-2023 school year. Each observance day on the board is linked to a description window with a link for campus announcements or class activity description. Campus announcements can either be displayed via the school video system or read as a part of the daily campus announcements. Feel free to recognize these commemoration days using your own programming if one is prepared.
August 11
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July 28
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Please ensure that departmentalized teachers who will teach the GT cluster are noted on your GT Hours Spreadsheet in addition to the homeroom teacher for the GT cluster. These teachers will be registered for their GT hours update on Monday based on the information in the spreadsheets. Their training will be in the afternoon of August 3rd at CHS.
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July 14
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Just as a reminder, information about GT hours is available here.
Middle School Principals
Just a reminder, information about GT hours is available here and information about Pre-AP Online Modules is available here.
High School Principals
Just a reminder, information about GT hours is available here and information about Pre-AP Online Modules is available here.
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May 19
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May 12
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Schoology Training This Summer: We are offering quick, easy, and online Schoology training throughout the summer. Please share this flyer with your teachers. Coordinators will be sharing while on campus as well. *limited space
May 5
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March 31
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Communicate to parents: PSAT Camp 2022
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March 24
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March 9
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Spring 2022 Voter Registration Drive - May Uniform and Primary Runoff Election
Reminder: APSI and Institute for Teaching Excellence Teacher Registration: Due April 1
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March 2
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February 23
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February 10
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February 3
added to PP 2/2 @3:12
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January 27
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January 20
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January 13
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January 6
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December 16
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December 2
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November 11
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GT Referral Communication to Parents - please send this information to parents weekly from now until the end of the semester.
October 28
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October 21
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AP Progress Checks now required (includes how-to)
Pre-AP Performance Task data must be entered in College Board's Pre-AP Classroom (includes how-t0)
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October 7
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CBE orders for the November 10-12 window are due tomorrow, October 8th.
September 30
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GT teachers will be involved in district planning the afternoon of October 8th. Thank you for your flexibility with them this year!
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September 23
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September 9
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September 2
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Reminder: AP Pathways Courses
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August 26
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Don't forget - send by September 1: Notification to Parents Regarding Algebra 2
Please send to parents of Seniors by August 27: New Graduation Requirement - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
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August 19
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Notification to Parents Regarding Algebra 2 - send by September 1
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August 12
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August 5
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July 29
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The 2021 College Fair will be in-person at BHS on Monday, November 1st from 7:00-8:30 PM. More details to come.
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May 27
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May 20
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Summer learning opportunities for all PreK-5th grade students can be found here: Smore or One-page pdf
Reading Academy: Prior to the end of the school year, groups participating in Reading Academies next year need to TEALearn Account and sign a statement of Understanding by May 28th, 2021 as outlined in the Reading Academy Timeline document . Directions for doing this can be found here.
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May 20
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Principals, GT Specialists will be trained on the new research framework for TAG classes Monday, May 24th. If you have any questions, please contact Seth.
Reading Academy: Prior to the end of the school year, groups participating in Reading Academies next year need to TEALearn Account and sign a statement of Understanding by May 28th, 2021 as outlined in the Reading Academy Timeline document . Directions for doing this can be found here.
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May 13
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Reading Academy: Prior to the end of the school year, teachers need to TEALearn Account and sign a statement of Understanding by May 28th, 2021 as outlined in the Reading Academy Timeline document . Directions for teachers to do that can be found here.
Summer Learning: The elementary summer learning document includes information and action items.
High School Principals
Principals, please complete this survey by Friday, May 21st with your preferences for the Fall 2021 College Night schedule. Once we have a consensus we will request that date and time for the fair. Our plan is for this year's College Fair to be in-person.
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May 6
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Fifth grade students have been identified for invitation to the Accelerated Math and Science Program. Principals, you will receive PDF letters for parents of your identified students from Whitney Woody on Monday, May 10. Will you please email those letters home on Monday so parents have adequate notice of the parent information meeting? Thank you!
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If you wish to attend the Accelerated Math and Science Program Parent Information Night for incoming 6th graders, please use this link. The session will be at 6PM on Thursday, May 20.
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GT Hours for 2021-2022 - Please send to teachers and counselors
April 22
Elementary Principals
As we begin preparation for EOY report cards being uploaded to Laserfiche, please find the directions (on each grade level process document) below:
At the end of the school year, the report cards will be purged by uploading to Laserfiche. Once the EOY report card is finalized, please download each student’s report card as a pdf and ensure that they are housed in the District Shared Google folder that was shared at the beginning of the year. It is also very important for filing purposes that the ‘student ID’ (also referred to as ‘other ID’) is completed.
Many teacher's folders do not have any report cards in them so as they are creating pdfs, please remind them to move to the district shared folder. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to Stacia Pearce.
Please find the information to share with teachers on our upcoming reading academies here. There won't be any July trainings but participates will need to create TEALearn Accounts and sign a statement of understanding by May 28th. Details will follow shortly.
ST Math available now but not required.
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We have an exciting opportunity for teachers interested in developing their own blended, self-paced, mastery-based instruction for their classrooms! We have a limited number of spots available for the Modern Classrooms Project Summer Institute. If you are interested, please complete this interest survey by Friday, April 30th.
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GT Program Evaluation Surveys - action required for secondary principals
EOY LPAC training will be virtually conducted April 27th. Elementary should attend from 3:30-4:30 and Secondary should attend from 4:30-5:30. ESL/Bilingual leads will be invited tomorrow.
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Remember, AP Summer Institute registration is due by April 15th! (See previous Principal Points post)
High School Principals
Remember, AP Summer Institute registration is due by April 15th! (See previous Principal Points post)
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Elementary Principals
Thank you for all your help to facilitate UIL on your campuses this year. We were able to have participation in 234 events! Slides displaying the winners were sent to parents Wednesday, March 31st. Please use the slides to distribute appropriate awards (also delivered Wednesday).
Please help to remind PEIMS clerks of our PreK registration dates of June 7th and July 27th from 8:30-1:00pm and 4:00-6:00pm (STEAM M.S.). All elementary clerks will have either a morning or afternoon shift. Clerks will be communicated with which times they are needed for PreK registration.
PreK registration information will be sent through Parentlink April 19th with online registration opening April 26th. Please free to share this PreK registration video (English, Spanish) in your newsletters or websites.
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Please find a screenshot of where to find the ID number for PreK-1st grade teachers to enter on report cards.
Your campus UIL event will take place March 23rd and 24th. The following email was sent to parents that expressed interest in the previous form, please reiterate the communication. Event rosters will be generated from this participation form so it is important for families to complete:
As we work to finalize our elementary spring UIL events, please complete this registration form by Friday, March 5th to confirm your child's participation in UIL the week of March 23rd. Please complete if your student will participate in UIL event(s) on your home campus by Friday, March 5th. If you are a virtual learner, details will be sent Friday, March 12th outlining when your student needs to be on campus to participate in UIL.
Pre-Kindergarten and Kinder online registration opens April 26th. District level communication will begin the week of March 23rd. Enrollment and Early Childhood pages on the district website are updated with 2021-2022 registration details.
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Please remind PreK-1st grade teachers that including a student's 'Other ID' and name as it appears in skyward when completing the top portion of report cards is necessary for the EOY electronic filing process.
Action Needed: Please complete this form regarding your campus Spelling Bee winners by Wednesday, March 3rd.
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Summer Professional Development for Honors, Pre-AP, and AP Teachers
Action Needed: Please complete this form regarding your campus Spelling Bee winners by Wednesday, March 3rd.
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Parent Academy Newsletter (designed to support our EL families)
March 1st is Texas Girls in STEM Day
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Please remind PreK-1st grade teachers that including a student's 'Other ID' and name as it appears in skyward when completing the top portion of report cards helps to facilitate the electronic filing process.
Reminder: Tier 3 Edugence progress updates should be completed for the 4th 6 weeks. Also, please keep in mind the deadline for the Early Intervention/Dyslexia Screener 1st grade letter deadline: Feb. 23, 2021.
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TEA has modified the EL instructional accommodations checklist: English Learner Instructional Accommodations Checklist (January 27, 2021) This change has been posted in Schoology for teachers and will be updated in Edugence.
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BISD Environmental Awareness Survey (in partnership with Keep Burleson Beautiful)
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If you have not completed the survey regarding potential changes to AP testing, please do that by 1/22.
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GT Referral Overview - to include in communication to parents
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