CARROLLTON ELEMENTARY DASHBOARD

Professional Workday Calendar Academic Calendar Paraprofessional Workday Calendar Assessment Calendar Teacher Calendar

Instructional Coaching Calendar District Professional Development Calendar CFB Grading Calendar

Give a Shout Out on the next LR to a staff member!

Melissa Govea - Melissa is so enthusiastic about her kids' learning and growth. That enthusiasm spreads to her students who are so eager to learn and try new things... especially learning to read and write in English! - Love, Ashley Malone

Mr. Duc - Thank you Mr. Duc for helping all the fourth graders learn their multiplication tables. When they make their multiples tables, they love to break out in song! - Becky Wall

Dolores Abousaid - Mrs. Abousaid has been diligently working with her students to improve their phonics and phonemic awareness skills. She has gone outside the box to meet her students' needs so that they can grow as readers. I applaud her for having the courage to try different ways to help her students grow as readers and writers. Way to go Mrs. Abousaid! - Love, Mrs. Hernandez

Entire Staff - You guys are AMAZING and your dedication doesn't go unnoticed! <3 - Love a Grateful Lion Member

Kindergarten Team - I am so thankful to be on a team that is so selfless, helpful & fun to work with! Ya'll rock my socks off. 😎❤ - Much Love, Robey

Tate - Introduced and explained google classroom to me. I was able to begin using it immediately. I really appreciate your help and suggestions! Thanks & Blessings, Payne

Lewis - Thank you for showing Securly to me! It, and you, ROCK! Thanks and Blessings, Payne

Pam Chancey - Pam is always willing to be where ever and whenever and all the things! She has a big heart, smile, and such love for the Carrollton Lions! Love, Developmental Center

WIN Time

WIN TIME CALENDAR FOR 22-23

SNAP Sheets

WIN Time Round 4 Starts 2/21!

3rd - 5th will have a push in model

Smith - 3rd grade

Monroy - 4th grade

Johnson - 5th grade

Peterson - 3rd-5th grade Math

K-2

will not have Smith or Monroy.

Lanigan, Hutcheson, and Rodriguez will continue their groups (there should not be changes)

WIN Time needs to still be on your schedule. Tier one instruction will not be during WIN time.

WIN time will continue and documentation needs to continue for small groups (this is especially important for K-2). Please make sure your folders are updated!

You will be turning in folders with Koen at the end of the year. This documentation is used for special services.

Teaching Assignment Requests for 23-24

ALL STAFF, please fill out this form by Friday, February 24th. Your responses are part of the initial phases of building the master schedule!

Remember if you plan on resigning or retiring (or even if you’re thinking about it), please let me know.

Also, details for the in-district transfer process will be shared in the next two weeks. If you decide to add your name to the list, I ask that you give me a heads-up. Thank you!

See updated message sent on 2.15.2023 from Brian Moersch

CFBISD Family,

CFB schools and offices were closed on January 31 and February 1-3, 2023, due to the winter weather. Tuesday, April 11, 2023, will now be an instructional day for students and staff.

The State of Texas requires a minimum number of instructional minutes each year. Fortunately, our 2022-23 school calendar was built with additional minutes in case the minutes were needed to make up missed days for closures. The additional minutes will cover three of the four instructional days missed due to inclement weather. That leaves one instructional day to make up, and we will use April 11 as the makeup day. This leaves CFBISD with one bad weather day (May 25) if we have another closure.

Early College High School team members will be notified directly regarding the makeup day for their campus.

We are fortunate that the Board of Trustees added a provision in local policy DEA (Local) Compensation and Benefits that allows team members to be paid during an emergency closure. Therefore, January 31, and February 1-2, will not need to be made up, and everyone will receive their regular compensation. As previously stated, we will all work April 11 as a makeup day for February 3.

We appreciate that our Board of Trustees was forward-thinking and modified policy to ensure everyone receives their regular compensation during emergency closures.

Thank you for your support during the winter weather closures as we worked to keep #cfbsafe.

In your service,

BRIAN J. MOERSCH, SPHR, pHCLE, RTSBA

Interim Superintendent

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD

Come have a Jolly Holiday with the SPED team to help celebrate Katie’s soon to be “Spoonful of Sugar”!!

She is registered at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/katie-willis-march-2023-flowermound/3CX00H73BXQVV

Just a feel good video...Make it a point to reach out to someone on campus you do not get to connect to often or ever!

Initial ARD Meetings

We are having many initial ARD meetings. Students are qualifying for services but the SPED team is struggling with developing goals and services because they do not know the student. They HAVE to have information from you for the initial ARD.

To help gather the information and to be able to create attainable goals for the students, the SPED team will be scheduling a STAFFING with you prior to the ARD. They will send you a calendar invite with the title Staffing and then the student name (example: Staffing M.Koen). It is important that you attend this meeting.

Please bring the following with you to the meeting:

Student Work

Most Updated Testing Info

Student Strengths

Student Areas of Growth

Teachers,

By Monday, February 13, you will receive an email from Ellevation to complete designated support recommendations for STAAR.

Gr 3-5, Reading & Math
Gr 5, Science

The LPAC will review the information submitted to determine if students should receive the recommended supports.
The following data is required for recommendations to be approved.

The LPAC will notify you of any changes made.

Please Login to Ellevation to review the Teacher Article/Video, which explains how to complete Designated Support Forms in Ellevation

W.I.N. Time Documentation

Remember, you are to be documenting all the work you are doing in WIN time. Each student should have a folder that this documentation is kept in. You will be required to turn in a completed WIN time folder for every student at the end of the year.

Here is a sample of a WIN time documentation sheet

SPRING MAP

Beginning after Spring Break for all grades:

MAP - March 20-April 7

End of Year MAP Testing will begin right after Spring Break

Reading window is March 20th – 24th

Math window is March 27th – March 31st

Science window is April 3rd – April 7th

(Reading and Math makeup week will be April 3rd – April 7th)

STAAR Testing

Reading STAAR 3rd-5th grade is April 25th

Science STAAR 5th grade ONLY is May 3rd

Math STAAR 3rd-5th grade is May 10th

Below you will find resources related to TELPAS testing for Spring 2023. We will have our training on Monday 1/30 @ 3:30.

TELPAS Rater Manual K-1

TELPAS Test Administrator Manual 2-5

Online Training System -Learning Management System

https://www.texasassessment.gov/testing-personnel.html

Student Practice website

Student: Login, Please Sign In (cambiumtds.com)

Presentation Slides

TELPAS Security and Administration Training

NO WRITING SAMPLES WILL BE COLLECTED FROM ANY GRADE LEVEL

K-1 Teacher will have to do two trainings Online Basic and Calibration

February 8, 2023 @ 3:30 K-1 Calibration

Holistic Ratings DUE to Diaz March 10, 2023

2-5 Teachers only complete Test Security and Administration Training. Diaz will provide Testing Tickets and Testhound Reports on the dates of testing.

Gr2-5 Testing Dates-Reading & Writing Day 1 Listening & Speaking Day 2

Feb. 27-28 2nd Grade

March 1-2 3rd Grade

March 6-7 4th Grade

March 8-9 5th Grade

I will print student lists on February 20th from ELLevation. The reason for this is to ensure all recent registrations are included.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Melinda Diaz

Assistant Principal

Carrollton Elementary School

972-968-1221

Honoring a Legacy of Love - Kacie's Run

As an R. L. Turner High School freshman, Kacie Brekhus became involved in the Torch Run, benefiting Special Olympics. As a senior, she served as the student coordinator. Kacie died in a traffic accident in October 2003 while a freshman at The University of Texas at Austin.

When

Saturday, March 25, 2023

8:30 a.m.

Where

Tommy Standridge Stadium

1330 W. Valwood Parkway

Carrollton, Texas 75006

What

5K Run and 1 Mile Family Fun Run

Benefiting the All Stars Special Olympics Team of CFBISD

Event Schedule

7:00 AM: Check-in begins

8:30 AM: 1 Mile Family Fun Run

9:00 AM: 5K Run

10:00 AM: Awards

Black History Month Resources

Guided Lessons for Black History Month

Black History Throughout the Year

Highlight African Americans/Culture (Short Videos)

Black Lives Matter Instructional Library

Volunteers Needed!

The CFBISD Job Fair will be held on Saturday, April 1st. If you are interested in helping at the job fair, please email me!

Volunteers are needed to greet and interview candidates for open positions at Carrollton for the 2023-2024 school year.

Safeschool Trainings Due: Response Bullying and CFB Onine Safety and Cybersecurity

Due February 28th

You have two Safeschool videos added to watch by Feb. 28th. These were late adds that are required.

Thank you in advance.

Habit 5

Seek First to Understand

Jan. 23-Feb. 23

K-2 Video

3-5 Video

Missing Red Paint Story

Great Books for Habit #5- Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood

Alejandro's Gift by Richard E. Albert
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Jamaica's Find by Juanita Havill
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

Kids Heart Challenge

Help us meet our school's goal and build a better community by having all of our student's complete Finn's Mission. COMMENT BELOW: Can you list the warning signs of stroke? Hint: FAST? To register download the Kids Heart Challenge App or go to www.heart.org/khc

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Ayudarnos a alcanzar la meta de nuestra escuela y construir una mejor comunidad al tener toda la Misión de Finn de nuestro estudiante completa. COMENTARIO A CONTINUACIÓN: ¿Puede enumerar las señales de advertencia de un accidente cerebrovascular? Pista: ¿RÁPIDO? Para registrarse, descargue la aplicación Kids Heart Challenge o vaya a www.heart.org/khc