What Is Expected of Me This Week

• PLTs: No official PLTs this week due to STAAR.

• TOY/POY parade and celebration this week! See the sign-up genius link below to contribute to the staff potluck. 

• STAAR is this week. Make sure you review the schedule changes so that you know when to go to specials. 

• QUIET halls and classrooms: Please go over hallway and classroom expectations with your students. Second grade you have the hardest job when it comes to CHAMPS during STAAR. Make sure your students are quiet when learning and that any videos, music, etc. is very low volume. The walls are very thin and noise travels annoyingly well from room to room. I will be around to help support unruly students. We've got this!!!

• Don't forget to order your Gator Games shirts! 

Upcoming Events:

April 14th -- STAAR Pep Assembly in the cafeteria for 3rd-5th grades. 

April 15th/16th -- See STAAR dates below

April 17th -- Staff Potluck for TOY/POY celebration SIGN UP HERE

April 17th -- Committees 

April 17th -- TOY Parade at CH Collins

May 1st -- The Table

May 2nd -- Teacher Swap

May 5th -- Tentative master schedule committee meets (details will be sent to the committee)

Ma7th -- School Talent Show

May 13th -- Vertical Zone math Celebration

May 14th -- *Tentative* Guiding Coalition planning day (details will be solidified at our April 17th meeting)

May 15th -- Campus Lead Team Meeting (GC presents CNA and proposed CIP goals for 25-26)

May 16th -- Gator Games (Field Day)

Week of May 12th-16th -- Class building during planning this week (We will provide details on how we plan to improve our process this year)

May 21-23 -- Student Half Days

May 20th -- PreK Graduation

May 21st -- Kinder Graduation

May 22nd -- 5th Grade Graduation at Braswell 6:30 PM WOOHOO!!!

May 23rd -- Last Day of School

STAAR Dates

April 15th -- 4th, 5th, PABS & AFS ELAR

April 16th -- 3rd ELAR

April 16th-18th -- ELAR Make-Ups

April 23rd -- 5th Science

April 24th-25th -- Science Make-Ups

April 29th -- 4th, 5th, PABS & AFS Math

April 30th -- 3rd Math

April 30th-May 2nd --Math Make-Ups

The DPSF Grant to Teachers process has an update we hope will help you create an even better, focused grant application this year!  Think of this as a rough draft for your grant idea. There is a Laserfiche form that will be the pre-step for your 2025-26 DPSF grant application and it can be found here - https://forms.dentonisd.org/Forms/DPSF-GrantPreApplicationApproval. It is open NOW!

You will be asked to describe your grant idea, state what purpose or goal you hope to accomplish and then list the items you wish to purchase. It is ok if you are unsure of the cost – the important part for this stage is the “what” and from “where”.

This form will then be routed to the appropriate departments (Curriculum, Early Childhood, EXPO, Technology, Fine Arts, Library Services, Digital Learning, Bilingual, SPED, Counseling) to ensure that requests for items and projects are in compliance with DISD’s initiatives and guidelines. 

If you receive an approval or an approval with conditions, then you will attach a copy of the Laserfiche form to the full DPSF Grant Application that will open April 1 and closes Thursday, June 12 at 5 p.m.  If you receive a denial you will receive an explanation so that you will have the information needed to tweak your idea and resubmit.  If you submit your request early, you’ll still have time to re-assess and resubmit, if needed! Please give yourself at least 10 days to receive the DPSF Grant Pre-Application Approval back  as it must be attached to the DPSF Application before it closes June 12 at 5 p.m. 

You will receive an email from DPSF notifying you that the application process is opening up.  We’re looking forward to lots of great ideas and innovations!