Produced by the Office of Human Resources on behalf of Superintendent, Dr. Battershell. Reflections

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1 Robin s Produced by the Office of Human Resources on behalf of Superintendent, Dr. Battershell Reflections Edition: February 2016

2 Upcoming Events and Holidays Spring Break March 14th 18th Staff Easter Egg Roll Wednesday, March 23rd United Way Spring Carnival at Temple High School Saturday, April 2nd Temple ISD Education Career Fair at Temple High School Saturday, April 16th Legislative Update TEA has now added the special education STAAR A test results under the Category 4 for accountability (college readiness). Open Carry has impacted college campuses and I feel that this will be coming up for public schools as well. Vouchers will be coming back during the next legislative session. If you are a member of a professional organization please look for these. School Finance Litigation the Texas Supreme Court justices truly listened to testimony and according to the Equity Center that are expecting a ruling within the next few weeks. The Supreme Court can return this to the lower district court whereby Governor Abbott has said that he would appoint a 3 judge panel to hear the case or the Supreme Court can make a ruling which would send a directive to the Legislature that we have an unconstitutional school finance system and that they need to deliver law to fix it. The law would then be interpreted by the Texas Education Agency. Accountability System: The A-F system and too much testing will be under fire Leadership Training Cohort Candidate Campus/Dept Bond, Amanda Bonham Dennis-Witter, Traci C&I Chandler, Tonya Cater Wolf, Ken Finance & Ops Jones, April Garcia Anderson, Brittany Jefferson Lopez, Laura Kennedy-Powell Manning, Hannah Scott Collins, Lamar Temple High Wireman, Amanda Thornton Saunders, Leticia Western Hills

3 Florence ISD spent time at Garcia Elementary and said it was amazing! They said they were "really pumped to spruce up the bilingual program in Florence."! Pretty Cool! HPG staff and students for continuing on in the face of adversity. Our Temple HS Tech Spot kids presented last week at TCEA and were asked after the presentation to present to Houston ISD in March! There were 10 students from every walk of life presenting. Wow. Five of the students also presented at Rotary yesterday and did a great job. PASS teachers at Western Hills for quickly de-escalating a student. Amazing. Temple High School Theatre Arts Department for Shrek! You have delighted us all, young and old. Temple HS Girls Varsity Basketball for being in the 3 rd round of play-offs! Scott Stewart for his selection as Athletic Director/Head Football Coach. Temple HS Boys Varsity Basketball Team for being 2 nd in District. Shout Outs Thornton, Scott, Kennedy-Powell for the highest district student attendance. Jackie Wright and Jessica Mays, Temple HS, for presenting across the State on our TechSpot program. Lynn Brock, Meridith-Dunbar, and Robert Whitehead, Technology Department, for helping with the Black History Month Celebration. Raye-Allen Elementary students raised $ for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. John Stumph Due to your generosity and active support, the United Way Campaign raised a total of: $17, Thank you all! These funds will directly benefit our community!

4 Technology Tip: Teach Your Monster to Read free software. Construction Update Edheads.org free science experiments TISD BOND FINANCING/CONSTRUCTION PROJECTED TIMELINE DECEMBER 2015 Post IRMA Notice Posted on Website Authorize Reimbursement Resolution Approved by Board on 12/14/15 Approve Architect Stantec Approved by Board on 12/14/15 Begin RFQ Process for CMAR First Step of RFP Process Posted 12/18/15 JANUARY 2016 Firm up Construction Timeline for Each Project Ongoing CATE Tours in Lewisville and Frisco Done 1/8/16 CATE Tour in San Antonio Cancelled Purchase S&W Property by Lamar Closed on 1/8/16 THS Fine Arts Discussion Done 1/13/16 Thornton Discussion Done 1/15/16 Meet with Specialized Public Finance Done 1/26/16 Select an Underwriter Ramirez Selected as Lead 1/27/16 with Baird, JP Morgan & BOSC on Team Purchase French Quarter Property by Lamar Close on 1/29/16 Auction S&W and French Quarter Properties for Demolition Scheduled for 1/30/16 JOC Summer Project Discussion Ongoing FEBRUARY 2016 CMAR Rating Sheets Due CATE Tour in Killeen Elementary Campus Tour Interview CMAR Candidates Select CMAR Firm or Firms MARCH 2016 Meet with Rating Agencies APRIL 2016 Sell Bonds SUMMER 2016 Complete JOC and Other Projects: HPG/R-A/K-P Flooring Wheatley Windows THS Campus Drainage Travis/Lamar Gym Floors Begin Thornton Construction Begin CATE Construction Acquire Road/Drive by Lamar

5 Walking with the Elephants A couple of weeks ago at the NAACP Founder s Day Celebration, Drayton McLane was talking about keys to success. One of the old fables that he used to make his point was called Walking with the Elephants. There was a flea and an elephant that crossed an old rickety bridge constructed out of twigs and twine connecting two mountains in Africa. As the pair crossed the bridge, it swayed and groaned and at many times felt it would fall. The pair successfully crossed and the flea looked up at the elephant and said, We shook it up a bit didn t we? The morale of the story, is that it is always best to walk with giants, they can take us far and that teamwork is not to be underestimated! Refrigerator Registrations We will not require refrigerator registration next year. We are not in a budget crisis at this point, although we highly encourage everyone to be mindful of our electrical usage, especially turning out lights when you leave a room. This makes a huge difference. MEETING WITH THE COMMISSIONER The ESC 12 superintendents had an opportunity to converse with new TEA commission, Mike Morath. He was surprisingly personable, approachable and inquisitive. He said he had 3 priorities, support educators in the field define expectations for Texas students and schools organize TEA to better serve districts He asked 3 questions. I pose these questions to you. If you want to send me a response, I will forward to TEA. I would love to hear from you. Is the STAAR test basically an IQ test? Is it useful to instruction? Is it useful for teachers? He said that his first order or business was reorganizing TEA to make it consumer friendly. Rising Stars Kindergarten Enrichment Program 21 st Century/TISD Summer School Director: Fran Smetana SS Contact: Phyllis Santiago Location: Jefferson Elementary Enrollment: Home campus May 27 June 3 Term: Monday, June 6 Friday, June 17 Buses: 7:30 a.m.; 12:30 p.m. Students: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

6 Teachers: 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 12 hours Professional Development 6 hours Post Assessment, Reports Rising Stars Kindergarten Enrichment Program Projected enrollment: 60 students Student teacher ratio: 15:1 Bilingual Enrichment Summer Program Coordinator: Phyllis Santiago Location: Jefferson Elementary Enrollment: Through B/ESL Department May 27 June 3 Term: Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 24 Buses: 7:30 a.m.; 4:00 p.m. Students: Teachers: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. 12 hours Professional Development 6 hours Post Assessment, Reports K, 1 and 2 Projected enrollment: 180 students Elementary School Summer Programs Remediation Grades 1 5; SSI Grade 5 Coordinator: Chrystal Thomas Location: Jefferson Elementary Enrollment: Home campus May 27 June 3 Term: Monday, June 6 to Wednesday, June 23 Buses: 7:30 a.m.; 12:30 p.m. Students: AMI June 6 to June 21 ARI June 6 to June 22 or June 23 (12 or 13 days) SRP June 6 to June 17 (10 days) 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Teachers: 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 12 hours Professional Development 6 hours Post Assessment, Reports Student Success Initiative: Math (AMI) - Projected enrollment: 100 students Student Success Initiative: Reading (ARI) - Projected enrollment: 80 students Summer Remediation Program - Projected enrollment: 150 students Middle School Summer Programs

7 Remediation Grades 6 8; SSI Grade 8 Coordinator: Larry Placencia Location: Temple High School Enrollment: Home campus May 27 June 3 Term: Monday, June 6 to Wednesday, June 23 Buses: 7:30 a.m.; 12:30 p.m. Students: AMI June 6 to June 21 ARI June 6 to June 22 or June 23 (12 or 13 days) SRP June 6 to June 17 (10 days) 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Teachers: 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 12 hours Professional Development 6 hours Post Assessment, Reports Student Success Initiative: Math (AMI) - Projected enrollment: 90 students Student Success Initiative: Reading (ARI) - Projected enrollment: 80 students Summer Remediation Program - Projected enrollment: 180 students High School Summer Programs Credit Recovery / EOC Prep / Acceleration Coordinator: Eric Haugeberg Location: Temple High School Term: Term 1 Acceleration: June 7 to June 16 (8 days) Credit Recovery: June 8 to June 17 (8 days) Term 2 Acceleration: June 17 to June 28 (8 days) Credit Recovery: June 18 to June 29 (8 days) EOC Term EOC Prep: June 8 to June 29 (16 days) Buses: 7:30 a.m.; 12:30 p.m.; 4:00 p.m. Time: Students: Session 1 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Session 2 12:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Teachers: 7:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Testing: Monday, July 11 to Friday, July 15 Acceleration Program - Projected enrollment: 105 students Credit Recovery Program/EOC Preparation - Projected enrollment: 240 students Wheatley Alternative Summer Programs

8 Credit Recovery / EOC Prep Coordinator: Location: Carl Pleasant Wheatley Alternative Center MS Term: Testing: Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 17 (10 instructional days) Monday, June 20 (Prep) to Wednesday, June 22 (Make-up) HS Term: Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 24 (15 instructional days) Testing: Monday, July 11 to Friday, July 15 Time: Students: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Teachers: 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 12 hours Professional Development TBA 6 hours Post Assessment, Reports TBA MS Summer Remediation Grades 6-8 MS Student Success Initiative Grade 8 HS Credit Recovery Program/EOC Preparation Grades 9-12