Friday Facts March 22

#HCISDPrideBeginsWithYou

Friday Facts March 22, 2024

March 22, 2024 UPCOMING DATES 26- Elementary AP Meeting 8:00-12:30 Secondary AP Meeting Opt #1

IMPORTANT LINKS ●

Codes ●

1:00-4:30 27- Secondary AP Meeting Opt #2

23-24 District Assessment Calendar

●

8:00-12:00 29- Student/Staff Holiday

Schoology PLC District

23-24 Elementary Grading Guidelines

●

23-24 Secondary Grading Guidelines

April 1-Staff Workday/Student Holiday

●

23-24 District Calendar

●

23-24 C&I Meeting Dates

For the most up to date information view the Public Folders and Department Calendars Click HERE for the How To Document for adding public folders with the department calendars to your personal Outlook Calendar.

SUPERINTENDENT Dr. Eric Wright ➢

Pearls of Wisdom

In life we can’t control everything but we can control our attitude as well as how we respond to adversity. #HopeDealers

#HaysCISDPrideBeginsWithYou!!!

Dr. Eric Wright

Chief and Deputy Academic Officer Updates Action Items

●

The last Reading Academy session is April 24th. This will be our last session for this year. Teachers should cancel their substitutes for the May 8th session. We were able to complete the modules in 9 sessions.

Informational Items

Thank you for your collaboration and sharing at ILT yesterday. We are in the home stretch so let’s finish strong! Keep up the great work!

Marivel Sedillo, Mary Noble, Jesus Gomez, David Pierce & Michael Watson

Curriculum and Instruction Action Items

●

No action items at this time

Informational Items

●

Upcoming Just In Time Trainings: March 26th or 27th - 3rd and 4th grade Math STAAR Review April 2nd or 3rd - 5th grade Math and Science STAAR Review

●

TEA Math Academies at Region 13 - sign up here for more information FREE MATH PD FROM TEA!!!! Teachers receive $350 for attending.

K/1st grade: June 4-6 2nd grade: July 23-25 3rd grade: June 25-27 4th grade: June 11-13 5th grade: June 16-18 *all session are from 9:00-4:00 daily at Region 13

April 1st- Staff Work day ● 8:00-9:30 - Campus PD & Meeting ● 10:00-12:00 - District PLC* ● 12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch ● 1:00-4:00 - Staff Work Time ● *District PLC for groups below: ○ PK, Specials, Fine Arts, CTE, LOTE, Specialized SPED Programs, Interventionists, and Dyslexia teachers

Derek McDaniel

Curriculum and Instruction Action Items

●

No action items at this time Informational Items

Secondary Science New TEKS upcoming session offerings for May!

Date

Session

5/6

6th Grade New TEKS Planning Workshop

https://hays.schoolobjects.com//wshop/ default.aspx?cid=13296

5/7

7th Grade New TEKS Planning Workshop

https://hays.schoolobjects.com//wshop/ default.aspx?cid=13297

5/8

8th Grade New TEKS Planning Workshop

https://hays.schoolobjects.com//wshop/ default.aspx?cid=13298

5/9

Biology New Workshop

Planning

https://hays.schoolobjects.com//wshop/ default.aspx?cid=13299

5/28

6th Grade New TEKS Planning Workshop

https://hays.schoolobjects.com//wshop/ default.aspx?cid=13300

5/29

7th Grade New TEKS Planning Workshop

https://hays.schoolobjects.com//wshop/ default.aspx?cid=13301

5/30

8th Grade New TEKS Planning Workshop

https://hays.schoolobjects.com//wshop/ default.aspx?cid=13302

5/31

Biology New TEKS Planning Workshop

https://hays.schoolobjects.com//wshop/ default.aspx?cid=13303

TEKS

Registration

Derek McDaniel

C&I: TEA/Hays CISD Reading Academies Informational Items Our next and last Reading Academy session is April 24th. This will be our last session for this year. Teachers should cancel their substitutes for the May 8th session.

We were able to complete the modules in 9 sessions.

We appreciate all your efforts to get everyone to the sessions to avoid a make up session.

Our literacy team is working on completing the 4 required classroom visits for each participant.

23-24 Upcoming Reading Academy Training Dates: ● 4/24, 5/8 (canceled- session not needed) ● Time: 8:00-3:30 ● Location: Old Upper Buda Elementary Cafeteria- (300 N. San Marcos St. Buda, TX 78610) ● Teachers should sign up in Eduphoria

Secretaries can use this code to enter when creating the absences: ● 199-11-6112-RA-911-11-2-0

Do you still want access to the Reading Academy Content? ● Request for Alumni Course Link

Denise Schweitzer, Mandy Taylor, Teri Stapp

Academic Support Action Items

●

Section 504 Compliance Reports - Please check your campus folder for an updated compliance report. If you have questions, please contact me.

Informational Items

Check out the Emergent Tree Blog Post

Let’s Go Farming Instead of Fighting Fires: Expanding Capacity with Proactive & Preventative Supports

●

Intervention & Dyslexia PLC ○

Date: April 1st

○

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

○

Location: KES Cafeteria

Debbie Brown

Advanced Academics Action Items

High School Academic Meeting–Thursday, March 28, 2024–invitations have been sent to those who need to attend.

AP and OnRamps teachers meet Monday, April 1, from 10 a.m.-Noon at MMS

Informational Items

Information about registration for summer trainings for AP and OnRamps will be shared with teachers the first week in April.

Texas History Day state competition in Austin–April 20, 2024–Congratulations to Hays CISD students who will be competing!

Joy Philpott

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Informational Items

CREW Day will be April 11th.

Please start signing up your students to attend and working on those resumes.

Tentative Schedule: Check In and Setup 8:00 am - 9:00 am 9:15 am – 10:05 am Hays High School & Live Oak Academy 10:15 am – 11:05 am Lehman High School 11:15 am – 12:05 pm Johnson High School 12:05 pm – 12:30 pm Tear down / clean up 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Hays CTE Spring Advisory Committee luncheon

Suzi Mitchell

Digital Learning Action Items

Esports club sponsor coach training will be April 10-11 for secondary club coaches and sponsors. Please let me know if you have any questions about this 100% Hays Opportunity!

Informational Items

●

No items at this time

Emily Herrin

Federal Programs and Grants Campus Improvement Plans/ Needs Assessment

ACTION: 3rd Quarter CIP reviews due APRIL 12!

ACTION: Start your 2025 CNA CNA Training CLT Documentation TITLE 1 SCHOOLWIDE Programs ACTION: Schedule your EOY Title 1 meeting!! Purpose: 1) evaluate your PFE program (send out your survey to parents so you can discuss in the meeting), 2) Revise your Parent-School Compact, 3) Revise your PFE Policy. ??: PFE Evaluation TOOLKIT T1 Admin Toolkit T1 Fall Annual Meeting

ACTION: Template for T1 funded Sub Reimbursement - Planning or Training (Must submit to Norris or subs will be charged to your campus sub budget!!! Thanks R. HERRING at HES for the great form!)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PD: If grant funds pay for PD and then a staff does not attend, you must use local funds to pay for the travel. The campus should maintaining attendance certificates to prove attendance in the event of audit.

Grant Funded SUBS: You may only pay a Guest Teacher as a Sub with Federal Funds. Ensure that your subs are secured and confirmed well in advance.

Currently employed staff may only take on extra duties outside of their regular duty day. TEMPLATE LINKED HERE for T1 SUB REIMBURSEMENT ALL Hays CISD Secondary Students have access to Varsity tutor’s online homework work help through May 2025. Tutoring available in Spanish as well! Students will need to locate the Varsity icon in the Library in Classlink.

FREE LIVE Enrichment classes - AP/SAT reviews, etc.

Varsity Marketing Info.

If you have MKV or Free lunch (ANY GRADE) students who could benefit during/after the school day from online Spanish/English Math/Reading tutoring, email or text Norris. We have 7 individual tutoring spots that have been paid for thru 5/26.

Stephanie Norris (ext. 45156, cell 512-787-3746)

Fine Arts Action Items

●

Please help remind all extra-curricular activities to adhere to the latest eligibility reports.

Informational Items

Check it out!! 4/1 - 4/6

Patty Moreno & Jason Adam

Gifted and Talented Services Action Items ●

There are teachers on your campus who are doing awesome things to meet the needs of Gifted and Talented students! Please nominate someone for the G/T Spotlight Award by clicking on the link below.

G/T Spotlight Award Nomination

Informational Items ●

● ●

Elementary principals - As a reminder, the G/T Instructional Coach assigned to your campus will work with newly identified 1st - 5th grade students one hour per month from March through May. They worked with the campus Instructional Coach to schedule sessions.

The district’s Spring G/T Magazine was shared with parent this week. The English version can be viewed at THIS LINK and the Spanish version at THIS LINK. G/T Awareness Week happens the first full week of April every year and was created to increase awareness and encourage support of gifted education in Texas. Through online community discussions and social media posts, parents, educators, and advocates come together to celebrate giftedness. All throughout the week, TAGT will push out information and create conversations to dispel myths and provide a deeper understanding of the purpose of gifted education. This April, we ask you to share #whyGT matters to you, your family, and your school.

Looking For Resources to Celebrate?

Spread the word! Check out these resources TAGT put together just for YOU!

Tish Cawley

Human Resources Action Items

●

No action items at this time.

Informational Items

●

New Employee Resource Launching in April! - We are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of FinPath, a new benefit available at no cost to all Hays CISD employees. With FinPath, you'll have access to powerful tools and resources to help you achieve your individual financial goals. The program will be available for you to access very soon. Check your email inbox for more communications about FinPath from HR Info.

●

Early Notice Retirement Incentive - Deadline March 30, 2024. - The Hays CISD Human Resources department would like to share with aspiring retirees that we offer an Early Notice of Retirement Incentive.The district provides a financial increase to our staff in their final year of employment when they give advance notice of intent to retire by March 30, 2024. If you have any questions, contact Director of Human Resources, Ginger Blanchon at ginger.blanchon@hayscisd.net.

●

Appraisal Calendar - April 29, last day to conduct formal observations. May 3, last day for summative conferences.

● ●

March 29th - Student/Staff Holiday April 8th - Solar Eclipse Day, Campuses and Offices Closed

●

Teacher Resignation Deadline - 45 days prior to start of new school year-June 28 ,2024

Christina Courson, CHRO

Guidance and Counseling & CCR #StrongerTogether RESOURCES

Mental Health Informational Items

RESOURCES College Readiness Checklists 2023-2024 ● ● ● ● ●

Senior (Grade 12) En Español: Senior Checklist Junior (Grade 11) En Español: Junior Checklist Sophomore (Grade 10) En Español: Sophomore Checklist Freshman (Grade 9) En Español: Freshman Checklist Middle School Action List for CCLR En Español: Escuela Secundaria (6-8)

HCISD/Counseling Dept. Webpages: Guidance & Counseling | College and Career Readiness

Maritza Gonzalez & LindaRae Johnson

Management Information Systems (MIS) Action Items ● ●

04/03/24- Campus deadline in TCP for pay period 03/17/2024 - 03/30/2024 04/17/24- Campus deadline in TCP for pay period 03/31/2024 - 04/13/2024 TimeClock Plus Resources ❖ ❖ ❖

❖ ❖ ❖

Full Manager’s Guide Full User’s Guide Canceling Leave Requests Approving and Adding Time Off Request Instructions Comp Time Accrual Balance Report Instructions Absence Report Instructions Frontline News

Jeannie Alvarado

Multilingual Education and Migrant Programs Action Items

Bilingual/ESL Summer School Information: Elementary: The State of Texas requires that districts offer bilingual and ESL summer school for PK & Kinder students. Please share the following Bilingual/ESL PK/K Summer School Interest form with your PK/K bilingual and ESL teachers so that we can plan accordingly.

The multilingual department will also be offering a language acceleration summer school for students in their first 2 years of school in the US. Please share the following Language Acceleration Summer Academy interest form, Grades 1-5 link to the teachers of your recent arrival students so we can plan accordingly.

More information to follow soon.

Secondary: The multilingual department will be offering the Language Acceleration

Summer School for students in their first 2 years of school in the US. Please share the following Language Acceleration Summer Academy interest form link to the teachers of your recent arrival students so we can plan accordingly.

More information to follow soon.

Informational Items If you have not heard yet Community Action Inc. and Hays CISD Multilingual Department have partnered to offer FREE classes for Parents through a program called – Raising Highly Capable Kids!

For over 13 years, this program has helped parents raise children who become healthy, caring, and responsible adults and we will be facilitating our first round of classes (in Spanish) beginning upon return from Spring Break. These classes will be offered in Spanish. Please share this information in your newsletters.

1.

2.

@ Lehman High School: Wednesdays, March 27 - May 8, 6pm - 830pm @ Community Action Kyle Learning Center: Fridays, April 5 - May 17, 9am - 12pm

Know someone who is a Language Learner Rock Star? Nominate them today for the Language Learner Rock Star Award.

Language Learner Rock Star Award Nomination

Patricia Melgar-Cook

Pre-K Program Action Items

●

Please share the Pre-K Registration flyers below with parents in your newsletters and social media platforms.

English/Spanish

English & Spanish

Upcoming Dates

●

District PLC ~ April 1st ~ 10:00 - 12:00 @ Location: TES Cafeteria ~ Register

●

Pre-K Assessment Calendar

●

Pre-K Annual Calendar (Links to previous District PLC slide decks are included) LaShun Gaines

Special Education Action Items

●

Please include these in your newsletters Upcoming events: ○

○ ○ ○

Unified Champions 5k–April 6 ■ Register: https://www.athleteguild.com/event/buda-tx/2024-unified-cham pions-5k-for-all ■ Volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B4AA5A62CA1FC1-unified 1#/ Special Olympics Track and Field Elementary Meet - Johnson High School April 9 - 9:00am - 11:45am Special Olympics track and field Region event (Middle and High School students)–April 13 - Leander - Bible Stadium Special Ed Transition Fair–April 16 --CMS 6-8 pm

■ ■

2024 Transition Fair Flyer 2024 Transition Fair Flyer-Spanish

April 1st Training: All times from 10-12 Resource/Inclusion teachers and all paraprofessionals will stay on campus ECSE–SPED Kitchen FL/FLS–Chapa Cafeteria SBI/FOCUS/SLC–Chapa Library Classroom Informational Items

Michelle Velasquez

State Assessments and Accountability Action Items

NEXT WEEK!: Science and Social Studies State Interims (3/25-3/28) ● ●

State Interims are given in the Cambium platform just like STAAR. Teachers should refer to our All-Things-State Interim document for more information.

RLA & Math Data Walls!!: Jaime is updating your RLA Data Walls with RLA and Math Benchmark data. We are also keeping track of our decreasing number of zeros compared to last year’s benchmark and STAAR. #OperationNoZeros #GrowthForAll Optional CTC Workdays: We’re offering two chances for your CTC to come work with Jaime and I. This is totally optional, but would provide your CTC with some quiet time to work solely on STAAR. Wednesday, March 27th Tuesday, April 2nd Upper Buda Room 201 (in the courtyard) Informational Items

WELCOME, AMANDA RESPONDEK!!: The Assessment Department is happy to welcome Amanda Respondek (C&I Technology Support Specialist, x45088) to our team. Feel free to reach out to Jaime and Kevin, but know Amanda can also help you with any of your Eduphoria questions or needs! You will see her included on more communications as she grows into her new support role.

Kevin Malandruccolo

Student Information Systems (SIS) Action Items

●

3/26 - DUE DATE for Principals to review and confirm TSDS Winter Class Roster Submission data is accurate.

Information Items

Attendance Reminder ● ● ●

Did you know the district will lose funding if your clerk is not filing notes or completing attendance audits?

Your clerk’s attendance responsibilities take priority over all other responsibilities they have.

Please ensure they are given the required time to complete attendance tasks.

2024 - 2025 School Year Open in TEAMS ● ●

Reports for Viewing Next Year Students 3/29 - 2025 Transfers will be moved in TEAMS

2024 - 2025 School Year Online Registration Opens - 4/25/24 ●

4/16 - Registration & Enrollment Updates Training for Campus Registrars.

●

4/17 - Registration and Enrollment Requirements Training for Campus Registrars.

●

Campus PEIMS, HS Registrars, ES & MS Attendance - Mandatory to attend either the 4/16 or 4/17 training

●

Staff can sign up for sessions in Eduphoria

Dana Braun

Student Information Systems (SIS) Resources

Monday Enrollment Reports ● Hays CISD - Monday Enrollment Reports Google Folder ● Each Monday, SIS adds the following reports: ○ Enrollments by campus and grade level ○ District and campus attendance percentages for the prior week of school and for the entire school year.

Grading Resources ● Elementary Grading Timeline ● Secondary Grading Timeline ● TEAMS Reports for Monitoring Grades Attendance Resources ● TEAMS Attendance Reports for Administrators Discipline Resources ● Discipline Coding Reference Chart ● Discipline Coding Guide ● TEAMS Discipline Guide Teacher Resources ● TEAMS Guide for Teachers ● TEAMS Skillbook Guide for Teachers OnData Suite https://105906.ondatasuite.com/index.php/gate/login

Dana Braun

Action Items

●

Ensure that teachers are taking attendance every day/all periods and making contact with the parents of students that are not here.

This does make a difference!

● ●

Follow your campus tiered attendance plans!

Ask our Attentendance Intervention Specialist or Dr. Dawson if you need assistance. We are here to support you!

It is that time of year!

Time to do your campus needs assessment for your PBIS implementation. ● ● ● ●

Are you implementing PBIS school-wide?

What is working? What is not?

What are your next steps?

Remember, this must happen at all campuses.

Click this link for Campus-Specific data.

Dr. Brian Dawson

Student Health Services Action Items

● ●

Complete the clinic walkthrough on the nurse prior to the evaluation Nurses are starting to communicate with parents regarding immunizations for the start of next school year. Linked here are the DSHS requirements if parents have questions: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/immunization-unit/texas-school-child-c are-facility-immunization/texas-minimum-state-vaccine-1

Information Items Check out the latest newsletter from Student Health Services:

Megan Benthall, MSN, RN