Academic Dean Newsletter

The GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) referral window is open for testing October 30-November 10. Many students get to high school without having an opportunity to be identified for services. Please share the weekly memo posted today with your teams. GT Game Night is coming on Thursday, November 9 at Davis Middle School. Come and enjoy board games with kids and parents.

November 8, 6-7:30 in the Quincy Board Room

Share with your families, teachers and students. We are hoping to see middle school students and their families to help them engage early in this opportunity for earning early and free college credit.

Do you have actionable plans for sharing scores with students and helping them set goals for next steps?

Thursday, November 9

Please check in with your College Bound Advisors for information about participation.

Khan Academy wants you! And your students. Please make sure you are sharing information and support with teachers, especially for mascot time. We want to celebrate hundreds of students “leveling up!” Contact Liz or Katheryn for great ideas for engaging students, teachers, AND parents to take advantage of this resource. And check out this free, asynchronous course: Khan for Educators to help teachers and other staff learn more about implementation.

State Assessment LPAC meetings are happening between now and November 3rd. These meetings make decisions about the designated supports that EB students will receive during testing. To ensure all required information is available for these meetings, please remind the teachers you support to complete BOY Instructional Accommodations in Edugence, and submit recommended designated supports to the LPAC coordinator. It is highly recommended that Newcomers with beginning or intermediate TELPAS scores receive designated supports (Content and Language Supports and/or Oral Administration). Any EB can receive designated supports if they are routinely and effectively used in classroom instruction. Please refer to the chart that lists the classroom supports that link to content and language supports. Examples can be found on pages 21-22 of the STAAR Accessibility Educator Guide. To support your efforts, rosters of Emergent Bilingual retesters are available in your campus data folder.

The first 3 Academic Deans to email kcline1@saisd.net with 3 take-aways from the newsletter, win a prize.