CRHS eNews 9/15/23

Dear Cougar Families,

Warmly,

Dr. Williams

The end of the first six weeks is next Thursday, September 21st. This is the LAST opportunity to drop from KAP/AP REGARDLESS of your grade in the course. Deadline to request a drop is Thursday, September 28th. After this date, the only opportunity to drop to academic is at the end of a six weeks grading period and the student’s six weeks grade must be below 70 to drop.

GPA Exempt

The deadline to apply for a GPA Exempt is Thursday, September 21st. For more information on the GPA Exempt program, including guidelines, click https://www.katyisd.org/domain/1821.

The Discipline Management Plan and Student Code of Conduct is Katy ISD’s specific response to requirements of Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code. The law requires the District to define misconduct that may or must result in a range of specific disciplinary consequences. This Code is an outgrowth of collaboration among District and campus staff, parents, other community members, and representatives of appropriate county juvenile boards. This Code, adopted by the Board of Trustees of Katy ISD, provides information and direction to students and parents regarding expected standards of behavior as well as potential consequences for misconduct.

https://www.katyisd.org/cms/lib/TX50010808/Centricity/domain/3831/documents/Discipline_Management_Plan.pdf

https://www.katyisd.org/cms/lib/TX50010808/Centricity/domain/3831/documents/Discipline_Management_Plan-Spanish.pdf

Tardies

A student is considered tardy when the student is not inside the classroom before the last bell rings of the tardy bell. According to each school’s tardy procedure, a student with documented tardies may be assigned to detention (after school detention - 1 to 3 hours) or other appropriate disciplinary consequence, including but not limited to, loss of privileges including parking. Students who are tardy for more than 50% of a given class period will be counted absent for attendance purposes. Students checking out of school for the day during a given class period will be recorded as absent if the student leaves before 50% of the class period has elapsed.

Cinco Ranch High School Tardy Consequences

1 – 3 tardies = No consequence

4 – 6 tardies = 1 hour after school detention

7 – 9 tardies = 2 hour after school detention

10 – 12 tardies = 3 hour after school detention

13 – 15 + tardies = a level 3 offense (3.26) Persistent Level 2 offenses which will result in In School Suspension (ISS)

• The total number of tardies are an accumulation of every period
• Tardies reset to zero at the beginning of each six weeks.
• 10 tardies per class period in a semester will result in a loss of exemptions for that class.
• Disciplinary actions for tardies depends on the number of tardies the student receives in a designated timeframe. Example: If a student is tardy 8 times in a six weeks, they will receive the consequence for 7-9 tardies.

STAY CONNECTED!

This year parents and students can stay plugged into important grade level events through Remind. This will be your student's source for Class information for the duration of his/her time at Cinco Ranch High School. To get plugged in, please do the following:

12th Grade – text @crhs-2024 to 81010

11th Grade – text @crhs-2025 to 81010

10th Grade – text @2026-crhs to 81010

9th Grade – text @crhs-2027 to 81010

September his here, so let's look back at what we accomplished in August! PTSA supports ALL students and staff at CRHS! How do we do this? Simple answer....YOU! We cannot do anything without our spectacular members and phenomenal volunteers! Haven't joined our PTSA yet? Go to https://www.joinpta.org/ and select Katy ISD & CRHS PTSA.

The CRHS PTSA Spring Garage Sale will be held Saturday, October 28th from 8:00-11:00 AM at Cinco Ranch High School (23440 Cinco Ranch Blvd, Katy, TX 77494). Rain date to be advised. Click the link below to register for your spot!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t4sMAYF3nVbZLqh9RViUUIKiW7NW2JnW/view

Calling all creators for the Reflections program! Submissions due November 2 (submission drop off location is CRHS Main Office). Please visit https://www.txpta.org/reflections-participation for more information and student entry form and email CincoPTSAReflections@gmail.com with any questions.

PIZZA SALES:

We also need parent volunteers to sell pizza on Wednesday’s during lunches starting September 27th. For more information, please click the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B4BADA92CAAFA7-crhs1

Parents:

Please encourage your student to stay hydrated. There are filtered water stations throughout the hallways and vending machines that take both cash and card.

Medications:

Students requiring the need to carry their asthma/allergy or emergency medicine, MUST have the proper forms completed and the medication registered in the clinic. Please refer to the CRHS clinic home page for details and links to the proper documentation: https://www.katyisd.org/domain/1822

Immunizations:

• All students enrolled in Katy ISD must be in compliance with all Texas required immunizations. The clinic staff will send home reminders of when vaccines are needed to remain up to date.

• Katy ISD Health Services Department is partnering with Texas Vaccine Institute is proud to announce a low cost, immunization opportunity, offered monthly, for our students who may need state required vaccines for school attendance or who may want to take advantage of receiving the optional, COVID-19, FDA approved Pfizer vaccine.

WHEN: October 5, 2023

Time: 2:00PM – 5:00PM

Location: Professional Development

Annex 6301 S. Stadium Lane

Katy, TX 77494

Texas Vaccine Institute provider information:

WHO: Accepting insured and uninsured

PRICE: $15 for one immunization; $25 for two, $35 for three or more for the REQUIRED STATE IMMUNIZATIONS

BRING: Campus Nurse provided “PARENT NOTIFICATION OF IMMUNIZATION DUE NOTIFICATION”, Personal Immunization Record, Insurance Card if insured Accepting Cash/Credit/Debit Cards

Students testing positive for Covid:

Report positive tests to the clinic. Students will remain home for 5 days from the start of symptoms. For example, the day of symptoms is day 0. The next day is considered day #1 and so on. The student will return on day #6. The student must be fever free for 24 hours to return on day #6. If the student tests positive without symptoms, the date of testing positive is day 0, and so on. The student remains home for 5 days. All absences, excused or unexcused, will count against exemptions. Any questions should be directed to nurse.

This school year, a new SMART Tag bus rider ID system will be rolled out across Katy ISD school buses to help monitor the ridership of eligible bus riders. The system will enable parents, bus drivers, and school administrators, to review in real time, when and where a student is picked up or dropped off by a school bus. Student identification (ID) cards for eligible riders will include the SMART Tag ID information. Buses will be equipped with a tablet that will read each student’s ID every time they enter and exit their bus. Parents and guardians will also have access to the SMART Tag Parent Web Portal — a cloud-based platform that will enable them to monitor their student’s ridership and bus route. Parents and guardians of eligible bus riders will receive additional information about the Smart Tag ID system via the email address they have on file with the district. The Smart Tag ID system replaces Katy ISD’s Edulog Lite App.

SpeakUP is the anonymous reporting platform that students, parents, and patrons can use to report safety concerns, bullying, threats of violence, drug use, as well as any other concerns related to student physical or mental health. SpeakUP is available for download in the Apple Store or Google Play. It is also available on all District websites, computers and District devices. SpeakUP provides an opportunity for the Katy ISD community to anonymously provide valuable information to District administration and law enforcement that will help keep our students safe.

Semester exam exemptions will be offered during Fall & Spring Semesters for the 2023 – 2024 school year. Below are the required semester exemption requirements. In KISD, Semester Exam Exemptions are offered as attendance and behavior incentives for students. Exemptions are determined by course.

To qualify for an exam exemption in a course, a student must have met the following criteria per semester, per course:

1. An average of 80 or higher for the semester.
2. No more than FIVE (5) non-school related absences (see note below).
3. No more than TEN (10) tardies;
4. No N in conduct for the course and no U in conduct for any
5. No ISS, OSS, OAC/DAEP Placement, or JJAEP Placement.
6. No outstanding fees or fines.
7. Must have been enrolled in the course by the 10th day of instruction; and
8. Meet campus specific requirements related to exemption submission deadlines and verification procedures for securing their exemptions.

The number of available exemptions per grade level is as follows:

Please note: The following absence codes do NOT count toward the five (5) allowable excused & unexcused absences:

• P: Present but not in class
• S: School-sponsored curricular and extra-curricular activity that is not UIL related
• V: UIL and other competitive activity
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Final Exam Exemption Clarifications:

• Except for seniors, students may not exempt the same course final for both the fall and spring semesters.
• Advanced Placement (AP) Exams:
• Students enrolled in an AP course who successfully sit for the AP exam for that course may elect to exempt the final exam in the Spring semester.
• The final exam exemption for an AP exam does not count toward the maximum number of exemptions for that student’s grade level.
• HCC Dual Credit & College Prep courses CANNOT be exempted.

The Cougar Stars are hosting their annual football dance clinic on Saturday, September 30th from 9:00a-12:00p with a performance at the Cinco Ranch varsity football game on Friday, October 6th . https://form.jotform.com/232095636170152

Get your Pink Out shirt for the October 12th Pink Out pep rally and game against Paetow! Shirts are $15. Place your order by September 21!

The Academic Counseling, College and Career Guidance Department will offer College and Career Connection Webinars on Wednesdays from 6pm-7pm each week beginning August 30th. The live presentations will take place via Zoom Webinar. Participants are not required to register for each individual session. Presentations will be recorded and placed on the Academic Counseling webpage.

Katy ISD, Community Education sponsors Sycamore Learning Company, who have worked with more than 60,000 students across the country over the last 15 years. Sycamore Learning Company designed these 5-hour seminars to help students prepare for the upcoming ACT and PSAT/SAT with specific strategies to maximize scoring on each section of these tests. The cost for one seminar is only $125 and each seminar includes an extensive study guide that has full-length practice tests with in-depth answer explanations for each question and 5 hours of in-class instruction. The only materials needed for the seminar will be a calculator and two pencils. Enrollment may be limited, so please register as soon as possible at https://www.prepforthefuture.com/ to ensure your student does not miss out on this opportunity. The next seminar will be September 16, 2023 at Taylor High School from 9:00am to 3:00pm.

Gifted and Talented Screening for 2024-2025 School Year

Secondary students may be screened for G/T classes, as long as they were not already screened this school year.

Parent checklists are available on the GT/AAS website: https://publicbiapps.katyisd.org/GTAP/Checklist.aspx?FormId=3&Lang=en-US and in the GT Tile in MyKaty Cloud.

If students are already in some G/T classes, and wish to be in more GT classes they may complete a Request for Additional GT Services at https://publicbiapps.katyisd.org/GTAP/AdditionalServices.aspx?FormId=5&Lang=en-US

Forms have a firm deadline to be completed by 2:30 pm on Friday, October 6th. Paper checklists will not be accepted.

FBLA is still accepting applications. FBLA is an organization that helps prepare students for real world professional experiences. Members attend exciting workshops and learn from business professionals, volunteer in the community, travel around the state and country and can earn scholarships, prizes, and awards. Applications were included in the 1st day packet on the CRHS website and can also be accessed here: https://cincoranchsfbla.wixsite.com/crhsfbl. Applications may be turned in to Mr. Bryan in room 2504.

Future Business Leaders of America will have its Parent Booster Club Meeting on Wednesday, September 27, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the LGI. We will discuss opportunities for members to attend workshops and competitions, participate in community service, earn letter jackets, and apply for scholarships. All parents of FBLA members are invited to attend.

CRTC Improv Showcase- come join us in the PAC for the first improv showcase of the year. Thursday, September 21st at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 and are available at the door.

CRTC Booster club - if you have a student in theatre class or in CRTC come to our first booster club general meeting to learn all about theatre on Tuesday, September 26th at 7:00 p.m. in the CRHS Blackbox.

To join the booster club, visit the theatre website.

https://www.cougartheatre.org/crtc-booster-club.html#/

Katy ISD, Community Education starts this week! We offer evening classes for adults 18 and older. Classes are held at Taylor High and Cinco Ranch High School. Some fun classes we offer include Watercolor, Acrylic Painting, Spanish, Guitar, Fruit Carving, Canva, Microsoft Word, Candle and Soap Making, Dance, Yoga, Financial classes and many more. To view the online catalog and to register for classes, visit: https://sites.google.com/katyisd.org/community-education-catalog/home