WINK’S WEEKLY WORDS
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Do your failures define your or refine you? Our response to failure will tell whether we are on the path to excellence or not. Watch this video of a runner who fell but overcame it to win. We can do this in order to reach our goals.CURRICULUM ANNOUNCEMENTS & STAFF Shoutout
Congratulations to our 5th and 8th graders for their growth on STAAR. Below is a table that shows how much they grew from last year. Special thanks to Stephanie McPherson, Laura Larsen, Micki Smith, Roma Morgan, Gayla Brummett and J.D. Williams for all of the effort they put in to help our students reach their growth goals.
Tested Area at Standard
|
16-17
Percentage of 4th or 7th
graders at standard
|
17-18
Percentage of 5th or 8th
graders at standard
|
Growth
|
5th Reading Approaches
|
71%
|
80%
|
+9
|
5th Reading Meets
|
38%
|
46%
|
+8
|
5th Reading Masters
|
27%
|
25%
|
-2
|
5th Math Approaches
|
71%
|
95%
|
+24
|
5th Math Meets
|
27%
|
63%
|
+36
|
5th Math Masters
|
9%
|
28%
|
+19
|
8th Reading Approaches
|
72%
|
76%
|
+4
|
8th Reading Meets
|
38%
|
58%
|
+20
|
8th Reading Masters
|
17%
|
33%
|
+16
|
8th Math Approaches
|
73%
|
90%
|
+17
|
8th Math Meets
|
44%
|
73%
|
+29
|
8th Math Masters
|
14%
|
30%
|
+16
|
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
We are excited to welcome Region 10 to our district May 30th for Vertical Team learning as we strengthen our understanding of TEKS Resource System, and how it can be most effectively utilized to build rigorous lessons!The plan for the week of May 28th:
- May 29th - Using the essential SEs and the BRISD Assessment Calendar to build your Year At a Glance (YAG) for the 2018-19 school year.
- May 30th - Vertical Team learning with Region 10.
- May 31st - Working in vertical teams to refine subject level expectation documents, then begin building Lesson Plans for 2018-19.
Remember that attending May 30th and May 31st will account for 2 of the 5 professional learning days needed during the summer.
Revolutionizing Learning
Registration is now open for the Revolutionizing Learning Conference. It will be on July 24th and 25th at Royse
City High School. Please go to http://www.rlchat.com/ for more information or click here to register. You can earn
your GT hours by attending one day of RL.
Testing Announcements
Please read your Test Administrator Manual prior test day. HERE is a link to your Test Administrator Training
that you had in April to review your responsibilities. Mrs. Kay and Mrs. Douglas are scheduling testing meetings with each campus. Be looking for communication from them for your required testing meeting prior to the May STAAR and EOC administrations.
The end of the year MAP testing window is currently open and closes Friday, May 18th. When planning for MAP testing, please keep in mind that Algebra I, Biology, and US History EOC testing will take place May 8-10, and STAAR testing at the Middle and Elementary Schools will take place May 14-16.
See your campus administrator with any questions regarding the scheduling of the MAP tests. Also, be on the lookout for more communication from your MAP contacts (Ashley Elder, Mary Townsend, Stacey Flanagan) regarding the completion of this last MAP assessment.
Upcoming Events
- Wed. May 2 - Retirement Planning Seminar
- May 7 - EOC Testing Week
- May 14 - ES & MS STAAR Testing Week
- May 25 - Last Day of School & Showcase Showdown
- May 26 - Graduation
See Wink's Post for more events
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN
Friday May 4th is #GenTXDay This is a day where high school seniors around Texas will be sharing their college
and career plans on social media. Anyone that wears a college or university shirt on Friday, May 4th for
#GenTXDay will receive a jeans pass for Monday, May 7th. Help BRISD promote how we are preparing our students
to be college and career ready by sending social media posts about #GenTXDay to your iMPACT team leader.
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN
- Heather Boyett
- Missy Douglas
- Derek Gourley
- Shanda Jenkins
- Terra Mathers
- Amanda Ray
- Renee Reed
- Lana Sikes
- Helen Thompson
- Kevin Wiggins
Every week we will pull 10 names. Find out how many tickets you will get to win the Prize is Right on
Friday, May 25 at 1:30 p.m.
Below are the folks who are making donations for the End of the Year Showcase Showdown. I hope you are
finding "usual" and "unusual" things to "Make a Deal".
#GenTXDayFriday, May 25 at 1:30 p.m.
Below are the folks who are making donations for the End of the Year Showcase Showdown. I hope you are
finding "usual" and "unusual" things to "Make a Deal".
SPECIAL NOTE - YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN
TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Friday May 4th is #GenTXDay This is a day where high school seniors around Texas will be sharing their college
and career plans on social media. Anyone that wears a college or university shirt on Friday, May 4th for
#GenTXDay will receive a jeans pass for Monday, May 7th. Help BRISD promote how we are preparing our students
to be college and career ready by sending social media posts about #GenTXDay to your iMPACT team leader.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Blue Ridge ISD Dyslexia on FB - https://goo.gl/dPkJiEAwards ceremonies and end of the year events are quickly approaching. Please make sure you send all special
printing jobs to mediacenter@brisd.net at least a week prior to the event.
