Friday, August 17, 2018

Week of August 20

WINK’S WEEKLY WORDS

I hope you had a great week of training, learning, and preparation for the 2018-2019 school year.  Growth is the goal, but how much you grow is dependent on your plan for growth.  WATCH THIS VIDEO to see how you can use your lesson plan to set growth goals and make your personalized plan for growth.

I wish each one of you the best start to the school year that you have ever had.  I also invite you to give me and our administrative team feedback to help us better serve you.  Your success is greatly impacted by our ability to support you, and we will support you best when we know your needs for learning and growth.

If you want to watch the video from our welcome back, here it is.  Please feel free to share.

CLICK HERE TO READ MY BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY BLOG


CURRICULUM ANNOUNCEMENTS

BRISD utilizes TEKS Resource System for the scope and sequence related to your subject, as well as other tools designed to enhance your planning.  For a quick reminder on how to access your subject's scope and sequence (YAG), please view this video.  CTE teachers in need of additional support are encouraged to visit the Texas CTE Resource Center.

All consumable curriculum resources have been delivered to the campus principals.  Ms. Stiney is in the process of preparing all online curriculum resources for deployment as quickly as possible.

Please see your campus principal for questions/suggestions/concerns regarding curriculum resources.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Remember that compliance training is to be completed by September 3rd.

Log your compliance training, as well as any other professional learning from this summer in the BRISD Summer Learning Documentation Form.

Testing Announcements
TEA is in the process of releasing the 2018 STAAR/EOC assessments.  BRISD uses these assessments as the MOCK FA prior to your STAAR/EOC assessment.  With this in mind, please DO NOT USE ANY 2018 RELEASED STAAR/EOC MATERIAL.  

 Friday, August 24th is our first BRISD Friday Late Start!
Check with your building principal for attendance expectations vs campus coverage.
We will begin promptly at 7:30am in the BRISD Board Room.  
The topic will be creating assessments in DMAC, and preparing for BOY MAP testing (see below).
Remember that FA1 is due in DMAC on or before September 7th.
Click here for FA testing dates and required subjects.

 The beginning of the year MAP testing window opens September 4th and closes September 14th.  Remember that we will be assessing students in grades K-9 in reading and math.  

STAFF SHOUTOUT

Thank you to our maintenance staff for all of their hard work this summer preparing our campuses and district for another school year. We appreciate everything you do to make Blue Ridge ISD great!  

Upcoming Events

  • Mon, Aug 20 - 1st Day of 2018-2019 School Year
  • Mon, Aug 27 - BRISD Board Meeting
  • Mon, Sep 3 - Labor Day Holiday
  • Thu, Sep 4 - School Picture Day
  • Fri, Sep 7 - End of 1st 3 Weeks Grading Period (Progress Reports out the next week)
  • Fri, Sep 7 - Deadline to create FA 1 in DMAC
  • Sat, Sep 8 - Saturday Night in Blue Ridge by BRASA at the Square in Blue Ridge

TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCEMENTS

We are no longer utilizing Eduphoria in BRISD. Due to this change, we will now be handling all technology support requests, transportation requests, and all maintenance requests through online Google forms. You can access these forms under Staff Resources at www.brisd.net or by clicking below. Please complete each form with as must information

SPECIAL PROGRAMS ANNOUNCEMENTS

The 2018-2019 Blue Ridge ISD Special Program Coordinators are:

 Terra Mathers, Special Education - terra.mathers@brisd.net
Missy Doulgas, Section 504 - missy.douglas@brisd.net
Missy Douglas, At-Risk - missy.douglas@brisd.net
Leslie Patterson, Dyslexia - leslie.patterson@brisd.net
Anna Miller, ESL/ELL - anna.miller@brisd.net
Rebecca Kay, CCMR - rebecca.kay@brisd.net
Alise Burke, Gifted & Talented - alise.burke@brisd.net

These coordinators are ready and willing to assist as needed.  Please do not hesitate to contact them with any questions or concerns.

Media Center Announcements
Media Center hours: 7:00-4:00

 Important reminders about the media center

  • All color or special print jobs should be sent to mediacenter@brisd.net
  • Allow a 3 day turn around on media center requests
  • All jobs MUST come print ready
  • All posters need to be sent in Publisher. The largest poster size is 24 X 36
  • If you need access to the media center after 4:00, you will need to make prior arrangements for it to be kept open. 
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