Seagoville Middle School // 950 N. Woody Rd // (972)892-7100 Principal: Javier Chaparro // Assistant Principals: Tela Maupin, Shanna Jones, Ronald Levingston, Wayne Bollin Dragon Newsletter Seagoville Middle School May 2, 2016 Getting to Know our Staff Lauren D. Mirche, 8th Grade Reading Teacher-AVID coordinator for 2016-17 I am the proud mother of my 8 year old daughter, Emerson, and my 13 year old step-daughter, Zoey. I have been married for almost 3 years now. I am the oldest of five girls, and was born in Austin, Texas to two musicians. I enjoy spending time with my family, boxing, horse-back riding, and dance in my free time. I graduated from UT Arlington and got certified to teach soon after. Prior to teaching, I was STUCK in the restaurant industry, working 10- 14 hour days of chaos. I always wanted to teach or counsel children. I feel so blessed to be doing what I love every day, even if the challenges sometimes appear larger than the rewards. I hope to stay passionate about teaching, and love the staff I work with every day. Looking Ahead… May Tue 3 – STAAR Algebra 1 EOC Thurs 5 – 5 de Mayo Program Fri 6 – SLO Goal Accomplishment Submission Deadline Mon 9 – STAAR Math 6 th and 7 th Grade / Math 8 th Retest Tue 10 – STAAR Reading 6 th and 7 th Grade / Reading 8 th Retest Wed 11 – STAAR PAP Science 7 th & 8 th Grade Thurs 12 – STAAR Social Studies 8 th Grade Fri 13 – All make ups for absent students Fri 27 – ACPs Begin Mon 30 – Memorial Day June Jun 2 – Students Last Day Jun 3 – Teachers Last Day Jun 6-Jun 16 – Summer Readiness Program Jun 6-Jun 17 – ACP Make Up Window Jun 6-Jun 23 – SSI Program Jun 14 – APs Last Day July Mon 4 – Independence Day Jun 27 – July 28 - Summer Achievers
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Seagoville Middle School // 950 N. Woody Rd // (972)892-7100 Principal: Javier Chaparro // Assistant Principals: Tela Maupin, Shanna Jones, Ronald Levingston, Wayne Bollin
Dragon Newsletter
Seagoville Middle School May 2, 2016
Getting to Know our Staff
Lauren D. Mirche, 8th Grade Reading Teacher-AVID coordinator for 2016-17
I am the proud mother of my 8 year old daughter, Emerson, and my 13 year
old step-daughter, Zoey. I have been married for almost 3 years now. I am
the oldest of five girls, and was born in Austin, Texas to two musicians. I
enjoy spending time with my family, boxing, horse-back riding, and dance in
my free time. I graduated from UT Arlington and got certified to teach soon
after. Prior to teaching, I was STUCK in the restaurant industry, working 10-
14 hour days of chaos. I always wanted to teach or counsel children. I feel so
blessed to be doing what I love every day, even if the challenges sometimes
appear larger than the rewards. I hope to stay passionate about teaching,
Seagoville Middle School // 950 N. Woody Rd // (972)892-7100 Principal: Javier Chaparro // Assistant Principals: Tela Maupin, Shanna Jones, Ronald Levingston, Wayne Bollin
PBIS –Positive Behavior Interventions and Support
This week Seagoville Middle School’s role model student is River Noble, who admires Hillary Clinton because
“…she stands up for equal rights between women and men, and she is not afraid to be herself and run for
president.” River is one of our A/B Honor-Roll students. She belongs in the band class. She is also one of our office helpers. She likes to help people. “I am interested in Law because if somebody does something bad, they should not be able to just walk away.” River loves reading anything with action because it almost feels you are part of the story when you are reading it. “The book that I most like is “Allegiant” from the Divergent Series because there are a lot of plot twists to that story. I love to play the saxophone, I am can brag about me being good at it. I like anything my mom cooks for us, because she is a great cook. River helps our school by being a good role model. She never misses classes nor is she late for class ever. Keep up the great work River, we will miss you!
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Seagoville Middle School // 950 N. Woody Rd // (972)892-7100 Principal: Javier Chaparro // Assistant Principals: Tela Maupin, Shanna Jones, Ronald Levingston, Wayne Bollin
Theatre Arts
The DISD Visual and Performing Arts Showcase. Congratulations and hats off to our theatre arts department being one of the top 8 Middle schools in the district! The DISD Visual and Performing Arts Showcase event was held on April 30 at Booker T. Washington school of Visual and Performing Arts from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. While at the event the students showcased their skills in improvisation and monologues.
The names of the students who participated in the event are Brenda Salazar, Darrin Fleenor, Leslie Marin, Joany Juan, Carmen Rivera, Shyliyah Manning, and Nyja Rhodes.
Thank you Ms. Robertson for your leadership, guidance, and support to our students.
Seagoville Middle School // 950 N. Woody Rd // (972)892-7100 Principal: Javier Chaparro // Assistant Principals: Tela Maupin, Shanna Jones, Ronald Levingston, Wayne Bollin
May 2, 2106 Newsletter
Celebrations & Events
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week Embracing this profession is a decision that is made with full awareness of the many hours we have to work with no other reward than seeing our students grow academically and socially. There is no monetary compensation that can match the satisfaction of saying “mission accomplished” at the end of the school year. We, the administration team, want to take this opportunity to express our gratitude for all you do for our Dragons. Hats off to those who relentlessly aim to help our students, despite the many challenges faced every day; to those who no matter what the limitations are, have an every-day attitude
of Let’s Make It Happen! Thank You Teachers and Staff!!!
Seagoville Middle School // 950 N. Woody Rd // (972)892-7100 Principal: Javier Chaparro // Assistant Principals: Tela Maupin, Shanna Jones, Ronald Levingston, Wayne Bollin
May 2, 2106 Newsletter
FYI… 2016-2017 Contract Dissemination
As you know, each semester our District sends out the climate survey to staff members in an attempt to consistently improve as an organization, gain integral feedback from our school-based employees, and to align systems to student academic achievement. To ensure confidentiality, the survey will be administered by an external organization, The Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University. Last year, during the spring semester, our participation was around 77%; let's make it our goal to have at least 90% participation from teachers and staff in the Seagoville Middle School family. I want to encourage everyone to respond to an email you will receive this coming week to complete the survey. The subject line will be “Dallas ISD Climate Survey from PPRI at Texas A&M” If you do not receive the e-mail by Wednesday, May 4, 2016, please check your Junk or Clutter folder. If you do not receive the e-mail, please let me know. To avoid duplication of responses, each email will contain an individualized link to the survey; therefore, you cannot share this e-mail with anyone else. No employee ID number or other identifying information will be requested. The survey can be taken on campus, at home, or at any other location. The deadline to complete the survey is May 11, 2016.
FYI… Spring Climate Survey
ACTION REQUIRED
ACTION REQUIRED
Seagoville Middle School // 950 N. Woody Rd // (972)892-7100 Principal: Javier Chaparro // Assistant Principals: Tela Maupin, Shanna Jones, Ronald Levingston, Wayne Bollin
FYI… Academic Achievement
INTERIM REPORTS
Interim progress reports shall be issued by the teacher every three weeks to a student whose performance in any
subject or class is below 70 or whose average is deemed borderline according to District guidelines.
Lack of a failure notice shall not absolve a student of the responsibility to pass assigned work.
A student who receives an interim progress report during the six-week grading period indicating the student’s
performance in any subject or class is below 70, or whose average is deemed borderline according to District
guidelines, shall be encouraged to attend tutorial sessions complete special projects or extra credit
assignments prior to the end of the six-week grading period.
When both the teacher and the principal agree that extenuating circumstances are present, the student may be
given additional time to complete the special projects or extra credit assignments beyond the end of the six-week
grading period.
RETESTING DURING A SIX-WEEK GRADING PERIOD
To ensure that test grades reflect content mastery, a student shall be permitted to retake any major test he or she
has failed within five school days of the date the failing grade was received or no later than ten days of the date of
the test.
If the test is passed on the second attempt, the failing grade shall be removed from the grade book, and the
passing grade recorded with the following exception.
When student behavior or actions clearly demonstrate that a major test was failed due to lack of effort or
inappropriate behavior, a teacher with the principal’s approval, may assess a grade penalty.
The grade penalty shall be either the average of the two tests or a 70 (if either the average or the second attempt is
above 70).
The grade given a student failing the test for the second time shall be the higher score earned on either test. The
retesting policy shall not apply to Assessment of Course Performance (ACP).
The Superintendent of Schools or designee shall develop procedures for implementing the retesting policy, taking
into account the levels of maturity and accountability appropriate at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Academic dishonesty includes cheating or copying the work of an-other student, plagiarism, and unauthorized communication be-tween students during an examination.
The determination that a student has engaged in academic dishonesty shall be based on the judgment of the classroom teacher or another supervising professional employee, taking into consideration written materials, observation, or information from students.
From EIA(LOCAL)-X
May 2, 2106 Newsletter
The following is an extract of the Academic Achievement Policy to inform teachers about the interim progress report, retesting and academic dishonesty guidelines.
Seagoville Middle School // 950 N. Woody Rd // (972)892-7100 Principal: Javier Chaparro // Assistant Principals: Tela Maupin, Shanna Jones, Ronald Levingston, Wayne Bollin
May 2, 2106 Newsletter
Tips of the Week
Teach Like a Champion
Technique #8 “Post It”
By W. Bollin
Once your objective is complete, Post It in a visible location in your room, the same location
every day-so everyone who walks into the room, your students, as well as peers and
administrators, can identify your purpose for teaching that day in as plain English as possible.
For students, posting your objective is important because they should know what they are
trying to learn. Awareness of this fact will help them work more intentionally toward the
goal.
You can underscore its importance by asking students to discuss, review, copy, or read it as a
matter of habit at the outset or at the conclusion of each lesson. You might even make a habit
of asking your students to be able to put the objective in context, say why it matters, to
connect it to what happened yesterday, and so on.
For visitors, i.e. fellow teachers or administrators, it is important because they can give you
feedback, and feedback is more useful when the person giving it knows what you’re trying to
do. If they address not whether your teaching was “good” in some abstract sense, but
whether it appeared to be getting you to your goal. Otherwise, their advice and evaluation of
your lesson fall to idiosyncratic criteria.
From TLAC, Doug Lemov, PP 63-64
The deadline to submit the Goal Accomplishment SLO. Please make sure you submit your Goal Accomplishment SLO by the end of the day Friday, May 6.
FYI… Goal Accomplishment SLO
ACTION REQUIRED
Seagoville Middle School // 950 N. Woody Rd // (972)892-7100 Principal: Javier Chaparro // Assistant Principals: Tela Maupin, Shanna Jones, Ronald Levingston, Wayne Bollin
Increase student achievement
in all core content areas by
improving the quality of
instruction.
1
Improve the quality of
instruction through
classroom observations and
effective feedback.
2
Progress monitor student
achievement data to inform
instructional decisions and
teaching practices.
3
Testing Corner – By Ms. T. Maupin
Required Materials
Test administrators for paper administrations must ensure that the required materials described below are
available on the day of testing:
two No. 2 pencils with erasers per student
one test booklet per student
one answer document per student
one answer document for demonstration purposes
additional answer documents to replace unusable ones
one copy of the test booklet for the test administrator (if applicable)
dictionaries (for STAAR and STAAR A grades 6–8 reading and STAAR)
calculation devices with graphing capability (for STAAR, STAAR L, and STAAR A grade 8 mathematics)
Test administrators for online administrations must ensure that the following required materials are
available on the day of testing:
testing group rosters
student test tickets
scratch paper and graph paper (if applicable)
pencils or pens
dictionaries (for STAAR and STAAR A grades 6–8 reading and STAAR and)
calculation devices with graphing capability (for STAAR, STAAR L, and STAAR A grade 8 mathematics)
May 2, 2106 Newsletter
Seagoville Feeder Pattern Goals
Parent Volunteer Updates -WE NEED YOU! If you would like to volunteer, please apply at dallasisd.org/voluteerapplication. Mrs. Jackson will facilitate volunteer orientations on March 10, 2016, 9:00 am. For more information, PLEASE call (972)892-7142 or e-mail [email protected].
Here are some areas you can help by volunteering: Tutoring - Mentoring Judging contest - Assisting in the office - Assisting in the library - Supervising and chaperoning - Serving on advisory committees
Uniform Assistance Program -Seagoville can help your child receive a free school uniform. If you would like more information you may give Mrs. Jackson a call or come in and talk with her.
From The Desk of Community Liaison-By Mrs. L. Jackson
