LISD E-Newsletter

September 2, 2022

Table of Contents:

1. Admin Alley

2. Around The District

3. Stacey Happenings

4. Elementary Happenings

5. PTSO Spotlight

6. Good Information

7. Random Shots

Upcoming Events:

*Saturday Sept. 2

Cross Country - Coed Middle

& High School - Wolfpack Cross Country Meet at Dilley

*Monday Sept. 5

Labor Day holiday

*Tuesday Sept. 6

Volleyball - Girls Varsity & JV at Great Hearts 5:00 & 6:00pm

*Wednesday Sept. 7

Cross Country - Coed Middle & High School - Harper Cross Country Meet at Harper

*Thursday Sept. 8

AVID Family Night - Parent Meeting/Expectations 4:30pm /

Volleyball - Girls 7th & 8th Grade vs. Charlotte at Stacey 5:00 & 6:00pm

*Friday Sept. 9

Volleyball - Girls JV & Varsity at Center Point 4:00 & 5:00pm

Admin Alley

Labor Day 2022 will occur on Monday, September 5. Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers and is traditionally observed on the first Monday in September. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894. Labor Day weekend also symbolizes the end of summer for many Americans, and is celebrated with parties, street parades and athletic events.

Labor Day, an annual celebration of workers and their achievements, originated during one of American labor history’s most dismal chapters.

In the late 1800s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks in order to eke out a basic living. Despite restrictions in some states, children as young as 5 or 6 toiled in mills, factories and mines across the country, earning a fraction of their adult counterparts’ wages.

People of all ages, particularly the very poor and recent immigrants, often faced extremely unsafe working conditions, with insufficient access to fresh air, sanitary facilities and breaks.

As manufacturing increasingly supplanted agriculture as the wellspring of American employment, labor unions, which had first appeared in the late 18th century, grew more prominent and vocal. They began organizing strikes and rallies to protest poor conditions and compel employers to renegotiate hours and pay.

The idea of a “workingmen’s holiday,” celebrated on the first Monday in September, caught on in other industrial centers across the country, and many states passed legislation recognizing it. Congress would not legalize the holiday until 12 years later, when a watershed moment in American labor history brought workers’ rights squarely into the public’s view.

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/labor-day-1

Around the District

Parent, Family, and Community Engagement

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Volunteer and Parent Engagement Opportunities

Lackland ISD strongly desires parent participation in decision-making committees. You have an opportunity to share your voice and help us actualize our vision as The Premier leader in educational excellence. As you engage as a parent, we also invite your participation in campus and district-level committees. Below are the descriptions for these committees for your consideration. Each committee’s point of contact is listed with the committee description if you have additional questions.

Please read each description and let us know if you are interested in supporting the committee or learning more about it.

School Health Advisory Council

The School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) assists the district in ensuring that local community values are reflected in the health education program. The council will address the continued implementation of a coordinated health program, including health education, physical education, health services, nutrition services, counseling, a healthy school environment, staff health promotion, and family/community involvement. This committee must have more parent representation than district staff. The SHAC meets at least four times during the school year. Two meetings occur after-school, and two meetings occur during the school day. Tentative meeting dates are October 5, December 7, February 8, and April 12.

Point of Contact: Dr. Tonya Hyde, hyde.t@lacklandisd.net

District Education Improvement Council (DEIC)

The District Education Improvement Council (DEIC) is a district-level committee responsible for providing input to the annual development of the District Improvement Plan. This plan comprises the district’s goals and objectives for continuous improvement in special programs, professional development, student achievement, and student safety. This committee is also designated to provide recommendations to Texas Education Agency waiver requests and other items of local governance to be addressed by a district-level committee before Board of Trustee approval. Meeting dates are September 26, October 24, February 27, and May 1.

Point of Contact: Dr. Burnie Roper, roper.b@lacklandisd.net

Campus Education Improvement Council (CEIC)

The Campus Education Improvement Council (CEIC) is a campus-level committee responsible for providing input to the annual development of the Campus Improvement Plan. This plan comprises the campus’s goals and objectives for continuous improvement in special programs, professional development, student achievement, and student safety.

Points of Contact

Lackland Elementary School, Mrs. Terry Leija, Leija.t@lacklandisd.net / Stacey Jr./Sr High School, Mr. Hunter Shelby, Shelby.h@lacklandisd.net

District Calendar Committee

The District Calendar Committee assists the district in the development of the school calendar. Lackland ISD’s District Calendar Committee will develop the calendar for the 2024-2025 school year for board approval. The committee also makes any necessary recommendations for the previously board-approved 2023-2024 school calendar based on new information. The District Calendar Committee meets after school during the spring semester. Following the initial meeting to design the calendar, the committee may have additional meetings to consider stakeholder feedback and finalize the calendar for the District Education Improvement Council and the Board of Trustees.

Strategic Planning Committee

Lackland ISD is bringing key community members together to collaborate on creating a five-year strategic plan designed to improve our district. The strategic planning process is intense. Parent engagement will be requested initially on September 21st or 22nd and September 28 or 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with follow-up meetings on October 11, 18, and/or 27th, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and additional meetings as needed. The role of committee members is to help set the direction for the district’s plan.

Point of Contact: Dr. Burnie Roper, roper.b@lacklandisd.net

PTSO

Lackland ISD PTSO is a Parent Teacher Student Organization.

PTSO has one board who serves both the Elementary school as well as Stacey Jr/Sr High. We use all of the funds we raise to help out around the schools with many fun events as well as helping the teachers out in their classrooms.

Point of Contact: Mrs. Melissa Lanier lacklandisdpto@gmail.com

Much of the feedback from our school climate surveys over the past few years have highlighted the need for better communication between the district and our parents. To meet that need, we are very excited to announce that we have rolled out ParentSquare!

ParentSquare is a communication platform. Through the platform, you’ll be able to:

*Receive all district, school, and classroom communication via email, text, or app

*View the school and classroom calendar and RSVP for events

*Easily sign up to volunteer and/or bring items

*Securely receive important documents like report cards and other student documents

For the best ParentSquare experience, we recommend that you download and install the app. The name is ParentSquare, and it can easily be found in your device’s app store. If you don’t have a device, no need to worry: the platform is capable of both text and email, and you can log on via the web as well. ParentSquare receives its contact information from the Ascender Parent Portal. Please take a moment to make sure that you have the latest contact information on file there.

Is Your Child Gifted?

Join Us for the 2022-2023

Parent Awareness Meeting

Thursday //September 15 // 4:40 PM

Media Center

Attendance Highly Encouraged

Be Informed

Grades K-12 2022-2023

https://www.cognitoforms.com/LacklandISD1/GiftedAndTalentedProgramReferralForm

Stacey Happenings

On Saturday August 27th, members of Stacey’s BEST Robotics Bots in Blue Team attended the kickoff event at St. Mary’s University.

This year’s the game is to build a robot that builds a robot that, in turn, assembles parts for a 3rd robot. The students are only allowed to use the parts shown below (plywood, PVC pipes etc.)

They have about 8 weeks to design, build and program the robot for the game competition that will happen at St. Mary’s on Sunday October 23rd. All are invited to attend!

The Cross Country team traveled to Medina Valley last Saturday to compete in the Panther Cross Country Invitational. The boys' team placed 10th with all runners running PRs. Sal Lione ran a 16:36 to lead the team.

The Lady Eagles team ran a 5K with the 5A and 6A schools. They ran great races and times for their first 5k of the season.

This week they will be at Dilley and Harper. Good luck.

The JV and varsity volleyball teams from Stacey HS competed in the Medina volleyball tournament. The JV team finished in 2nd place and the varsity team finished in 3rd place. Saniya Willis was selected as all tournament for the JV and Alayna Factuar was selected as all tournament for the varsity. Keep up the good work ladies!!

Thinking Like a Historian/Texas History

WELCOME TO TEXAS!!!

Understanding the past helps us to understand the present. The study of Texas might begin with some very basic questions, such as:

How did the State of Texas come about?

Where did the people of Texas come from?

How have people and places of Texas changed?

Looking at the past can help us to understand the people and events of Texas today, and can even help predict what might happen in the future.

As you study Social Studies, you will often study and analyze information from a lot of different sources.

For example, a PRIMARY SOURCE is an ORIGINAL record or object created at the time of the event.

It may be an explanation by a person who witnessed the event.

A SECONDARY SOURCE is a document created AFTER the event has been reported by people who were not present at the time.

Examples of secondary sources include, encyclopedias, histories, biographies, interviews, and other books and articles based on research.

PRIMARY SOURCES often offer the best evidence of what really happened.

It is said that "Texas is a whole 'nuther country." Whether a primary source document was used or a secondary source, "as told to..."

was used in its place, Texas has its own unique perspective of future growth and possibilities. We are part of this story!

Adventure awaits!!!

~Mrs. Torre

6th Grade World Cultures and Geography

7th Grade Texas History

Elementary Happenings

The pictures below are from today’s science. The kids came up with a plan and then tested their hypothesis of saving Fred. They had fun with team work, planning and testing their hypothesis and rethinking a new plan.

Kinder is awesome with Mrs. Archibald!

Ms. Heineman's PreK friends are practicing their fine motor skills, using tongs to place pom poms in egg cartons!

These 2nd grade role models reading in the morning.

Our Paraprofessionals are awesome!

Elementary Specials team Rocks!

PTSO Spot light

Good Information

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

9:00 a.m.--11:00 a.m.

Family Engagement Network Meeting #1 Family Engagement Network Meetings are for any district or campus staff that work directly with families. The purpose of the Family Engagement Network Meetings are to provide training and support in areas to strengthen family-school partnerships. Community resources are shared along with hot topics and networking opportunities.

Session ID# 82619

Lackland ISD has incredible Homework Help and Tutoring resources through our Local Public Libraries!

Both the JBSA Lackland Library and the San Antonio Public Library have great Homework Help resources for grades Kinder–College, and for Parents!

For JBSA Lackland Library, go to https://sites.google.com/view/jbsalibrarieskidsathome
To get a JBSA Lackland Library Card – give them a call at 210-671-3610 from 11AM-4PM Monday-Friday and they can set it up over the phone.
SAPL’s Back to School Website: https://guides.mysapl.org/backtoschool
To get a SAPL Library Card: https://mysapl.ent.sirsi.net/

If you have questions or need help, feel free to reach out to your LISD Librarian!

SAPL Homework Help

JBSA Library Homework help at home

Tutor.com for Parents