LISD E-Newsletter October 7, 2022 |
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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:
*Monday Oct. 10 School Holiday / Volleyball - Girls 7th & 8th Grade at Charlotte 5:00 & 6:00pm *Tuesday Oct. 11 Cross Country - Coed Middle & High School - District Meet at Brackett / Volleyball - Girls JV & Varsity at Falls City 5:00 & 6:00pm *Thursday Oct. 13
Early release 12:30pm *Friday Oct. 14 Early release 12:30 / Volleyball - Girls JV & Varsity vs. Stockdale at Stacey 5:00 & 6:00pm |
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Elementary and Secondary Students Attend Inaugural Superintendent’ Student Advisory Council
Student Representatives from grades 3-12 from Lackland Elementary and Stacey Jr/Sr HS attended the inaugural Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council Meeting on September 30th. Students met in the District Boardroom with Dr. Roper to learn about the purpose of the Council and how they would be able to contribute to different areas to include campus instructional programs, school activities, and school climate.
Students were recommended by their Principal to serve on the Council. While students enjoyed a great pizza lunch, they were asked to reflect and describe through pictures and/or words what the perfect school looked like to them. They also had discussions with the Superintendent about what they liked or disliked about their school. Their answers were encouraging but also leaves room for improvement on both campuses These conversations will serve as a foundation for how we will work to make our schools better for all students. The following students are members of the 2022-2023 Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council:
Student Grade
McKinnley Dawn Alexander - Bruton 3rd
Joseph Arturo Sanchez 4th
Jayce Bryon Cross 5th
Harold Jobe (Duke) 6th
Christopher Clark 7th
Jada Creecy 8th
Christian Roshio 9th
Anna Williams 10th
Sanya Willis 11th
Amaya Peterson-Reid (Slater) 12th
Dr. Roper stated: “I am grateful to these amazing students for their participation and honesty. I look forward to working with them and seeing how we can improve their school climate and instructional programs to maximize their achievement while they are a part of Lackland ISD”. |
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National Principals Month Celebrated every October, National Principals Month is an opportunity to celebrate and honor our incredible school principals for their visionary leadership and tireless pursuit of success for each student.
Principals are among the hardest working, yet often least recognized individuals in education. Principals set the academic tone for their schools, and it is their vision, dedication, and determination that provide the mobilizing force for achieving student success. Each October, NASSP, NAESP, and AFSA seek to honor these unsung heroes for their tireless efforts in pursuit of excellence in education.
National Principals Month is a widely recognized celebration of the principalship, marked by national and state resolutions supporting the event, as well as acknowledgements from U.S. Senators and Representatives, and top government officials. However, the most important National Principals Month celebrations are the ones that take place in schools and communities across the country. Lackland ISD would like to say thank you to our amazing principals |
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Mr. Hunter Shelby
Principal of Stacey Jr. / Sr. High School |
| Mrs. Teresa Leija
Principal of Lackland Elementary School |
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LISD Auditorium 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 12th "LISD’s State of the District, Strategic Planning, and our Vision Moving Forward!" Dr. Burnie Roper is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: LISD Town Hall Meeting Time: Oct 12, 2022 05:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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National Custodian Day is commemorated every year on October 2nd. Custodians are the people who keep schools and workplaces clean and running smoothly, and they work very hard to do so, so they certainly deserve a day in their honor. Custodial work can be a tireless and thankless job, leading to custodians often being overlooked and not getting the recognition they deserve.
Custodians might also be known to many as Janitors or Caretakers, particularly in schools. Their role is diverse and they do so much more than just clean, they also perform building maintenance and fix anything that is broken. Without them, buildings would fall in disarray, people wouldn't be able to do their jobs and students wouldn't have a good, safe, and clean learning environment. Custodial work is often looked down on, but they are the oil that keeps the machine running.
To show appreciation for the custodians at work or school, make sure that you are tidy and keep your workplace as clean as possible, to make the custodians' job no harder than it has to be. Let National Custodian Day be a reminder to pay more attention to the little details around, the well-stocked bathroom and organized break room cupboards, and remember someone has done that for you. Lackland ISD would like to say thank you to our amazing custodial team! |
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Thank you, Mrs. Brock for engaging student council in our National Night Out activity. The students were excited to see Lackland ISD vehicles but were super excited to see their teachers. We appreciate the teachers and staff who participated to show their support of our students and the community. It's such a great partnership with community stakeholders to participate in this annual event. |
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The Fall survey is coming! Parents, students, and staff will have the opportunity to complete this survey starting, Monday, October 3, 2022, through October 21,2022. Your responses will remain completely confidential, which means that no one at this school will ever see your individual responses. (Panorama Education) is managing this process to ensure security. The results of these surveys will help us better understand the perceptions of students, families, and teachers in our school. Your participation is key to supporting the vision and mission of Lackland ISD. Thank you for your support!
Parents who want to opt out their child’s participation in the survey should complete the Student Survey Opt-Out Form at https://www.cognitoforms.com/LacklandISD1/StudentSurveyOptOutForm |
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Lackland ISD Adopts New Vision, Mission and Beliefs
The Lackland ISD’s Strategic Planning Committee engaged tirelessly in processes to recommend a new Vision, Mission, and Beliefs to support our work going forward. Dr. Brennan from Educational Service Center Region 13 facilitated the work to ensure input from our stakeholders (teachers, parents, community members, and members of the Board of Trustees). The Lackland ISD Board of Trustees adopted the Vision, Mission, and Beliefs during the September 27, 2022, meeting.
They are as follows: District Vision Lackland ISD ignites a passion for life-long learning and empowers excellence. District Mission
Lackland ISD provides a safe and nurturing environment where we recognize the value of individuals and collaborate to develop their unique abilities. We engage students through innovative experiences to spark creativity and empower students to learn, grow, and excel. Our Beliefs WE BELIEVE
*In providing equitable educational opportunities to meet the unique needs of our students. *In engaging students, staff, families, and the community in a collaborative environment of mutual respect.
*In maintaining a safe and nurturing environment for students and staff. |
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Parent, Family, and Community Engagement |
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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.
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Last week the Stacey Eagles Cross Country team travelled to Shiner to compete at Green Dickson Park. The boys’ team placed First overall by 5 points. Sal Lione (3rd), Zach Born (6th), Dante Lione (7th), Rudy Morales (14th) and Jackson Earls (24th) were the first five Stacey runners across the finish line. Rudy (19:35), Jackson (20:40), Ethan Colunga (20:41), and Jonas Woodbury (22:49) all ran PRs. In the girls’ race, led by Angelina Lione, the Lady Eagles placed 3rd. Mia Flores (13:46), Katen Fredin (13:58), Lila Colunga (14:02) and Addison Gajkowski (16:50) all ran PRs.
On Monday the teams travel to Falls City to compete in the District 30-2A Cross Country meet. Both teams are looking for a shot to go to the Regional Meet in Corpus Christi. Good Luck to them all. |
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Stacey CyberPatriot Teams By: Mia Flores, junior
The 2022-2023 season of CyberPatriot is underway and 12 students are representing Stacey this year. The competition, where students find and fix cyber security vulnerabilities on various virtual operating systems, answer forensic questions and work on a virtual network simulation tool, is in its 15th year. Around 7,000 teams compete from around the world. Volunteers from the community come on campus after school and mentor the students. "The response from the military cyber community has been tremendous", said coach Russell Keller, "the 426th NWS has been especially helpful and we also have mentors from the 854th COS, 33rd COS, 531st IS, 834th COS and the 16th AF. We very much appreciate all of them sharing their time, knowledge and skills with Stacey students."
Two teams have been decided, Team One consists of caption Perry Weller leading Sandra Williams, Britney Thompson, Jason Cox, Cailynn Lanier, and Curtis Roshio. Team Two consists of captain Mia Flores leading Diego Flores, Jaden Deegan, Tristyn Myrick, Cadence Bramlett and Kaya Kaiwi. We are extremely excited to see how far these teams go in the 2022 CyberPatriot season! |
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Stacey Girls Basketball Attention high school girls!
If you are interested in playing basketball this year please see Coach Rigney. The season starts on October 19th.
Any Junior High student in grades 7 or 8 who want to play also needs to see Coach Rigney. rigney.d@lacklandisd.net *******
Stacey Boys Basketball High School practice starts at 5:30am on October 26!
Contact Coach Flores with any questions about how to get the necessary paperwork.
flores.m@lacklandisd.net |
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Meet Mrs. Boots! By: Haiden Berringer, 9th grader |
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Mrs. Jade Boots is a middle school science teacher at Stacey. She teaches 7th grade Life Science, 7th grade Life Science Honors, 8th grade Earth Science and 8th grade Earth Science Honors. 1. How long have you been at Lackland ISD? This is my 3rd year teaching here at Lackland ISD. 2. Do you ever plan on becoming a famous chef? I am a terrible cook and I don’t enjoy it. I would be a terrible famous chef.
3. Do you have any family members that are in the military? My husband retired this year after 21 years in the Air Force.
4. Do you have any kids that go to this school, if so what grade? I have 1 child, Caden Boots. He is in 5th grade in Ms. Martino’s class.
5. Do you enjoy your job? If so, what do you enjoy most about it?
I love my job! Not only am I passionate about science but I’m passionate about the students. I enjoy building relationships with my students and seeing them grow.
6. What is your favorite food and why? My favorite food is pizza! I could eat it every day for every meal. You can even make breakfast pizzas.
7. Is this the career you plan on doing for the rest of your life? I would like to continue to grow my career in education. I am currently working on getting my principal certification. 8. Where were you before you were at Lackland? Before teaching at Lackland, my family and I were stationed in California at Travis AFB. I taught in California for 5 years. THANK YOU Mrs. Boots! |
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In 1691 some of the first missionaries in East Texas were introduced to a Hasinai woman who could serve as a guide for the Spanish soldiers and settlers. They called her Angelina, or "Little Angel". Angelina accompanied them to Mexico, where she was baptized and learned Spanish. Since Angelina also spoke many Native American languages, she served as a guide and interpreter for several expeditions throughout Texas. She helped the priests spread Christianity. Later, she served as an interpreter for French explorers in East Texas.
Angelina County in East Texas is named for the Little Angel. It is the only county in Texas named after a woman. The Angelina River, which flows for 110 miles through East Texas is also named in her honor. Angelina is a true Texas hero.
~Pam Torre World Cultures and Geography Sixth Grade |
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First grade with Ms. Toliver is awesome! |
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Pre / K Painty Handprints!! |
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Popsicles on the playground to celebrate our cool custodian! The Kinder kids wished Mr. Rey a very happy birthday! |
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What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia is a common condition that makes it hard to work with language. Some experts believe that between 5 and 10 percent of people have it. Others say as many as 17 percent of people show signs of reading challenges. People don't outgrow dyslexia, but there are teaching approaches and strategies that can help them improve their reading skills and manage dyslexia challenges. People of any age can be tested for dyslexia, although the tests are different for adults than for kids.
Dyslexia is a learning disability associated with reading. Dyslexic people have trouble reading at a good pace and without mistakes. They may also have a hard time with reading comprehension, spelling, and writing, but these challenges aren’t related to intelligence. Wear Grey/Silver- Tuesdays, October 4th
World Dyslexia Awareness Day was Tuesday, October 4th during Dyslexia Awareness Week. Participants wore grey/silver on Tuesday, October 4th, to show their support for Dyslexia students at Lackland ISD and around the World. |
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Special Education Corner
It’s the intention of the Special Education Department to provide information on what special education is and the various programs available to our special education students and families. If you have concerns with your child’s development, please contact our office at 210-357-5044. |
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
9:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.
Title I PFE Requirement Series,
Part 2--Building Capacity
By attending this training series*, district and campus
staff will be able to:
• define Parent and Family Engagement under ESSA,
utilize research to understand its importance and
benefits,
• identify district and school level PFE requirements
under ESSA,
• identify allowable uses of Title I PFE funds,
• identify common monitoring trends focused on
parent and community engagement,
• identify guiding principles in PFE, and
• explore resources focused on PFE.
*This training was developed by the Title I, Part A Parent
& Family Engagement Statewide Initiative, ESC 16.
Session ID# 82626
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
9:00 a.m.--10:30 a.m.
Suicide and Self-Harm
For the past 20 years suicide and self harm have
been on the increase. Unfortunately COVID-19 only
exacerbated the problem. The goal of this class is to
teach some of the triggers and pathologies of suicide
and self harm. Participants will be equipped with the
tools necessary to help those who are struggling. This
session is brought to you by James Denning from The
Denning Center.
Session ID# 88116
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