LISD E-Newsletter
April 11, 2025 |
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Table of Contents: 1. Admin Alley 2. Around The District
3. Stacey Happenings 4. Elementary Happenings 5. Gifted & Talented
6. PTSO Spotlight 7. Good Information 8. Random Shots |
| Upcoming Events: *Saturday April 12 HS Tennis Tournament - Brackettville / Chalk it Up *Tuesday April 15 STAAR Administration | Science: Grade 8; EOC: Biology, RLA 3rd - 5th grade / Purple Up Skate Night - Lackland PTSO
6:00 - 8:00pm *Wednesday April 16
STAAR Administration | Social Studies: Grade 8; EOC: U.S. History *Thursday April 17
Early Release 12:30pm *Friday April 18 School Holiday *April 16 & 17 2A Regional Girls Golf Tournament at Corpus Christi's Lozano Golf Course *April 18 - 19 HS Regional Track Meet - Texas A&M-Kingsville |
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National Assistant Principals Week, April 7–11, 2025, is a celebration of the unsung heroes in our education system. These dedicated folks work tirelessly to bolster teachers, motivate students, support their principal, create a positive learning community, and face the many unpredictable challenges that land on their desk.
Assistant Principals play a crucial role, and this week is a dedicated time to recognize them for their hard work and commitment to our schools, students, and profession. Please join us in celebrating these incredible school leaders! |
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Lackland ISD Proposes to Adopt New Instructional Materials
The current Texas State Board of Education’s Instructional Materials Review and Approval process includes the adoption of high-quality instructional materials for English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) and Math courses. A committee of teachers and administrators from both the elementary and secondary campuses have reviewed state approved materials and narrowed their choices to those they seek to recommend for board approval. Lackland Elementary is seeking to recommend Savvas for K-5 ELAR and Stacey Jr./Sr. High is proposing STEMScopes for 6-8 math and Algebra I. Prior to making this recommendation to the Lackland ISD Board of Trustees, the committee is providing an opportunity for parents of children currently enrolled in the district to preview materials and share their feedback. The parent review process is supported by the links provided below and will be open through Friday, April 11, 2025. Parents are encouraged to share their feedback, questions, and concerns with the district using the following link. You may also contact, Dr. Tonya Hyde at hyde.t@lacklandisd.net for prompt attention to your inquiries.
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| Preview Steps and Associated Links *Savvas Learning – Texas myView Literacy
*Digital Preview: com
*Username: TXmyViewIMRA *Password: Savvas#1
*Choose the level you wish to review from MY PROGRAMS. *To see the complete list of programs, click VIEW ALL PROGRAMS
*Navigate through Table of Contents, Browse by Category, or Search |
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STEMScopes Math 6-8 and Algebra I |
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To access our platform to act as the Parent Portal, please follow the directions below:
*Navigate to https://stem.acceleratelearning.com/login/review/txmath
*Make sure to input your district: Lackland Independent School District (Adoption Account) *Username: Lackland
*Password: STEMscopes_2025!
Helpful Hints: Navigate to Scopes and Select the Grade Level and Curriculum Area and you should be able to browse the instructional modules |
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The committee plans to make recommendations to the Lackland ISD Board of Trustees during the April 22, 2025, Board Meeting. |
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The cafeteria crew celebrates Autism and Military kids Month. |
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Lackland ISD Student
Volunteer and Parent Engagement Opportunities
Lackland ISD strongly desires parent engagement. You have an opportunity to share your voice and help us actualize our vision to ignite a passion for life-long learning and empower 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. If you have additional questions, each committee’s point of contact is listed with the committee description.
Please click here to read each description and share your interest in supporting the committee or learning more
about it.
*School Health Advisory Council
Point of Contact: Dr. Tonya Hyde, hyde.t@lacklandisd.net
*District Education Improvement Council (DEIC)
Point of Contact: Dr. Burnie Roper, roper.b@lacklandisd.net *Campus Education Improvement Council (CEIC)
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
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Register for SchoolCash Online today
It’s fast, easy & free
Create an account today so that you can be notified via email and pay for your child(ren)’s school activity fees online.
Why register?
24/7 shopping convenience Secure, contactless & easy-to-use
Receive email notifications as new items are available for purchase Manage all of your child(ren)’s school activity fees from a single account
Check your account history at any time View & print receipts as needed
Eliminates the need for your child(ren) to carry cash |
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Job Opportunities! Lackland Independent School District is looking for…
*Middle and High School para educators *Speech and Language Pathologist
*Elementary, Middle School and High School Substitutes *Substitute Nurses, Cafeteria Monitors, Cafeteria Monitor/crosswalk
*Bus Drivers *Custodians
Click on the link to apply https://www.applitrack.com/lacklandisd/onlineapp/default.aspx |
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Lackland ISD continues to strive toward improving communication. 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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Parent Square Notifications
Under General Announcements, you can select how often you want to receive notifications for posts. Select Off, Instant or Digest notifications. Off:no notifications about posts will be sent to you. Emergency Alerts and Notices will still be sent. School Alerts will still be sent if turned on.
Instant:you'll receive an email and/or text and/or an app notification every time a notice or message is sent.
Digest:you'll receive an email and/or text and/or an app notification once a day in the evening with all posts from that day.
The default setting is typically Digest, so that you receive all notices and post messages in one convenient notification once a day. All emergency notifications still come through instantly, and a school can override settings as needed for an urgent message. |
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Announcement for Current PK Parents
Dear Parents and Guardians of Rising Kindergarten
In order to comply with Texas Minimum State Vaccine Requirements, all students entering Kindergarten are required to have the following immunizations (4-year-old boosters):
DTap Polio MMR
Varicella
Often, a child has received their immunizations, but we do not have a copy of their most updated immunization record here in the clinic. There are several students still needing these immunizations.
If your child has an updated immunization record, you may submit it directly to the e-mails listed below or drop it off at the front office.
If your child will be attending Lackland ISD during the 2025–2026 school year, you may have them vaccinated at your earliest convenience now, and bring or send proof before the end of this school year so we can update our records.
Students without proper documentation or a valid exemption form will not be allowed in class on the first day of school August 11, 2025, until we receive proof of the required immunizations.
If you have any questions, please call us at (210) 357-5040. Thank you for your support, Mrs. Erika Adams, RN
Email: adams.e@lacklandisd.net
Mrs. Hannah Nagel, RN Email: nagel.h@lacklandisd.net Announcement for Current 6th Grade Parents
Dear Parents and Guardians of Rising 7th Grader
In order to comply with Texas Minimum State Vaccine Requirements, all students entering 7th Grade are required to have the following immunizations:
One dose of Tetanus, Diptheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) if at least 5 years have passed since the last dose of tetanus-containing vaccine.
One dose of Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4 or MenACWY) on or after 10th birthday
Often, a child has received their immunizations, but we do not have a copy of their most updated immunization record here in the clinic. There are several students still needing these immunizations. If your child has an updated immunization record, you may submit it directly to the e-mails listed below or drop it off at the front office.
If your child will be attending Lackland ISD during the 2025–2026 school year, you may have them vaccinated at your earliest convenience now, and bring or send proof before the end of this school year so we can update our records. Students without proper documentation or a valid exemption form will not be allowed in class on the first day of school August 11, 2025, until we receive proof of the required immunizations. If you have any questions, please call us at (210) 357-5040.
Thank you for your support, Mrs. Erika Adams, RN Email: adams.e@lacklandisd.net
Mrs. Hannah Nagel, RN
Email: nagel.h@lacklandisd.net
*Please plan early to meet these requirements. Some clinics will require a prescription from your medical provider. |
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Stacey Celebrates Month of the Military Child
Article & photos by: Elizabeth Note, senior
For the month of April, students at Stacey Jr./Sr. High celebrate Month of the Military Child (MOMC) through Purple Up week! Students participate through dressing up on the themed days, Camo on Monday, Superheroes on Tuesday, PJ's on Wednesday, Red, White, and Blue on Thursday, and Purple on Friday. Honoring military children and the sacrifices they make alongside their families is important and MOMC serves as a reminder of the unique challenges these children face. Whether they’re moving to new locations, adjusting to different schools, or dealing with a parent’s deployment, military children demonstrate resilience, strength, and patriotism.
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JROTC students from Stacey & John Jay HS teamed up to help beautify the Lackland ISD campus on Wednesday. They planted flowers, picked up trash and cleaned up leaves in the area between PreK and Kinder buildings. Their help was much appreciated. |
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Jr. High Incentive Jr. High students with good grades and good attendance were awarded coupons good for free pizza on Monday! It was served up by Ms. Rorick & Dr. Medellin outside of the Stacey cafeteria. |
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Ms. Thompson's Class enjoyed an afternoon break with bubbles! |
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5th graders were shouting "Thank you!" for the free book! All students Pre/K through 5th grade recieved a book from the Book Fair from the elementary school admin! |
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Grades 3 - 5 take a field trip to the Final Four Fan Fest! |
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Kinder Corner Super Heros Unite! |
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Keeping It “100” in Math! |
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Purple Up with the Counselors 💜💜 |
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Cross curricular learning is happening as 4th graders in Mrs. Guerrero's class work on their Night at the Museum history of Fiesta projects in art class! |
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5th grade students in Mrs. Flores's math class had fun creating comics expressing the difference between gross income and net income. She loved how creative they were. |
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Yearbook cover preview below |
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We hope that you had a relaxing and enjoyable spring break. As we move into April, we're getting closer to summer break and exciting vacations. However, before we reach that point, April brings several important events for our GT students.
Seventh and eighth grade GT students will be attending the annual Gifted Student Conference at Region 20. The LES Robotics Club will be hosting their first intermural competition on April 30th.
There’s so much to look forward to in April— we hope you’ll join us!
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| Multiple Perspectives
One key way we aim to foster critical thinking in our students is by encouraging them to consider multiple perspectives.
Multiple Perspectives asks students to consider how another person would think about a topic. By encouraging children to view issues or topics from different angles, we help them develop a well-rounded understanding of the world around them.
Sentence Starters for Multiple Perspectives:
How might a professional in the field view ____ differently from the average person?
What opposing opinions have been voiced about ____? |
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Click above to explore all about the book festival!! |
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MCEC
Webinars for Military-Connected Kids |
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Click the image for more information!
Webinars are presented live on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Noon EST. Participants must register in advance for the live webinar presentation or to watch the following webinars on-demand. |
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SPEDTEX offers resources and a commitment to providing families and educators with high-quality resources to enable students with disabilities to achieve the highest outcomes.
Resources include: For Families
For Educators Families New to Special Education
Special Education Process Disabilities
SPEDTEX for parents: https://www.spedtex.org/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery# Special Education Department Pictured Below: Barbara Martinez - Special Education Secretary Cindi Martinez - Speech and Language Pathologist
Nancy Garcia - Special Education Coordinator/School Psychologist (grades EE -2nd; 10th - 12th ) Marisol Murphree - School Psychologist Evaluator Maureen Pirog - Behavior Analyst for Stacey Junior/Senior High School
Not pictured: Olga McDonald - Dyslexia Teacher/Educational Diagnostician
Gentry Ghandour - School Psychologist (grades 3rd - 9th ) |
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2024-2025 Parent and Family Engagement Sessions Triple P Seminar 1: Raising Responsible Teenagers
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Session # 101209
*9am-10:30am Virtual session # 103456 Practitioners introduce parents to the six key elements of teenagers becoming responsible and specific ideas about how to teach and encourage each of the following skills: Taking part in family decision-making. Being respectful and considerate.
Getting involved in family activities. Developing a healthy lifestyle. Being reliable. Being assertive.
This session will be delivered by our community partner SA Metropolitan Health District. |
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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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