Parent Support Specialist
End-of-Year Reports Available
The end-of-year reports for the work of AISD Parent Support Specialists (PSS) are available for review. The reports from staff at 72 schools outline the parent engagement and support activities of the PSS: parent workshops, PTA events, home visits and numbers of engaged parents and families.
The reports are half of the reporting system for PSSs. Portfolios serve as backup evidence and snapshots of parent programs and engagement at the schools. Individual PSS Portfolios are available for review upon request at the schools.
Click here to see the PSS end-of-year reports.
The reports are half of the reporting system for PSSs. Portfolios serve as backup evidence and snapshots of parent programs and engagement at the schools. Individual PSS Portfolios are available for review upon request at the schools.
Click here to see the PSS end-of-year reports.
Resource for You:A Quarterly Parent Involvement Newsletter!
The Region 13 Educational Service Center produces a quarterly the Parental Involvement Connection, a parent involvement newsletter in English and Spanish: http://www.esc16.net/preview.aspx?name=title1swi.3_newsletter
The newsletter can be printed and distributed;
It can be placed on a district or school website and made available through a link;
Districts and schools can add their own material to the newsletter but they cannot delete articles from the newsletter, it must be used in its entirety.
Use this resource as you see fit in your school's newsletter, emails or social media efforts.
Latino Leaders / Hispanic Futures Summer Program - June 16-19
We need your help to promote a new summer opportunity being offered to 9th grade students at all AISD high schools through a partnership between the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium (HSC) and the District's Hispanic Futures Program. HSC and Hispanic Futures are launching the Latino Leaders Program, a four-day, district-wide program focused on nurturing the skills students need to succeed in our rapidly-changing world. Program activities are centered around the following themes: leadership, service & integrity, academic success & college readiness, identity & wellness and career exploration. The first 3-days are in a "conference" format and the final day involves a college visit.
Four students (two male and two female students) will be selected from every AISD high school. We are asking for your help by nominating four current 9th grade students and/or recruiting students from your school to apply/register online. Two male students and two female students will be selected from each AISD high school (with the exception of the Ann Richards School that can nominate four female students).
Attached is a letter of invitation from the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium and an informational flyer that you can share with students.
Your assistance with informing students about this opportunity is greatly appreciated.
AISD Facilities Master Plan
Survey
The AISD Department of Facilities has developed a survey that will help guide us
as we move toward completion of the Facility Master Plan.
We are asking AISD staff, parents and community stakeholders to take a few minutes to help us identify FMP alternatives on issues such as overcrowding and under-enrollment, as well as to identify the needs at campuses and other AISD facilities.
Your input is vital to this process. Please take the time to complete the anonymous survey below. Also, feel free to forward the survey links below, provided in both English and Spanish, to parents and other stakeholders.
If there are groups of high school students, such as government classes or student councils, who could provide input, feel free to provide the links to them, as long as doing so would not interfere with end-of-year testing.
English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014-Facilities
Spanish: https://es.surveymonkey.com/s/Instalaciones_2014
We are asking AISD staff, parents and community stakeholders to take a few minutes to help us identify FMP alternatives on issues such as overcrowding and under-enrollment, as well as to identify the needs at campuses and other AISD facilities.
Your input is vital to this process. Please take the time to complete the anonymous survey below. Also, feel free to forward the survey links below, provided in both English and Spanish, to parents and other stakeholders.
If there are groups of high school students, such as government classes or student councils, who could provide input, feel free to provide the links to them, as long as doing so would not interfere with end-of-year testing.
English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014-Facilities
Spanish: https://es.surveymonkey.com/s/Instalaciones_2014
PTA Summer Leadership Seminar
School principals, administrators and PSS staff are eligible to register for FREE to attend the Summer Leadership Seminar through Texas PTA, after a regular member registers. Registration begins April 22. In the meantime, everyone can view this page for more information: http://www.txpta.org/events/sls/
Summer Leadership Seminar, or SLS, offers a wide assortment of PTA related workshops on leadership, parenting, financials, advocacy, and more. It is a three-day conference full of activities and mingling with PTA leaders throughout the state. There is also an opportunity to request financial assistance to attend this conference with a link posted to the website with more information. This year's conference is in Houston.
There is also a National PTA conference in Austin this summer which I had previously mentioned to you. National PTA is offering one free registration to each local PTA to attend the Emerging Minority Leaders Conference from June 19-22 at the Austin Convention Center. People can register for that conference here 2014 Emerging Minority Leaders Conference - For Members - National PTA and the discount code is 729365.
Univision Parent Pledge Program
Univision wanted to inform you on their education campaign, Pequeños y Valiosos. They are asking for parents to sign a petition stating that they will spend at least 15 minutes interacting with their child each day. They need to sign and provide an email. The email is to send them tips on how to interact with their child. Their goal is to get 500 signatures.
Palm Square Resource Fair
Friday, May 02, 2014
10am-2pm
Doris Miller Auditorium, 2300 Rosewood Ave.
Call 512.854.4120 for more information.