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Kingsville ISD C & I Newsletter February Issue 2022

In this issue… 1. Calendar 2. Updates 3. Student Progress/Student Trackers 4. Elementary Science Fair Timelines 5. GT Timeline 6. What Rigor IS…and IS NOT

LET’S MAKE THIS SEMESTER OUR BEST YET! USING THE DISTRICT RESOURCES WITH FIDELITY AND INTENTIONALITY, COUPLED WITH CONSISTENT, EFFECTIVE TEACHER COLLABORATION = TEACHER KNOWLEDGE/ IMPROVED PRACTICE AND STUDENT PROGRESS!!!

CALENDAR: FEBRUARY 1 CKH PROCESS CHAMPIONS TRAINING IPR 3.1 DISTRIBUTION FEBRUARY 2-4 NO SCHOOL - STOCK SHOW FEBRUARY 7-11 NATIONAL COUNSELOR APPRECIATION WEEK FEBRUARY 7-11 STAAR FIELD TESTING February 9: Gillett Gr. 6 RLA; Harvey - Gr. 4 RLA Perez Gr. 4 Math February 10: Gillett Gr. 8 RLA February 11: STAAR Field Test Make-up FEBRUARY 9 PRINCIPAL MEETING 1:30-4:30 FEBRUARY 10 ITC MEETING 1:00-4:00 FEBRUARY 14-19 SUPPORT STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK FEBRUARY 14 SHARON WELLS PD: GR. 2-8:00-10:30; GR. 3-12:00-2:30 FEBRUARY 15 SHARON WELLS PD: GR. 4-8:00-10:30; GR. 5-12:00-2:30 FEBRUARY 15 BOARD SPECIAL CALLED MEETING AND WORKSHOP MEETING 5:30 FEBRUARY 16 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MEETING 1:00-4:00 FEBRUARY 17 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL FEBRUARY 19 CURRICULUM WRITING 8:00-12:00 FEBRUARY 21-APR 1 TELPAS TESTING WINDOW FEBRUARY 22-24 CKH CAMPUS TRACTION VISITS FEBRUARY 23 PRINCIPAL MEETING 8:00-4:00 (BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS INITIATIVE) FEBRUARY 25 IPR 3.2 GRADES DUE MARCH 1-4 STAAR BENCHMARK TESTING MARCH 1: GR. 3-8 MATH; ALGEBRA 1 MARCH 2: GR. 3-8 READING MARCH 3: GR. 5&8 SCIENCE; BIOLOGY MARCH 4: GR. 8 SOCIAL STUDIES; U.S. HISTORY; MAKE-UP DAY MARCH 1 IPR 3.2 DISTRIBUTION MARCH 1 CIS/PARENT LIAISON MEETING 8:00-10:00 MARCH 1 BOARD WORKSHOP 5:30 MARCH 1 NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINING MONTH MARCH 2 NATIONAL READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY MARCH 7-11 TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIANS’ WEEK NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK MARCH 9 PRINCIPAL MEETING 8:00-4:00 MARCH 10 ITC MEETING 8:00-4:00 MARCH 14-18 SPRING BREAK

UPDATES: FAILURE RATES: As we move into the middle of the third grading period, the C&I department will begin working with principals to analyze failure rates to date. The purpose for doing this is two-fold: (1) to determine the students who are needing credit recovery, tutoring, etc and (2) provides the C&I department with potential numbers for summer school. We will be continually monitoring this data throughout the second semester. SAVE THE DATE/CURRICULUM WRITING: SATURDAY, FEB 19, 2022 FROM 8:00-12:00 For the third grading period, it was requested that we offer this opportunity during the week so that those who were unable to attend on a Saturday could participate, however, our participation was extremely low. Therefore, for the fourth grading period, curriculum writing will return to Saturday. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING TEACHERS FOR RECEIVING KISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION GRANTS Perez ES: Evelyn Wright - was awarded $597.70 for “Learning Science through Literature” and Raul Ramos was awarded $1,641.31 for “Future Musicians in Motion” HMK HS: Aidee Amaya was awarded $1,036.72 for her grant titled “ Pan American Student Forum of Texas”. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO PLACED IN THE KLEBERG-KENEDY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION #356 POSTER CONTEST JUNIOR DIVISION: 2ND PLACE - DAVID CALDERON III - HARREL ES 3RD PLACE - DIEGO CALDERON - HARREL ES SENIOR DIVISION: 2ND PLACE - ANABELL CALDERON - HARREL ES

UPDATES: (con’t) TEACHER SPOTLIGHT FEATURE During the month of February, we would like to spotlight Mr. Kamhuka! Preparing students to succeed on state assessments and in college-level math is not for the faint of heart. Mr. Rayton Kamhuka engages his Algebra 1 students in high level rigor during instruction. He incorporates his enthusiasm for teaching…and learning, in each lesson, every day. Mr. Kamhuka develops strong relationships with his students and is genuinely interested in their activities, weekends, emotions and personal endeavors.

STUDENT PROGRESS IS KEY TO CLOSING THE GAPS Below is an example of the District Student Tracker that teachers and students have been using to measure student progress this year. You may have noticed this tracker change from last year; we added an area for a student and teacher to work together to set a goal for district assessments. In conferencing with students, it is important to have the Lead4ward Raw Score Conversion table in front of you to discuss with students how close they are to approaches, meets and masters and then set a goal for the next assessment based on this information. Allowing a student to see that they are only 1 question or 4-5 questions away from approaches, meets or masters, allows the student to take ownership of their goals and the work it will take to get there. Please continue to have discussions with students about their goals so that they take ownership of the work. STUDENT PROGRESS IS KEY, NO STUDENTS SHOULD GO BACKWARDS!!!! PURPOSEFULLY PLAN FOR STUDENT GROWTH!!!

Elementary Science Fair Timeline 2021-2022 Date Event January 24-February 1 Campus Science Fair Information Meeting January 28 (Friday) Information Packet Distribution February 8 (Tuesday) Choose a Testable Question February 10 (Thursday) Research Question February 10 (Thursday) Formulate a Hypothesis February 17 (Thursday) Design the Procedure February 24 (Thursday) Get Final Project Approved (ITC and Teacher) March 10 (Thursday) Carry out Investigation, Collect Data, Make Sense of the Data (Analyze) March 24 (Thursday) Conclusion/Observations/Data March 29 (Tuesday) Virtual Science Board completed March 30 (Wednesday) District Virtual Project Submission Deadline (12:00 noon) March 31 (Thursday) District Virtual Judging April 1 (Friday) Virtual Award Ceremony April 7 (Thursday) Coastal Bend Science Fair Registration Deadline April 23, 2022 (Saturday) Coastal Bend Regional Elementary Science Fair (Virtual)

GT Identification Timeline 2021-2022 Date Event November 8th NNAT3 Assistant Principal Training November 10th NNAT3 Campus Teacher Training November 15-16th NNAT3 Testing Window November 16-17th NNAT3 Scoring Window (30 minutes) November 18th NNAT3 Make-Up November 19th NNAT3 Scored Rosters Deadline November 29th-December 2nd NNAT3 Conversion Scores December 3rd Conversion Score Rosters Due December 6-10 Cut Score Determination December 13th NNAT3 Upload to NWEA January 3rd NNAT3 Upload to NWEA Check January 10th NNAT3 Parent Letter Issued (Stage 2) January 4th-7th NWEA (R/M) Test Session Set-Up January 12th NWEA Asst. Principal Training January 12-14 NWEA Campus Planning January 24th NWEA Online Testing Device Check January 25th-26th NWEA Online Testing Window January 28th NWEA Student Test Rosters February 14th GT Parent Letters (Q/DNQ) February 19th GT Kindergarten Rosters to Teachers March 1st GT Kindergarten Services Begin March 1st GT Nomination Parent Notification Gr. 1-11 March 1st-16th GT Nomination Window Grades 1-11 March 22nd-25th GT Testing Grades 1-11

“Student outcomes don’t change until adult behaviors change.” -A.J. Crabill, Texas Education Agency Deputy Commissioner for Governance