2013-07_May-Jun_Newsletter - Lockhart Independent School District

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February
—April
2013
May—July
2013
School District
Summer Shutdown
July 1-5, 2013
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for
2013-2014
New Students
Where is the Lion?
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Can you find the hidden lion
on one of these pages?
age 3
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Dates, Times,
&
Locations
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The first LISD student that
finds the lion, and visits or
calls our Central office at Page 3
512-398-0024, on or after
Monday, May 6, 2013—
(please do not call or visit
before this date), will have
an opportunity to have lunch
with the Superintendent of
Schools.
Please leave a message,
clearly stating:
1) First name
2) Last name
3) Campus, and
4) Location of lion.
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Parents, please do not call
for your child.
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Lockhart I.S.D. News
A Message from the Superintendent of Schools
Superintendent
Jose L. Parra, Ed.D.
It is hard to believe,
but the 2012-13 school
year is quickly drawing to a close
here in the Lockhart ISD. When
students, parents, trustees, district
educators, and the community
come together on May 31, 2013 for
Lockhart High School’s graduation, we fully anticipate seeing approximately 300 students receive
their diplomas. As those seniors
come to a close of their high school
experience, now is a fitting time to
reflect upon several key initiatives
that have occurred this year.
One key instructional tool that
was implemented this school year
is the Renzulli Learning System
(RLS). The RLS provides teachers and administrators with a way
to help ALL students have access
to enrichment and exploration, regardless of whether the student has
been identified as “gifted” or not.
We began research to determine
how gifted education processes
could be applied in the larger, traditional classroom setting. The
result was identifying the Renzulli
Learning System, an online tool
that is based on student personalization and differentiation. After
students complete an online survey,
an individualized profile is developed for each student that reveals
each student’s preferred interests,
learning styles, and expression
styles. Teachers can then use this
information to personalize and inspire learning.
A deeply-held belief in the LISD
is that of reaching, engaging, and
propelling the “Big Middle” group
of students who typically perform
“in the middle” academically.
Typically, they do not qualify for
program enrichment or challenge.
Without targeted enrichment, engagement, and exploration, the
“big middle” can easily regress in
performance and love for learning.
The Renzulli Learning system
was implemented this year with
all 1,100+ students in the junior
high school, and all elementary
identified gifted/talented students.
Next year we will have full implementation with all elementary
school students as well. There is
no additional work for the teacher
as all the resources are online and
automatically keyed to the teacher’s learning objective.
The goal for implementation is
to engage and stretch all students,
but also to give teachers one more
tool for learning about their students and reaching students on an
individual level. In turn, teachers
will be better able to communicate with parents on a more personalized level about their child’s
interests, learning styles, and expression styles.
A second major initiative now in
motion involves career readiness.
In the LISD “career readiness”
means that all students can seamlessly transition from a high
school learning experience to any
workplace experience in our local
community or the regional community.
To accomplish that seamless
transition, LISD is one of four
districts in the nation that has implemented SureScore’s Campus 2
Careers web-based platform as a
way to strategically connect students to both the local and regional business communities. The
goal is to broaden students’ career
readiness beyond limited skills
training in an occupational area.
SureScore’s technology helps
LISD students identify their individual workplace skills and preferences, professionally represent
what they can offer prospective
employers, and then systematically – and safely – pursue internship
opportunities that appeal to them.
The added-value that SureScore’s
platform provides is that prospective employers can also systematically recruit students whose workplace skills and preferences match
the employers’ workforce needs.
LISD’s overall academic success
is a result of identifying methods
and technologies that help individualize learning experiences for
all students to be successful.
Whether that experience involves
Renzulli Learning Systems,
SureScore’s Campus 2 Careers, or
the INOVA Process, a systemic
approach for using data to drive
change and improve performance
(by disaggregating data to the individual student level and then
putting into place interventions
and supports for each student), is
irrelevant. They all lead to the
District Goal: student success.
Clearly, innovations such as the
ones I’ve mentioned are important
to the District as it continues to
grow and evolve in meeting student needs. The one tried-andtrue element in LISD’s success
has been, and will continue to be,
committed educators who are determined to do everything in their
power to help students be successful in whatever they pursue.
We thank you for your support
of the Lockhart Independent
School District, and we thank
your children for another fabulous
year!
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Lockhart I.S.D. News
Future Chefs
“Where is the Lion?”
Contest Winner
The first student to visit or
call the LISD Central Office
telling us where the lion is
located (see front cover) in
the newsletter will get an
opportunity to eat lunch
with the Superintendent of
Schools.
We are happy to announce
that Baltizar Galindo of
Plum Creek Elementary
won the February 2013
contest.
We encourage all Pre-K
thru 12 grade LISD students
to participate in the contest
and have the unique
opportunity to have lunch
with the Superintendent of
Schools Dr. Jose Parra.
Students Laura Hernandez, Kieran Johnson,
Kaitlyn Ybarra, Xavier
Pastrano, and Malorie
Jackson entered the Future Chefs Competition
which was held on
Thursday, March 7th.
Laura’s dish, “Fruit
Salad,” was the
Healthy Attributes
winner.
Kieran Johnson’s
dish, “Chicken Surprize,” was the Originality winner.
Kaitl yn’s
dish,
“Black Bean Salad,”
was the Easy Preparation winner.
Xavier’s dish, “Don’t’
Gotta Brush Your Teeth
Salad,” was the Best
Taste winner.
Malorie’s dish, “Fruit
Salad with Malorie’s
Marvelous Dip,” received Grand prize.
Geography Champion
Lockhart
Jr.
High
School student Jack
Flanagan
won
the
s c h o o l
competition
for the National Geographic Bee this year.
Jack competed at the
local level against 138
students who signed
up and then competed
against the remaining
top 20 candidates at
the junior high.
Jack had to complete
an extensive geography test. This test had
to be submitted to the
National Geographic
Bee in order to be
scored before being
A BIG thank you to all of Community Education Summer Programs
the LISD students who
Sunsational Discovery
(Monday – Friday)
contacted us. Please, try
Camp
Time: 8:30 am – 11:35
again in May!
Date: June 10 – June 28;
am; 7:00 pm – 8:55 pm
July 8 – August 9
Lockhart State Park Pool
(Monday – Friday)
2012-2013 Winners
Karate Classes
Time: 7 am – 6 pm
Date:
June 10 – August
Alternate between BlueOctober 2012
12 (Monday)
bonnet Elementary and
Ernesto Suarez (Plum Creek)
Time:
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Lockhart Jr. High School
M.L. Cisneros Freshman
American Red Cross
Campus
Learn to Swim Classes
Date: June 10 – June 28; Couch Potato Basketball
Date: June 3 – August 8
July 15 – August 2
recognized as a representative for LJHS.
Jack represented Lockhart JHS at the state level competition in Bedford, Texas on Friday
April 5th.
Congratulations to Jack
for representing our
great school district.
(Monday and Thursday)
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Lockhart High School Old
Gym
Pilates
Date: April 29 – June 13
(Monday and Thursday)
July and August sessions – TBD
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm
Community Education
Center
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Lockhart I.S.D. News
LJHS Student Success...
Megan Rogers
placed 1st with
her Red Brangus
and 10th
with her
S i m brah. In the Simmental/Simbrah
"Superbowl" she was in the top
10 in showmanship for her age
division and placed 10th again
with her Simbrah. In the junior
show she won 1st with her Red
Brangus and won Reserve
Champion Junior Heifer!
Jonathan “Jon” Fernandez
started racing when he
was 8 years
old.
He
races
in
Houston,
Kyle, Fort
Worth and
Louisiana and has had many
racing achievements.
Over
spring break “Jon” won races in
both Fort Worth and Houston.
He has broken track records and
won this year’s 2012 Texas
State Champ for Outlaw Bandolero, 2012 Outlaw Champ in
Houston, and was the 2012
Track Champ for Thunderhill
Raceway in Kyle, Tx. He is
looking forward to participating
in the upcoming race in
Fort Worth,
Tx.
Student Success…
Who is this Lucky the Lion that puts on a great
show and loves to make people laugh, you ask? To
answer your question, inside that furry mascot suit, is
a young man who has loved mascotting since the first
moment he put on the smiling head. His enthusiasm
for mascotting and endurance garnered him and Lockhart High School the highest leadership mascot award
last summer at Universal Cheer mascot camp and
along with that a future summer job offer teaching Lucky, the Lion!
other mascots, which JT Lyman plans to pursue.
JT was born in Beaumont, TX and moved to Lockhart in 2009, just before
his freshman year. Growing up in Houston and Lumberton, TX throughout
his elementary and junior high years, JT, from an early age, developed a
love for the arts and entertainment. JT Lyman admits he probably inherited
a comic gene and uses this creativity to keep him going as Lucky. Probably
his biggest influence came from his grandfather, who was a clown in the
Shrine circus and a member of the Shriner Oriental Band during his retirement years. As a young boy, JT would accompany his grandfather to many
events and ride with him in his novelty car, participating in local parades in
the Dallas and North TX area. Daddy Ted taught his grandson magic tricks
which JT perfected and used to entertain the neighborhood during his elementary years in Houston, TX. During his Houston years, JT enjoyed interactive theater and developed a love for music and cartooning. After a family
move to Lumberton, TX, JT stayed involved in theater, art, music, swim
team and scouting.
JT recently obtained the rank of Eagle Scout with Troop 215 in Lockhart,
and credits his fellow scouts and troop activities for helping him with his
endurance as mascot.
Another person that has had a big influence on JT has been his brother,
Cameron, who has a keen interest in history. Throughout their childhood
years, the two brothers have enjoyed reenacting and as adults recently participated in the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Galveston on the Strand for
the Galveston Historical Foundation. Spending his early years on the coast
with his family has sparked an interest in the ocean, and JT has been inspired by his father to pursue a marine education and career path.
According to JT, his greatest goal is to become the captain of a large vessel
and to pilot that ship around the world, traveling to different countries and meeting people on every face of the
globe. Most importantly, he wants to help people wherever he goes and have a positive impact on every person
he meets. JT credits his outstanding teachers at Lockhart High School for helping him maintain his GPA and
has been accepted to Texas A& M Galveston where he
plans to pursue a marine science degree with a third mate license option through the Texas Maritime Academy.
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Lockhart I.S.D. News
Secondary End of School Year Events
LOCKHART HIGH
SCHOOL
May 1
Underclassmen Awards,
8:30 AM—9:30 AM,
LHS Cafetorium
May 2
Senior Panoramic Picture
– 7:30 AM—8:00 AM
(LHS New Gym)
Lionette Spring Show,
4:00 PM—8:00 AM
(LHS New Gym)
May 3
Lionette Spring Show,
8:00 AM— 8:00 PM
(LHS New Gym)
May 7
AFJORTC Awards Night,
5:00 PM—9:00 PM (LHS
LHS FRESHMAN M.L.
CISNEROS CAMPUS
May 7
STAAR
Algebra/
Geometry
May 9
STAAR Biology
May 14
STAAR World Geography
May 27
* Memorial Day/No School
May 31
Early Release/Last Day of
School
Cafetorium)
May 9
Senior Awards Night,
7:00 PM—9:00 PM (LHS
New Gym)
May 11
LHS Prom Night, 7:00
PM—11PM (Embassy
Suites, San Marcos, TX)
May 16
Band Spring Concert,
7:00 PM—9:00 PM (LHS
Gym)
Band Banquet, 6:00
PM—11:00
PM
(Cafeteria)
May 19
Baccalaureate Service,
6:30 PM—7:30 PM (St.
Mary’s Catholic Church)
May 24
Senior Trip (Island Adventure and Schlitterbahn—South Padre Island, TX)
May 25
Band/Choir UIL Contest
TSSEC (UT Austin and
Connally HS)
Senior Trip (Island Adventure and Schlitterbahn—South Padre Island, TX)
May 27
Band/Choir UIL Contest
TSSEC (UT Austin and
Connally HS)
May 31
LHS Commencement
Ceremony, 8:00 PM—
9:00 PM (LHS)
LHS JR. HIGH SCHOOL
May 10
Choir Concert, 6:00
PM—8:00 PM (LJH)
May 13
8th Grade Awards, 6:30
PM—7:30 PM
May 14
STAAR 8th Grade Math
Retest
6th Grade Band Concert,
6:00 PM—7:00 PM
May 15
6th Grade Band Trip
STAAR 8th Reading Retest
May 17
7th & 8th Band Trip
May 18
8th Grade Marching Day
May 27th
Memorial Day /
School Holiday
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Spring Break Coloring Pages and LHS Art Display
We want to thank all LISD students that turned in their Spring Break coloring pages from our February
newsletter issue. We also want to thank our talented LHS Art students for letting us display their beautiful artwork in our Central Office building.
Plum Creek Elementary Principal Mark Estrada Grant Recipient
Plum Creek Elementary School Principal Mark Estrada has been selected
by the Raise Your Hand Texas Leadership Program as the recipient of a
grant to attend The Principal’s Center at the Harvard Graduate School of
Education.
Principal Estrada was chosen from among many statewide applicants for
this grant. He will attend the program titled “Improving Schools: The Art
of Leadership (AOL) in June 2013. This grant covers the cost of tuition
and travel expenses, including airfare and housing, as well as providing a
stipend for miscellaneous expenses.
2013-2014 School Bell Schedules
ELEMENTARY
Carver Kindergarten:
7:50 AM - 3:15 PM
Bluebonnet Elementary: 7:40 AM - 3:20 PM
Clear Fork Elementary: 7:40 AM - 3:15 PM
Navarro Elementary:
7:40 AM - 3:20 PM
Plum Creek Elementary: 7:40 AM - 3:15 PM
SECONDARY
Freshman Campus: 8:10 AM - 3:47 PM
Junior High:
8:00 AM - 3:40 PM
High School:
8:05 AM - 3:45 PM
Pride High School: 8:15 AM - 3:00 PM
See Registration for 2013-2014 (New Students only) on pages 8 and 9
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Elementary New Student Registration for 2013-2014
Pre-K—5th registration
Date & Times
July 29: 10AM-3PM
July 30: 3PM-7PM
August 5: 3PM -7PM
August 6: 8AM – 12PM
August 7: 8AM – 12PM
Location
Carver Kindergarten Cafeteria
371 Carver, Lockhart, TX
For Pre-K qualification you
must bring proof of income.
all Pre-K—5th grade students
will need to register at the
Lockhart ISD Central Office
located at 105 S. Colorado St.
The hours will be 9:00 AM 12:00 PM (noon) and 2:00
Student Transportation
PM - 4:00 PM, Monday—
Student Transportation SpeFriday.
cialists (STS) will be at registration to register children for Secondary school students in
grades 6—12 will need to register
student bus transportation.
at the appropriate secondary cam-
After summer registration pus.
LOCKHART JR. HIGH SCHOOL NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION
LJH 6th—8th Grade
New Student Registration
2013-2014 School Year
Location:
Lockhart Jr. High
500 City Line Road
Dates and Times:
August 6-8, 2013: 8AM—4PM
August 13-14, 2013 3PM— 7PM
Documents required:
-Birth Certificate
-Proof of Residency
-Shot Records
-Social Security Number
-Parent/Guardian Photo ID
-Report Cards/STAAR Scores
-Withdrawal form from previous district (if available)
Questions: 512-398-0770
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9TH Grade New Student Registration
High School New Student Registration
Lockhart High School Freshman
M.L. Cisneros Campus
419 Bois D’Arc
Lockhart, TX 78644
(512) 398-0170
Lockhart High School
906 Center Street
Lockhart, TX 78644
(512) 398-0300
Early Registration — New Students
2013-2014
DATES & TIMES
Monday, August 5 — Friday, August 30
Monday — Friday
8:00 AM — 11:00 AM
and
1:00 PM — 3:00 PM
First day of school
Monday, August 26, 2013
Documents Required:
Proof of Residence (utility bill, property
tax statement, lease/rental agreement,
voters registration card)
Parent/Guardian ID (guardianship papers
required)
Student Social Security Card
Immunization Records (student cannot
enroll if out of state or country without
records)
Final Report Card and Transcript from
previous school
Early Registration — New Students
2013-2014
DATES & TIMES
August 12 — Friday, August 26
Monday — Friday
9:00 AM — 12:00 AM
and
1:00 PM — 4:00 PM
Documents Required:
Proof of Residence (utility bill, property
tax statement, lease/rental agreement,
voters registration card)
Parent/Guardian ID (guardianship papers
required)
Student Social Security Card
Immunization Records (student cannot
enroll if out of state or country without
records)
Final Report Card or Transcript from previous school is helpful, but not required
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Lockhart I.S.D. News
District Names and Faces
Cindy Treadway
Cindy Treadway is the
Secretary for Community
Education. This is her 23rd
year with Lockhart ISD.
She graduated from
Westchester High School,
Houston, TX .
Erica Phares is the Cub
House Director. She has
worked for Lockhart ISD
for five years. She graduated from Lockhart High
School.
Erica Phares
Stella Rojas
Stella Rojas graduated
from Lockhart High
School. She has worked
for the district for 35 years
at various district locations.
She is currently the Administrative Assistant to the
Director of Maintenance.
Develop a passion for
learning. If you do, you
will never cease to grow.
—Anthony J. D'Angelo
LISD Employee Spotlight
Lockhart Jr. High
School 7th grade Texas
History Teacher/Golf
Coach Jeffery Robenalt
was born and raised in
Tiffin, Ohio. He served
in Vietnam as a Sergeant in the United
States Marine Corps
and later served as a
Platoon Leader and
Executive Officer with the 101st Airborne Division.
He has a BS in Sociology from Troy University, a
BA in History from New York University, and a
Doctor of Jurisprudence from Texas Tech University. Jeff also practiced law for the State of Texas for
10 years.
Jeff has published three novels in his historical
fiction series: Saga of a Texas Ranger, Star Over
Texas, and The Bloody Frontier. Volume 4 of the
series, Twilight of a Texas Ranger, will soon be released for publication. A historian as well as a novelist, Jeff’s latest release is entitled Historic Tales
of the Texas Republic: A Glimpse of Texas Past. In
addition, he pens a monthly history column for
Texas Escapes Online Magazine.
You can find his books in the LJHS library, the
LHS Freshman M.L. Cisneros Campus library, and
the Dr. Eugene Clark Lockhart library.
His books have been accepted as part of the
Wittliffe collection of Southwest writers at the Texas State library.
Mr. Robenalt resides with his wife Lizabeth and
daughter Emily in Lockhart, Texas.
How to Address the School Board
Lockhart I.S.D. News
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The LISD Board of Trustees typically holds regular monthly board meetings on the fourth Monday
of each month starting at 6:30 p.m. at the LHS Conference Center—906 Center Street, Lockhart, TX
78644
The public is encouraged to attend Board meetings, including any Special Called meetings. Meeting
agendas and Boardbook packets are located on the district’s website on the School Board homepage.
The Board will hear comments, at the Regular Board meetings during Open Forum, from
individuals who have signed up to speak and have filled out an Open Forum Request Form before the
meeting begins. During this part of the meeting, the Board will listen, but it is forbidden by the Texas
Open Meetings Act from discussing any topic raised or making any decision unless that matter is
already on the agenda of this meeting.
This portion of the meeting is set aside for parents, students, and community members to speak to
the board about any matter of interest to them pertaining to the school program. The Open Forum is
not the time or place to bring the Board complaints or criticisms about individual employees or other
complaints during this portion of the meeting.
For more details visit: http://lockhartisd.org/pdf/board/Citizens%20Request.pdf
Future 2012-2013 Board meeting dates: May 20, June 4 (Special Called Mtg.), June 24, July 22
BOARD of EDUCATION—Team of 8
Tom Guyton, Juan Alvarez, Jr., Carl M. Cisneros, Vice-President Brenda Spillmann,
President Rick Womble, Secretary Jon Reyes, Jessica Neyman,
and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jose Parra
The LISD Newsletter is
published quarterly
(August, November,
February, and May)
Lockhart ISD
105 S. Colorado Street
Lockhart, TX 78644
Phone: 512.398.0000
Fax: 512.398.0025
www.lockhartisd.org
2013
Pride Graduation
May 30, 2013
7:00 PM
Lockhart Jr. High
2013
LHS Graduation
May 31, 2013
8:00 PM
Lion Stadium