Briscoe Family Newsletter

Dear Briscoe Community,

This coming week marks the end of this Marking Period. Please check your child's HAC and reach out to his/her teacher if you have any questions. Here at Briscoe, we work hard, and play hard. Let's finish strong!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Rather

#BriscoeReunited

Campus Educators of the Year named; District winners to be announced

March 29 & 30. Congratulations to Northside’s 219 campus first year and veteran educators of the year for the 2021-2022 school year. They will be recognized at two special celebrations in their honor beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Brennan High School auditorium. Family, friends, and coworkers are invited to attend the events.

For those that cannot be there, each celebration will be webcast here live, per the following schedule.

• Elementary First Year and Veteran Educators of the Year – Tuesday, March 29
• Secondary First Year and Veteran Educators of the Year – Wednesday, March 30

The District Educators of the Year, as well as Northside’s nominee for the Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching, will be announced during these events.

For a complete list of campus educators of the year, click here.

Attached you will find a copy of the 2020-2021 School Report Card produced by the Texas Education
Agency for all schools in the state. The report provides information concerning student performance
on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), as well as information on
student enrollment, class size averages, and financial expenditures. It is intended specifically to inform
parents and guardians about a school’s individual characteristics and its academic performance.

Also attached are the 2020-2021 School Report Card definitions to help you understand the report.
These definitions describe programs at all levels, so some definitions may not all apply to the school
your child attends.

Due to the impact of COVID-19, campuses and districts received a label of Not Rated: Declared State
of Disaster for the 2020–21 school year.

The 2020-2021 School Report Cards are also available on the Texas Education Agency’s website at
http://tea.texas.gov/perfreport/src/index.html.

Folks 2020-21 Campus Report Card.pdf

2021-src-definitions.pdf

2021-src-definiciones.pdf

Beginning March 1, students who have 3 or fewer absences in a course for the remainder of the semester are eligible to exempt their spring semester exam.
Additional criteria for exemptions are outlined below.

For Northside students in grades 6-12 who are enrolled in courses earning high school credit, students may earn an exam exemption by meeting the following criteria.

1. If the course is a full-year course, the student must have passed the first semester.

2. The student's final average for the spring semester must be a grade of 80 or higher.

3. The student's conduct grade in that class must be satisfactory “S” or better.

4. The student must attend school during the scheduled exam time.

5. The student must have 3 or fewer absences for the second semester (beginning March 1st). This excludes Excused School Business absences.

Please note: Students who are absent during the scheduled exam time will lose the exam exemption, receive an "11" as an exam grade and will be required to make up the exam during summer break.

Students met with their high school counselors to review course selections for the 2022-2023 school year. After reviewing these course selections with your child, ONLY return the planning guide if changes are made.

Course selections for the new school year have been entered into HAC, however they are not finalized. In spring, you will be receiving correspondence from the high school, at which time you will be able to finalize any changes.

If your child was absent, they received an email from Mrs. Leyva on Tuesday, Feb. 1st, to include the planning guide of course selections. Please encourage your child to review this email and contact their Briscoe counselor for any questions.

Please continue to review our Class of 2026 newsletter for the most up to date information.

Summer Math Bridge Opportunity: The Bridge program is for 6th and 7th grade students currently in a general math class 2021-2022. The Summer Bridge Programs are designed to allow students the opportunity to move from the regular math sequence into the Pre-AP math sequence by providing the instruction for the TEKS they have missed. Please contact your child’s math teacher or Academic Dean for more information.

7th grade Program Description

Step Up to Advanced Math is a hybrid (asynchronous and synchronous) course designed for middle school students in Northside ISD who have successfully completed their 6th grade math course. Instruction and assessment in this intensive program will focus on specific 7th grade TEKS in order to fulfill the prerequisites for the 7th Pre-AP math course.

8th grade Program Description

Pathway to MS Algebra 1 Pre-AP is a hybrid (asynchronous and synchronous) course designed for middle school students in Northside ISD who have successfully completed their 7th grade math course. Instruction and assessment in this intensive program will focus on 8th grade TEKS in order to fulfill the prerequisites for the Algebra 1 Pre-AP math course.

Benefits of Participation in Advanced Math Courses in Middle School

The middle school math Pre-AP program is designed to accelerate instruction in order to allow students the opportunity to enroll in Algebra 1 Pre-AP as an 8th grader. This Algebra 1 Pre-AP course is a high school credit math course.

Information

Please contact Dora McKenzie Academic Dean (dora.mckenzie@nisd.net) for more information. Provide your child's name and ID number for reference. Registration for the Summer Bridge Math Program is March 4th. No late registrations will be taken after this date.

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Thank You!

If your child tests positive for COVID or has to quarantine, please call our Nurse's office at 210-398-1109.

Click Here for district and campus updates. This link will be updated by the District every Wednesday.

We are planning to celebrate our 8th grade class on June 1st

Location: NISD Sports Gym

Time: 6:00 pm

We hope to see you there!

High School Transition

As the new semester approaches, we will be working with your child to prepare them for their new adventure onto high school. HERE you will find upcoming information on the school tours, as well as Endorsement & Elective Fair nights for each feeder high school. Please review the information for upcoming student and parent events. As more information is provided to us, we will update THIS newsletter.

Email: christina.rather@nisd.net
Website: nisd.net/briscoe
Location: 4265 Lone Star Parkway, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (210) 398-1100
Facebook: facebook.com/BriscoeMiddleSchool
Twitter: @NISDBriscoe