Weekly Newsletter

- GPYP after school

- Robotics Practice

- Valentine's Parties

- Any staff member may nominate a teacher

- Nominees must be a certified campus teacher (ALL certified teachers are eligible), librarian, or counselor, that is employed on a full-time basis who are not retiring, and plan to return to your campus full-time for the next school year.

- GISD Criteria for Nominees:

• Candidates should be skillful and dedicated.
• They should take an active role in the school, and demonstrate professional poise and demeanor.
• The most important criterion in evaluating nominees is their ability to inspire a love of learning in students of all backgrounds and abilities.

- KAE Process:

1. We will collect nominations Feb 11-Feb 17
2. All nominated individuals, fitting the given criteria, will be added to a form for staff voting.
3. Voting will take place anonymously through an online form on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18th.
4. Staff members may anonymously select their top three choices from the list of nominees.
5. Leadership Team will review final votes and announce winner on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20th.

• ALL parents must be provided with the opportunity to meet either in person or by phone/video.
• Parent meetings should be led by the teacher. Be prepared with data and information to share about the student. Do not rely on parents to ask all the questions or guide the conference.
• Use an Agenda to keep you on track
• Each student should have a completed conference form and accompanying data (copies of reports should be made available if they were not previously sent home)
• Editable Conference Form
• Be sure to have parents sign-in or note dates/times of phone meetings as documentation

The transfer request process is for campus lateral moves only: teacher to teacher, grade level

counselor to grade level counselor, grade level librarian to grade level librarian, (elementary, middle,

or high school). It is NOT for staff seeking a promotion (e.g. Teacher to counselor/librarian/assistant

principal; elementary counselor to middle school counselor).

Transfer Eligibility Requirements:

• Employees must complete the online transfer request during the application submission window.
• Employee must have appropriate certification (or certification plan) for the position.
• Transfers will not be approved without correct certification appearing on TEA Virtual Certificate or plan confirmed by the HR Certification team.
• Employees on an intervention (growth) plan are ineligible.

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🌟 Teaching and Learning Development (TLD) and other content departments are excited to facilitate district professional learning for all instructional staff on Monday, February 17, 2025.

🔗 Registration opens on Wednesday, February 5th, and closes on Thursday, February 13th. The links and details for the day will be posted on the PD Website: bit.ly/GISDPD25

• If you have completed your 6 hours, please use this link to submit. (Always found on the bottom of our smores!)
• If you have NOT completed your 6 hours, remember that it is due by APRIL 16

Kara Coker is our campus liaison and can help you find trainings and locate certificates!

Attached is the letter and form from PTA in order to claim your $75 classroom enrichment grant.

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Adriana, Rachel, Summer, Brandy, Charlotte, Nicole from Melinda: Thank you for always making my bday special! 29 isn’t so bad…hahaha.. Also, thank you for all the goodies/gifts/flowers too! I absolutely love working with you all!!

Adriana, Rachel and anyone else who covered or took over my duties the three days I was out last week! from Melinda: Thank you for covering for me last week! I am sorry it was so crazy on Friday! Love y’all so much!

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FEBRUARY

10-28 Conference Window

11 College Day (jeans & college shirt)

11 Amplify Visit

14 Valentine Parties

17 District PD Day

18 Evening Parent Conferences

21 Spirit Stick Sales @ Lunches

22 District UIL Competition

27 Student-Led Showcase