The ACMS Bulletin

Our Cowboys continue to impress us with how quickly they are learning their new building and the ACMS staff. It is truly a joy to support them!

As shared in our last ACMS Bulletin, the information from our previous weeks of school will remain in place throughout the first week of September, to support any newly enrolled students and their parents.

Continued reminders:

• Contact the school nurse with any vaccination concerns. Please note, if a student who is not current with their vaccinations arrives at school, the parent/guardian will be contacted to pick them up. When parents are called to pick up their child, they will be told that the student is excluded from school, due to non-compliance with vaccinations. If your child is not current in their vaccinations, please only have them report to school when they have reached compliance with their required vaccinations.
• Update all emergency contact information in Skyward Q.
• Make sure your child knows how they get to and from school each day. Be sure to check bus route information. See the section of this newsletter titled " FBISD Back-to-School Resource Guide Containing Helpful Information for Families" to support you in transportation matters and MUCH more!
• Put money on your child's lunch account, if necessary. Remember, third party deliveries like Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc., are not allowed.
• Review expectations for academics, and appropriate, safe, and respectful school behavior and attire with your child. The information you need to assist you with this can be found in this newsletter.
• Print a copy of the schedule for your child to place in their backpack. Students are not allowed to access their phones on campus, so a paper copy will be best. If you are not able to print the schedule, do not worry. We will have staff stationed throughout the building to assist every student in transitioning around campus.
• Utilize the ACMS Car Lider lane, located behind the athletic fields (tennis courts, track, etc.) for drop off and pick up.
• Read the "ACMS Bulletin" in entirety. It will be emailed to parents/guardians every Friday.

Have a great weekend and thanks for your partnership!

• 2026 Fall Open House (see picture)
• Amy Coleman Middle School Campus Planning & Advisory Committee
• We Are Continuing to MAKE HISTORY! (see picture)
• Important Information from Nurse McQueen
• 6th-8th Grade NWEA MAP Testing
• How to Submit Your Child's Attendance in Skyward (see attachment)

Sincerely,

Mrs. K. Griffin

Amy Coleman Middle School needs YOU for the 2026-2027 ACMS Campus Planning & Advisory Committee (CPAC).

The purpose of the Amy Coleman Middle School Campus Planning & Advisory Committee (CPAC) is to ensure that effective planning and site-based decision making occurs to direct and support the improvement of student performance for all students.

Our committee will meet twice in the fall and spring semester. The meetings last 45 minutes to one hour, and they take place on campus after school at 4:30 p.m.

If you are interested in serving on the committee as a parent, or as a business representative, please see the criteria below, email Mrs. K. Griffin (kyella.griffin@fortbendisd.gov) by 8:30 a.m. or sooner on Friday, August 28, 2026...and thank you ABUNDANTLY FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Criteria

For purposes of establishing the composition of committees:

1. A person who stands in parental relation to a student is considered a parent.

2. A parent who is an employee of a district is not considered a parent representative on the committee.

3. A parent is not considered a representative of community members on the committee.

A committee shall include a business representative without regard to whether the representative resides in the district or whether the business the person represents is located in the district.

Community members must reside in the district and must be at least 18 years of age.

Greetings Parents & Guardians,

Students will participate in the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment on the following dates:

Reading: September 2-3
Math: September 9-10
Science: September 16-17

MAP is a computer-based assessment that students take three times each year. The results help teachers understand students' current learning levels and measure academic growth over time.

How to Help Your Child Prepare

You can help your child feel confident and ready for testing by:

✅ Please bring your school-issued device fully charged, along with its charger.
✅ Ensuring your child gets a good night's sleep before each testing day.
✅ Providing a healthy breakfast each morning.
✅ Arriving at school on time so your child can start the day calmly.
✅ Encouraging your child to do their best and reminding them that MAP is designed to show what they know and how much they have grown.

After Testing

✅ Praise your child for their effort and hard work.
✅ Maintain normal home routines to help reduce stress and build confidence.

For additional information about MAP testing and how families can support student success, visit the NWEA Family Toolkit.

Please click on the link below to access helpful information about:

• Transportation
• Meal Information
• Health & Immunizations
• Student Handbook and Code of Conducts
• Student Laptops
• Digital Resources
• etc.

Link:

Back-to-School - Fort Bend Independent School District

Please use the visual below and directions provided to access the ACMS car rider line.

Our day begins at 8:50 a.m. and ends at 4:10 p.m.

As students transition through each period of the school day, they will be counted tardy if they are not in their designated class when the tardy bell rings. When students arrive late, they miss meaningful moments in the school day. This has negative impacts on their academic growth and achievement, and their SEL (social emotional learning) experience. They also incur consequences in accordance with the FBISD Student Code of Conduct. These consequences range from a verbal warning, a parent-teacher/admin conference, upwards to various detentions and/or suspensions. Please ensure that your child arrives on time, ready to learn, each day.

Parents who drop off and pick up students, are to use the car rider line. See the picture above. Please do not drop off students in any parking lot. Additionally, do not drop them off along the curb, in the street, or in the surrounding neighborhoods. This is unsafe and you will get ticketed by FBISD police and/or Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, Arcola police.

While in the car rider line, proceed legally and with care. You are in a school zone. Stay off your phone and please be attentive to all that is going on around you. This includes, but is not limited to, pulling all the way forward when you are motioned to and/or asked to do so. Our goal is to safely and efficiently get as many students as possible, transitioned out of/into their parent's car. Thank you for assisting us with this endeavor. Your support, respect and kindness are appreciated and needed more than you realize.

Early pickups are highly discouraged, as every second of learning counts. Please be sure to see the attached FBISD 2026-2027 Instructional Calendar, so that you can take advantage of trying to schedule necessary appointments on days we are not in school.

For those moments, when you must understandably check out your child early, please do so by 3:30 p.m. or sooner. If you attempt to check your child out any later, it will take a greater amount of time to secure them, as we are concluding the day and preparing for various modes of p.m. dismissal.

If any changes to transportation must occur, please call the school, prior to 3:30 p.m. However, please note, unless there is an emergency, last minute changes to transportation are not advised.

The district believes the Student Dress Code shall promote the attributes of the Profile of a Graduate. Therefore, students are expected to dress in a way that promotes respect for self and others, a safe learning environment, and honors the diversity of the learning community.

Students and parent/guardians may determine the student’s personal dress and grooming standards, provided they comply with the general guidelines set forth in this Code and Board policy FNCA (Local). Generally, students shall be dressed and groomed in a manner that is clean and neat, does not cause distraction from learning, and that does not disrupt the learning environment. The district prohibits pictures, emblems, or writings on clothing that advertise or depict tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, drugs, or any other prohibited substance.

Students must comply with the following dress and grooming standards, including in online learning platforms.

Shirts, Blouses, Sweatshirts, Sweaters, Vests

• Shirts, blouses, sweatshirts, sweaters, vests that expose undergarments and/or midriff are prohibited;
• Shirts, blouses, sweatshirts, sweaters, vests must not depict or reference alcohol, drugs, tobacco, weapons, nudity, gang affiliation, death, violence, vulgar or obscene language or images, and/or insults to race, religion, gender, or ethnicity, or other emblems or writing that may be expected to cause a material or substantial disruption of, or interference with, normal school operations.

Dresses, Jumpers, Skirts, Shorts, Skorts, Pants, and Jeans

• Dresses, jumpers, skirts, and skorts may be worn at a length that is slightly above mid-thigh;
• Shorts, jeans, and all pants shall be worn at the hip or higher and must cover undergarments;
• Shorts may be worn at a length that is approximately above mid-thigh; and
• Athletic wear, which may include yoga pants, stretch leggings and fitness tights, are permissible as long as they do not reveal undergarments, do not have sections of see through material, or are worn with a shirt that covers the posterior, or are not disruptive to the school environment.

Shoes

• Shoes shall be worn, and if designed to be tied shall be properly tied
• Unsafe footwear is not permitted (i.e., house shoes, slippers); and
• Appropriate shoes must be worn during PE/athletics classes, as well as during lab activities in science, CTE, etc.

Hair

• All hair, including facial hair, shall be neat, clean, and well groomed, and worn in a style that is not distractive.
• Mustaches, beards, or goatees shall be neat, clean, and well groomed, and worn in a style that does not display derogatory remarks, symbols, or statements that disrupts the learning environment. Hair markings must not depict or reference alcohol, drugs, tobacco, weapons, nudity, gang affiliation, violence, vulgar or obscene language, or images that substantially disrupt or interfere with normal school operations. Drawings, icons, and/or other markings cut into the hair, including eyebrows, and not associated with required religious markings or hairstyles are not permitted.

Miscellaneous

• Proper undergarments shall be worn at all times;
• Revealing clothing of any type may not be worn;
• No clothing that has been ripped, torn, or cut in a way as to reveal undergarments, midriff, chest, or posterior;
• Clothing including face coverings with profanity, obscene patches, references to alcohol, drugs, weapons or tobacco, or anything that may be construed as violent, vulgar, or obscene
• Language or images, and/or insults to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or other emblems or writing that may be expected to cause a material or substantial disruption of, or interference with, normal school operations.
• Any attire, tattoo, icons, or markings on body, e.g. bandanas, shoelaces, chains, t-shirts, etc., that is distractive, causes a disturbance, or identifies a student as part of an unauthorized group, gang, or society are not permitted that includes but is not limited to virtual background choices. No pajama wear of any type except on-campus designated days;
• Body piercings that are distractive or that pose a safety concern are not permitted;
• No hats, caps, doo-rags, wave caps, bandanas or hoods worn indoors, except on campus designated days or during designated times permitted by the campus; and
• No sunglasses may be worn inside the building unless there is a medical note on file.

See the picture below regarding our themed dress up days to support our girls' volleyball team and show our school spirit. We encourage all students and staff to participate.

As we prepare for these fun days, please make sure that your student adheres to dress code requirements. See the information in this newsletter regarding dress code requirements.

For our students and parents who will be supporting our school by attending the game, please adhere to game day expectations for courteous, kind, respectful and appropriate behavior.

Let's go Cowboys!

Dear ACMS Families,

Be part of Amy Coleman Middle School history by purchasing an ACMS Inaugural Year Spirit Shirt! This special shirt commemorates our first year and is a great way to show your ACMS pride while supporting our school community.

You can purchase your shirt online by visiting: 👉 https://gogandy.com/acms26

Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate our inaugural year and show your Cowboy spirit!

Deadline to Purchase: September 4, 2026

-ACMS Counseling Department

ACMS 8th Grade Career Day – November 19, 2026

Career Day provides students with opportunities to:

• Explore career pathways
• Learn from professionals
• Connect classroom learning to future careers

• Develop college and career awareness

We Need Your Help!

We are seeking:

✅ Guest Speakers

✅ Business & Industry Partners

✅ Career Demonstrations

✅ Community Volunteers

Interested in participating?

Career Day Interest Link: Amy Coleman Middle School Career Day Interest Form - November 19, 2026 – Fill out form

-ACMS Counseling Department

The message below is communicated to all students and staff daily, via morning announcements.

Reminders for Excellence at ACMS

Students, please adhere to the following reminders for excellence at ACMS:

Cellphones and earbuds are to be turned off and placed in backpacks, and ID badges are worn properly around our necks, once you enter the building. ID badges must be on and visible every day. Hoods, hats, bonnets, and bandanas are not worn in the building.

In an effort to maintain the highest level of safety, students please walk in our hallways and do not run. Please be mindful of your volume in the hallway because some students are still in class learning during certain periods. Additionally, please be considerate of others and always use school-appropriate language in and around the building.

As you walk around our campus, be sure to pick up any trash you drop. Thank you for being a Considerate Cowboy by keeping our school looking great!

Cowboys, we appreciate you for respecting each other, respecting our building, and most importantly respecting yourselves, your parents, and our faculty & staff every day. At ACMS we are focused on: Respect, Responsibility & Relationship every day. Let's exhibit Cowboy Pride in the BEST way!

Have a great rest of the day & go Cowboys!

Every Monday we encourage our students to join the ACMS faculty and staff and wear the college shirts of their choice. Represent the college you will attend or dream of attending. The future is near and its YOURS Cowboys! We look forward to seeing you in your college shirt and hearing your "why".

Every Friday is our ACMS spirit day. Wear your Coleman gear and/or Coleman Green!

Fort Bend ISD welcomes parents and community members to volunteer their time and skills to support students and schools. To get started, you'll need to complete the online Volunteer Criminal History Application each school year after July 1.

Link to Complete the Volunteer Criminal History Application
Volunteer Criminal History Application

Once your background check is complete, be sure to support ACMS. You are always needed and WELCOMED! Some of the ways you can assist us include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting morning arrival and afternoon dismissal at car rider
• Being on hand to assist during passing periods
• Assisting during lunches

• If you have a specific question about a grade, missing work, instruction, tutoring, reteach/retest, etc., we ask that you first reach out to that specific teacher to gain clarification and the most up to date and accurate information. Additionally, if you have a concern regarding SPED accommodations, reach out to the teacher and/or your child's SPED case manager. For 504 accommodations, contact your child's teacher and/or their grade level counselor. If there is no resolve after you have communicated/conferenced with the first points of contact...teacher, SPED case manager, or counselor, please reach out to your child's assistant principal.
• For any concerns about discipline or safety matters, or other issues like detentions, etc., contact your child's assistant principal.
• If there is a concern about your child's schedule, please reach out to the student's counselor as the first point of contact.
• For any athletic matters, contact your child's coach/PE teacher. Should there not be a resolution, contact the campus Athletic Coordinators.
• If you have any questions about attendance, the attendance clerk is Ms. Susana Paul. Her email address is: susana.paul@fortbendisd.gov

Teachers and staff will work diligently to respond to you within 48 business hours. While most staff will respond before then, we ask that you exhibit grace with requests emailed during the school day, as our expectation for our teachers is to provide bell to bell instruction and check emails before/after school, and during their conference period, when they are not in a meeting.

Admin & Counselor Team

Supporting students with the last name ending in A-B

Associate Principal: Mr. Alfred Holland

Assistant to Mr. Holland: Ms. Annette Aldape

Counselor: Mrs. Jessica Williams-Pierre

Counselor Clerk: Acquanetta Pratt

Supporting students with the last name ending in C-LEZ

Assistant Principal: Mrs. Christian Martinez

Administrative Assistant: Ms. Jada Green

Counselor: Mrs. Destiny Parker

Counselor Clerk: Acquanetta Pratt

Supporting students with the last name ending in LF-Z

Assistant Principal: Mr. Ervin

Administrative Assistant: Ms. Jada Green

Counselor: Mrs.Roxanne Hrrar

Counselor Clerk: Acquanetta Pratt

Principal: Kyella Griffin

Executive Assistant to Principal: Oshonna Oliver

Clinic Team

Nurse: Lisa McQueen

Clinic Aide: Simone Law

Athletics

Girls' Athletic Coordinator

Ms. D'Aundra Henry

Boys' Athletic Coordinator

Mr. Shawn Narcisse

The 2026-2027 Athletics season kicks off soon! As we focus on excelling academically, and in the various areas of Fine Arts, we are also excited to see gains in the area of athletics too.

Just as during all sporting events, students are expected to adhere to the FBISD Code of Conduct. Adults observing gaming events, are also required to engage in appropriate, respectful and courteous behavior. Thank you for being supportive and kind during games.

We sincerely appreciate our school community (children & adults), for positively contributing to the wonderful athletic events that will take place this school year.

Let's GO COWBOYS!

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