Ms. J's Weather Report
August 7-11

August 19
"Trailblazers aren't afraid of the wilderness; they conquer it."
Hurricane High Fives
Andrea Aguilar 3rd Grade Dual
Very passionate and always willing to help and share.
Luz Aguilar MS Deaf Ed.
Mrs. Luz Acosta is always diligently working to ensure the Deaf Ed department’s ( both elementary and middle) schedules for teachers, paras, and interpreters are organized and up to date for students and their success!
Keep those HIGH Fives coming, and lets celebrate each other.
Mindset of a Champion
Early Release
Early release falls on Wednesday, there will be no WIN Wednesday (MS).
Middle school periods 1-4,
Teachers, please help in the cafeteria during lunch.
TIA
The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) is a program funded by the Texas Education Agency that provides a pathway for high-performing teachers to earn six-figure salaries and enables districts to recruit and retain highly effective teachers in high needs areas.
El Paso ISD will be launching a pilot of the TIA program at Canyon Hills Middle School this school year. We will be entering step one of a two-step approval process with TEA and Texas Tech University. We need your input as we collectively co-design our Local Teacher Designation System. In August, Texas Tech University will send a Teacher Buy In Survey to garner feedback from ALL El Paso ISD teachers. Prior to filling out the survey please take the time to view these informative videos.
Instructional Focus
TTESS Timeline
August 12, Walkthroughs Begin
August 16, Identify all teachers eligible for T-TESS waivers and complete
September 6, Goals due
September 27, SLO Due
PLC's and Walkthroughs will begin this week.
Week 1-4
Setting Expectations
- Focus Areas: Domain 1 (Planning) and Domain 2 (Instruction)
- Walkthrough Objectives:
- Review lesson plans to ensure alignment with curriculum standards.
- Observe classroom routines and procedures.
- Check for clear communication of expectations to students.
Updates and Reminders
- All. teachers need to leave three days of emergency sub plans
- MAP testing coming soon
- The building will be open at 7:00 am
- Don't forget your mandated trainings.
- Remember to check your email and boxes daily.
Attendance
Take your attendance DAILY!
Attendance must be taken ON TIME!
Elementary by 10 am,
Middle school by the first 15 minutes of class. After 15 minutes the student is absent. Middle school teachers DO NOT count any students tardy during 3rd period,
Any changes that need to be made to your attendance can be done the same day by 11:59 pm.
Mandate Trainings
We are at 6% of everyone completing their mandated trainings.
Due October 1
Anti-Bullying
Bloodborne
Child Abuse
Copyright
Ethics & Fraud
Human Trafficking
Sexual Harassment
Trauma Informed Care
Cyber Security - This training is currently unavailable at this time. The IST security team is currently working on it; once it becomes available, we will notify you.
Faculty Meetings
All meeting start times are 3:15 pm. Please make necessary arrangements.
August 26
September 30
October 28
November 18
December 16
January 27
February 24
March 31
April 28
May 19
Quote of the week
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
- Theodore Roosevelt -