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Soaring to Success! 7/31/2020

Message from the Principal

Hello Eagle Families!

As we are approaching the start of school, we want to make sure you have reviewed/completed 4 important items. Early next week, we will put out more information and details about the start of school, but as we head into the weekend, we want to focus on these 4 to-do items:

1. Thank you so much to so many of you who have already completed the student selection form for your choice of in-person or continued virtual learning after September 7th. If you have not completed this form, I have linked it below and please remember this is required for all students enrolled in LISD and is due by Thursday, August 6th.

Click here for the Student Selection form

Seleccione la opción de su estudiante haciendo clic aquí.

Click here to learn more about our Launch to Learning Plan for the 2020-21 school year.

The student selection form is available in 8 languages on the Launch to Learning website and if you do not have access to technology or are unable to complete the online form, please call us at 512-570-3500 and we can help you complete the form over the phone.

2. Does your student currently have a school laptop or need a school laptop? We need to make sure every student has a device to start the school year 100% virtually, so please make sure to review the mLISD procedures below for laptop devices.

3. Every returning student needs to be registered for the 2020-21 school year. This enrollment component (step-by-step directions below) is vital as we prepare for the school year and to make sure we have updated contact information.

4. Have you marked your calendars for our back-to-school Eagle events?!?! The details provided below give the dates for picking up schedules, receiving laptops (if needed), returning Chromebooks from last year as needed, distributing yearbooks, school supplies, agendas, etc.

Once again, we know that the decisions you are facing as a family are difficult; this unprecedented pandemic brings many challenges. We are excited for students to return to school, but we also know that we will all have a year of unique circumstances ahead of us. We urge you to reach out to our Administrators or Counselors with questions and concerns as they arise.

Mrs. Wendy Sturdevant

Instagram: Canyon_Ridge_MS

Twitter: @Sturdevant_CRMS

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mLISD--Do you have a school laptop or need a school laptop?

New mLISD Students

Our goal is to provide students with increased access to digital content, resources and devices to support learning anytime, anywhere. The mLISD program has been specifically created to make the best use of our resources in order to support student engagement in learning.

A fee of $70 is required to participate in this program for the 2020-21 school year. The fee for students on free and reduced lunch is $35. You can sign up and pay for your student’s mLISD maintenance fee by clicking here. All newly participating students including incoming sixth-grade students who pay for their fee will be issued their device at the drive-thru material pick up for their grade level. We will distribute laptops for 6th graders on August 11th and for 7th/8th graders on August 12th (see events schedule above). To ensure that your device is prepared for distribution, please pay your participation fee by August 5th.

Scholarship opportunities are available. Please contact mlisd@leanderisd.org for more information. Please include the following information in your email:

The student’s name
Campus
Student ID number
Parent phone number

Current Participating Students

If your student currently has a laptop in their possession that was issued during the 2019-2020 school year, they will need to pay the participate fee to keep their device for the upcoming school year. Incoming ninth-grade students, who choose to participate, will receive a new laptop at the beginning of the 2020-21 school year. If the maintenance fee is not paid or a scholarship applied for by August 10th the device will need to be returned to the campus.

To ensure essential updates are received providing proper performance and functionality for the coming school year, devices must be powered on and used at least one time each week. The laptop should be powered on for approximately two to three hours during this time. For additional information regarding the mLISD program click here.

For more information on mLISD please click HERE.

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ALL students Required to complete Returning Student Registration Verification process...

Parents, please make sure you have logged in to the HAC and "registered' your student, so your student's information is up-to-date. It is required that all students have completed Returning Student Registration process. The "Guardian 1" contact for each student should have received an email last week with instructions on how to complete this task.

We want to thank our parents who have logged in to register a returning student. We understand families might be experiencing some challenges, which has led to an influx of ticket submissions. Please know we are trying our best to provide you the technical support you need. You can help us out by taking note of the following to ensure we can address your needs in the timeliest manner.

How do I get started?
Log onto Home Access Center.

Click on the Registration Icon
Click on the Update Enrollment Tab
Click on Start
You will need to complete the registration for each student on your HAC account

Visit http://www.leanderisd.org/registration to access a guide that includes these steps.

Using the Chrome browser provides the best experience.

Do I have to answer all the questions?

Required fields are marked as "Required".

What if I make a mistake?

If you would like to make a change, click on the underlined field or click “Previous” to return to a previous page.

I’ve completed the form, now what?

When you have finished entering your information, click “Submit.” This will send all of the information you’ve entered to the school. If you cannot click on this button, you will need to make sure that you have answered all required questions.

What if I have more than one student at Leander Independent School District?

Do I need to do this for each child? Yes, because you’ll need to provide information that is specific for each child. We recommend that you submit one Returning Student Registration and then start another. The system will recognize that you have already completed the registration for one of your children and will allow you to “snap over” shared family information, which will save you time.

I don’t know what a question is asking.

You can contact Leander Independent School District at registration@leanderisd.org to ask any general questions about the form or the Returning Student Registration process.

Help! I’m having technical difficulties.

For technical support, visit our PowerSchool Community help center or click “Help” or “Contact Us” from any form page. If you just need to reset your password, you can call the campus at 512-570-3500 instead of submitting the help ticket.

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Eagle Back to School Events

See times and additional information in the flyer below or by clicking here.

August 4: Yearbook distribution for our out-going 8th graders, before they start at VHS

August 5: 6th Grade Eagle Camp: Webinar to welcome our newest Eagles to CRMS

August 11: 6th grade virtual "Open House", AND drive-thru campus to pick-up laptops, SCHEDULES, school supplies, etc.

August 12: 7th & 8th Grade drive-thru campus to pick-up yearbooks, SCHEDULES, school supplies, etc.

August 13: First day of classes begin online through Virtual Empowered Learning

August 18: 7th & 8th grade virtual "Open House"

Today is the last day to purchase your yearbook online!! Our yearbooks have arrived and look FANTASTIC! If you have not ordered your copy, you can purchase one ONLINE only, until July 31st. Due to current procedures, we will not be able to take cash for yearbooks in August, so be sure to place your order online before July 31st.

The 2019-2020 CRMS Yearbook is full of activities, sports, clubs and stories about our students. You can see some of those examples in this sneak peek video. Price is $45. What a great memento of this unforgettable year!

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Launch to Learning Guides and FAQ

As the upcoming school year takes shape, we want to ensure the information families need to make important decisions is easy to access in our Launch to Learning 2020-21 guides.

We know that our community still has questions, so we’ve worked hard at cultivating an expansive, updated FAQ section of the Launch to Learning site. The latest additions will be highlighted green for a few days and then moved into a queue under the appropriate heading.