Welcome back to the 2024 - 2025 school year, Molina B-TECH family!

The Molina B-TECH staff is excited to welcome over 400 B-TECH students back, which includes over 120 new B-TECH students! We look forward to working with each of you throughout the year to develop and prepare your students to successfully earn up to 60 college credit hours and gain workplace skills.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, and in the meantime look over our newsletter for important information regarding the Molina B-TECH program.

Let's make it a GREAT year!

Sincerely,

Yenny Ibarra

yeibarra@dallasisd.org

972 - 502 - 1084

• Thursday, August 8th: Meet the Teacher Night & Fish Camp @ 5:00 PM
• Friday, August 9th: Senior Sunrise @ 6:30 PM, breakfast will be provided
• Monday, August 12: First Day of School
• Monday, August 12 - Friday, August 23: ALL B-TECH students are expected to check-in with a Moina B-TECH staff member upon arriving to campus. Staff members will be located outside the auditorium doors for check-ins.
• Friday, August 16: A-Day
• Monday, August 19th: Mandatory Parent & Student 11th Grade Meeting @ 5 PM, see flyer for more information
• Tuesday, August 20th: Mandatory Parent & Student 9th Grade Parent Meeting @ 5PM, see flyer for more information
• Thursday, August 22: UTD Presentation - All 11th & 12th Grade B-TECH Students
• Thursday, August 22: Foundation For C.H.O.I.C.E Meeting - See Ms. Becerra for more information
  
• Friday, August 23: B-Day
• Monday, August 26: Dallas College Classes Begin

- 10th grade: Check you BlackBoard account & make sure your college class is included in your schedule.

- 11th & 12th grade: Check your BlackBoard account & know what classes you will be taking & which are in-person classes @ MVC

• Friday, August 30: A-Day

• 10th - 12th grade: Check your BlackBoard account, your Fall 2024 courses are already on there.
• 10th grade only: Check your PowerSchool schedule & make sure you are enrolled in your college classes at Molina High School - see schedule below to help you identify if you are scheduled in your college course.
• 10th grade only: See schedule below to see who your progress monitor is going to be.

Keeping your GPA above a 2.0 will keep you enrolled in your Dual Credit college classes. Failure to keep your GPA above a 2.0 may jeopardize the completion of your associate's degree.

What happens if your GPA falls below a 2.0? What if I don't pick up my GPA above a 2.0? See the image attached for more information from Dallas College regarding academic standing.

Try out this GPA calculator to see how getting a D or an F can affect your current GPA!

*You can find your current GPA on your Advising Report and/or see your progress monitor or counselor.

Ms. Russell

9th-12th Grade Counselor

annrussell@dallasisd.org

(972) 502 - 1020

Mrs. Cortes

11th-12th Grade Counselor

pcortes@dallasisd.org

(972) 502 - 1043

Pictured right to left:

Ms. Cato (Algebra I and Geometry), Ms. Zeares (MAPS), Mr. Calderon (World History), Mr. Solorio (Biology), and Ms. Davis (English I)

Please make sure that you have submitted your official 8th grade report card to Ms. Russell to ensure that your student is in all the right classes. If you have questions, please reach out to Ms. Russell - annrussell@dallasisd.org.

Pictured left to right:

Ms. Salas (Spanish II & Special Topics), Ms. Jones (English II), Mr. Mobh (US History), Dr. Hart (DC CHEM), and Coach Robinson (DC PHED)

Not Pictured: Ms. Peralta (Algebra II)

• Mandatory Parent & Student Meeting on: Monday, August 19th @ 5PM
• College Classes Begin on: Monday, August 26th. All student MUST wear their ID badges and ride the bus to and back from Mountain View College, no exceptions. Failure to ride the bus will result in an absence for the entirety of the day.
• If you are registered to take US History with Mr. Mobh, you need the following school supplies: 1 spiral notebook, 1 folder with pockets, pens, and pencils.

• Coming up, be on the lookout: Ms. Cortes will be scheduling 1-1 parent meetings in late August/early September. You MUST register for a time slot. More info to come.
• College Classes Begin on: Monday, August 26th. All student MUST wear their ID badges and ride the bus to and back from Mountain View College, no exceptions. Failure to ride the bus will result in an absence for the entirety of the day.

Events:

• Tuesday, August 13th- UTD: JYSP Young Scholar Signing Day
• Thursday, August 22nd- Foundation For C.H.O.I.C.E & JYSP/UTD Presentations

Here at Molina B-TECH, each cohort is expected to follow the required workplace skills to be successful during their high school career.

There will be exciting information that will be shared during the upcoming presentation. Get ready to talk about scholarships, college applications, mentoring, and many more things.

We are excited to have Mr. Schewee and the JYSP team speak with our junior and senior cohorts. The goal is to inform all students about the fantastic opportunity to join the JYSP program. The program provides them with helpful information for their future college career and the opportunity to learn more about the Naveen Jindal School of Management.

The Molina B-TECH team had a summer of fantastic opportunities. We are thankful to have incredible partnerships that volunteer their time to engage with our students and are always looking ahead to future opportunities.

We are happy to announce that we had a successful industry partner engagements. The students got to experience a little insight into the fantastic opportunities they will be experiencing during their B-TECH experience.

Thank you to the Foundation for C.H.O.I.C.E., Weaver, United MegaCare, Baylor Scott & White Health, and Workforce Solutions for engaging with our incoming first-year class.

I also want to thank the P.T.S.A. team for their generous donation of [specific items or funds] to our summer bridge program. The industry partners volunteered most of their afternoon, but thanks to the P.T.S.A. team, we provided lunch for all the volunteers. Thank you for the support!

The summer internship was full of learning with student projects and eye-opening presentations. Molina interns had a fantastic time during the workplace tour at the PepsiCo offices in Plano, TX. They learned helpful workplace skills and received life-changing advice for their future endeavors.

We are grateful that two of our uprising seniors had the opportunity to participate in the in-person AT&T internship this summer. They could work alongside professionals in the field and make presentations, allowing them to work on their workplace skills. We are very proud of them! We can't wait to see what the future has for them.

**For Juniors and Seniors ONLY**

SENIORS: All seniors that have taken and passed the Spanish CLEP test should have received credit on their college transcripts. If the student has not received credit or received partial credit please have them contact Ms. Alanis. CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2023!

JUNIORS: CLEP testing will NOT be available during the summer. Parents, please encourage your student to test before the school year ends! Any juniors that are interested in taking the Spanish CLEP test should see Ms. Alanis to get started. It is imperative that they test as soon as possible so that any issues can be resolved before the start of their senior year.

Students, do not miss out on the opportunity to receive up to 11 college credit hours! For questions regarding CLEP testing please reach out to Ms. Alanis, calanis@dallasisd.org

TSI is a state-legislated program designed to improve student success in college. Part of the program is an assessment to determine basic skills in reading, mathematics, and writing. Each grade level should be focusing on a different portion of the assessment, with the goal of being TSIA2 met in both Reading/Writing and Math by the end of the 10th-grade year:

• 9th-grade focus: Reading/Writing
• 10th-grade focus: Math

A passing score on the TSIA2 test IS REQUIRED in order to take most of the dual-credit courses on our Associate Degree crosswalks. Failure to pass TSIA may jepordize the completion of your associate's degree. Passing the TSIA2 is a graduation requirement!

SCORING STANDARDS -

English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) Standard:

• ELAR Score of 945+ AND Essay Score of 5 – 8
  OR
• ELAR Score under 945 AND ELAR Diagnostic Level of 4 – 6 AND Essay Score of 5 - 8

Math Standard:

• 950+
  OR
• Math Score Under 950 AND Math Diagnostic Level of 6

Email: yeibarra@dallasisd.org
Website: https://www.dallasisd.org/domain/16977
Location: 2355 Duncanville Rd, Dallas, TX 75211, USA
Phone: 972-502-1169
Twitter: @molinabtech_