FACE HIGHLIGHTS

We hope this monthly newsletter helps our families stay informed of district and campus events. We would appreciate your feedback with suggestions on what information you would like to see here. Please complete this survey to share your thoughts on what you would like to see and how you would like to get involved!

Dr. Martha Escalante, FACE Executive Director

With the goal of being close to the community and helping provide resources, support, and listening to their needs, the FACE team has Outreach Thursdays.

This month, we will be at the following locations from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• 11/12/20: "Mi Casita" 5001 Aldine Mail Rte Rd
• 11/19/20: " "Park at Fallbrook, " 10155 North Houston Rd "

Thanks to the generosity of EverPPE and AOK Tooling Mask Manufacturer, families in Garden City Apartments received face masks during our FACE Outreach Thursday Event that we had on October 29th.

It is great to see the students excitement for reading. The families at Escamilla Elementary, Marcella Elementary and Garden City Apartments were happy to receive books donated by the Mayor's Office for Adult Literacy.

Are you struggling with accessing online learning or learning in a digital environment? Aldine ISD and Harris County would like to hear from you. An afterhours call center has been established for you to log any issue related to learning in a digital environment, such as but not limited to:

• Slow internet or unstable connection speeds in your area
• Affordability of internet connection
• Affordability of devices needed for virtual learning (Chromebooks, laptops, iPads)
• Aldine ISD provided hardware/Chromebooks
• Logging into Aldine ISD sites
• Uploading homework
• Navigating the learning platform, Schoology
• Identifying appropriate digital resources
• Parent or guardian has fallen ill, child is unable to participate in e-learning
• Older siblings are taking care of younger siblings, child is unable to participate in e-learning
• Child has a disability or impairment that is making e-learning difficult or not possible

Harris County Digital Access Call Center Number and Hours:

Call Center number: (281) 885-1374

• Weekdays 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

During regular business hours, please call the Aldine ISD Help Desk at (281) 985-6263 or complete the online help ticket request at [https://sites.google.com/aldineisd.org/aldine-emergency-response-plan/home].

Election Day is November 3rd and we need to develop a plan to help us protect ourselves from COVID-19 while casting our ballots. See below for recommendations from CNN.com:

Check your polling station: What's the level of protection that will be in place at your assigned polling station? You should know in advance, for example:

• If you'll be spending the majority of your wait standing outside
• If masks are required of both voters and poll workers
• If 6-feet spacing markers will be visible on floors to control social distancing
• If there is a separate entrance and exit from the voting area
• If there will be a Plexiglas barrier between the voter and the poll worker
• If poll workers will be wearing face shields, surgical face masks and gloves
• If there will be adequate space between voting privacy booths
• If poll workers will sanitize frequently touched surfaces, such as door handles, voting booths and bathrooms regularly.

Vote alone: Unless you have a disability that requires assistance, vote alone, experts say. This is not the year to bring your children or other non-voting family members to the voting location.

Come prepared: Along with that highly protective mask, you should definitely bring tissues and hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol or disinfecting wipes, the CDC says.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is sharing recommendations that would help us celebrate the fall and winter Holidays safely. Día de Los Muertos, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, are traditional holidays that we usually celebrate with our families or traveling. We hope that these recommendations will help you avoid the risk of virus spread.

The Family and Community Engagement Team has compiled a list of resources to help you during the pandemic. From community resources to job opportunities, we hope this list can help you find what you are looking for.

On November 2nd, Harris County will start a second round of applications for the Direct Assistance Program that can help families who have been impacted financially as a result of COVID-19. Click this link for more information.

Aldine Child Nutrition added an additional six curbside meal sites to their list of 12. Mead Middle School, Carroll, Goodman, Kujawa, Harris and Marcella elementary schools will serve as meal bundle pickup sites on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Additionally, an evening pick up time has been added at the high schools to provide a second opportunity for families to pick up meal bundles. Evening meal bundle pick up will be available from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Aldine, Blanson CTE, Carver, Davis, Eisenhower, MacArthur and Nimitz high schools.

Beginning November 6, Elementary, middle and high school students learning on-campus will have an opportunity to take home weekend meal bundles each Friday after school. Students will be able to pick up a weekend meal bundle on their way home, whether they are a car rider, bus rider, or walker. This will include breakfast and lunch meals for Saturday and Sunday.

Through the My Home Is Here process, the City of Houston and Harris County are working together to get a better understanding of what the needs are around homes for all of our residents. If you choose to be in the study, you will complete a survey that will help us learn more about your needs and preferences for housing. The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. Thank you for your time.

Check out this link to get a glance of what your children will learn this year!

Tuesday, November 3
English Session
9:00 a.m. Technology Training
http://bit.ly/technologyPT

Spanish Session
11:00 a.m. Entrenamiento de Tecnología e Información de Clases de ESL

http://bit.ly/tecnologiaPT

Wednesday, November 11

English Session

9:00 a.m. Cyber Safety

http://bit.ly/cybersafetyPT

Spanish Session

11:00 a.m. Cómo Navegar el Sitio Web con Seguridad

http://bit.ly/seguridadwebPT

Thursday, November 19
English Session

9:00 a.m. Drug Prevention and Recovery Support

http://bit.ly/drugpreventionPT

Spanish Session

11:00 a.m. Prevención de Drogas y Ayudando a la Recuperación

http://bit.ly/prevenciondrogasPT

Join us for an hour of inspiration. On Saturday, November 14, some of our stakeholders will share their personal stories of hope. Use this link for the presentation in English at 10:00 a.m., and this link for the presentation in Spanish at 12:00 p.m.

"At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child success is the positive involvement of parents."

-Jane D. Hull