Spring Independent School District 16717 Ella Blvd. • Houston, Texas 77090 • Tel. 281.891.6000
Crystal Commendation – Parent Involvement and Volunteer Program Overview Three years ago, when the district implemented its strategic five-year plan, EVERYchild 2020, it included commitments to creating a culture of high community engagement and to involving families as partners in their students’ success. Both those commitments required expanding volunteer opportunities, increasing the number of parents, guardians and community members who are involved in our schools and both strengthening and expanding the number of parent organizations. With those commitments in mind, each year our goal is to increase the number of parents, guardians, and community members who apply to be volunteers in our learning community. We also seek to increase the total hours of time and effort that they give to our scholars. Toward that goal, we wanted to make it easier and more convenient for parents and community members to volunteer by switching from a paper to online application system. That change has reduced the average amount of time it takes to vet parents and community members through our background check from two weeks to one day. In addition, that online application system is easily found on both district and campus websites. In addition, Parent Involvement Liaisons at the elementary and middle school levels play an important role in the program by keeping both school employees and parents focused on ways they can collaborate to benefit students. We strengthened this position by providing stipends to the liaisons. Their hands-on commitment to the work on the campuses has proved to be invaluable to the success of the program as they actively seek volunteers, steer them toward the online application and help coordinate engagement opportunities on their campus. This information is shared during Meet the Teacher and Open House events at the beginning of each school year and as new families enter the school. Some examples of volunteerism include assisting in the workroom or library, monitoring the halls, serving on the PTA/PTO, serving as mentors or tutors and reading to students. The campus engagement opportunities are also shared among the parent liaisons to encourage best practices across the district. At the end of the school year, we host a volunteer appreciation event where we recognize and reward our volunteers for their outstanding work and invaluable contributions to the success of our students and schools, including a special award to the Outstanding Parent Volunteer at each level. Awards are also presented to campuses that accumulate the most volunteer hours. In addition, we recognize our Parent Involvement Liaisons for the role they played throughout the school year as we bring the year to a close. Results Our 2017-18 school year showed significant gains in our targeted areas. We successfully increased our total number of volunteer hours from 59,149 hours for the 2016-17 school year to 63,038 hours for the 2017-18 school year. This did not include hours that were dedicated to recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey, which were substantial. In addition, the number of parent organizations, including PTOs, PTAs and booster clubs increased from 49 to 65.
Engaging the Community Partnerships for Success Parent Involvement Opportunities
Volunteers In Public Schools (VIPS)
Numerous and varied opportunities are available for parent involvement, including parent education classes, parent workshops and membership on committees within the Parent Advisory Council (PAC).
The Volunteers In Public Schools program provides opportunities for service organizations, businesses, community members, senior citizens, parents and students to volunteer. Areas of need include classroom reading, career presentations, mentoring, hall monitoring, copying and filing.
SMART START A home-based school readiness program called SMART START helps parents in their own homes learn how to be their child’s first teacher. Home instructors visit participating parents and children weekly in their homes throughout the school year to teach parents how to support their child’s development. The SMART START program is open to any family in the district that has children from 18 months to four years of age.
PTOs and Booster Clubs Parent and teacher organizations and booster clubs offer families a variety of opportunities for involvement in their children’s schools. We encourage you to join one of these organizations. Your help can make a big difference in the success of your child and other students, while offering you the opportunity to connect with other parents. To join and get more involved, contact your school’s principal.
Spring Forward: Supporting Our Students This mentor program is designed to empower preteen and teenage students to make positive life choices that will help them maximize their personal and academic potential. Volunteers who are interested in serving as mentors are asked to commit to the program for at least one full year.
For more information about these programs and to become involved, call 281-891-6013, email
[email protected] or go to www.springisd.org.
Safe and Secure Learning Visitors Welcome; Check In Required
Police Department
Because safety and security are our highest priority, all visitors are required to check in at the school’s front desk where they are routinely asked to submit their driver’s license or photo identification for scanning. Once the license has been scanned, a name tag is printed and must be worn by visitors while they are on campus. Upon leaving the campus, visitors are asked to stop by the front desk and check out.
The Spring ISD Police Department operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with the help of 62 full-time police officers, up to 15 auxiliary officers and a K-9 search dog. Officer assignments include secondary campuses, 47 patrol units, a gang suppression unit, special response team, truancy and investigations. Campus activity is monitored by over 1,600 cameras with 24-hour access.
Truancy Intervention Program A progressive truancy intervention program identifies and supports students in kindergarten through 12th grade who are at risk of not meeting attendance requirements.
BOND WATCH
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Spring ISD has purchased a facility on Lockhaven Dr. that will be repurposed to serve as the district’s new police command center and tax office. Renovation will begin soon on the twostory, 42,272-square-foot building that sits on 3.47 acres; completion is targeted for next year.
2017-18 School Guide
The department also works closely with area law enforcement agencies, including the Harris County Sheriff’s Office iWatch program and Crimestoppers. For immediate assistance or if you see suspicious or unusual activity anywhere in the district, please call 281-891-6911. In an emergency, call 281-893-7473 or 911.
Enlazados con la comunidad Juntos en el éxito estudiantil Oportunidades de Participación de Padres Existe una gran variedad de oportunidades de participación de padres incluyendo: Clases de Educación de Padres, Talleres para Padres, y Membresía en el Comité Consultivo de Padres (PAC, por sus siglas en inglés).
SMART START Comienzo Inteligente o Smart Start, por su nombre en inglés, es un programa de preparación que ayuda a los padres en sus casas a aprender a ser el primer maestro de sus hijos. Los instructores de Smart Start visitan semanalmente a los padres y niños participantes en sus hogares durante el año escolar para enseñar a los padres maneras de cómo pueden apoyar el desarrollo de sus hijos. El programa Smart Start está disponible a cualquier familia en el distrito que tiene niños, de 18 meses a cuatro años de edad.
Organizaciones de Padres y Maestros, y Clubs de Apoyo y Afición (Booster Club, por su nombre en inglés) Estas organizaciones ofrecen a los padres una variedad de oportunidades para participar en las escuelas de sus hijos. Usted puede considerar unirse a una de estas organizaciones en la escuela de su estudiante. Su ayuda puede hacer una gran diferencia en el éxito de su estudiante y otros estudiantes, así mismo puede hacer conexiones con otros padres. Para unirse y participar póngase en contacto con el director de la escuela de su estudiante.
Voluntarios en Escuelas Públicas
(VIPS, por sus siglas en inglés) VIPS ofrece oportunidades para las organizaciones de servicios y empresas, miembros de la comunidad, personas retiradas, así como padres y estudiantes oportunidades para que participen. Los voluntarios puede asistir en una amplia variedad de necesidades a través de las escuelas que incluye lectura en las aulas, presentaciones de la carreras, copiar y archivar, sala de monitoreo y tutorías.
Spring Forward: Empoderando a nuestros estudiantes Adelante con Spring es un programa de apoyo para nuestros estudiantes diseñado para empoderar a los estudiantes, preadolescentes y adolescentes, para tomar decisiones positivas en sus vidas que les ayuden a maximizar su potencial personal y académico. Los voluntarios que están interesados en servir como mentores se les pide que se comprometan por lo menos un año completo al programa.
Para obtener más información acerca de estos programas y para participar, llame al 281-891-6013, envíe un correo electrónico a
[email protected] o visite la página www.springisd.org.
Ambientes de aprendizaje seguros y protegidos Visitantes son Bienvenidos; Se Requiere Registración Debido a que la seguridad y la protección son nuestra máxima prioridad, todos los visitantes deben registrarse en la recepción de la escuela donde se les pide que presenten su licencia de conducir o identificación con foto para escanear. Una vez que la licencia ha sido escaneada, una etiqueta de nombre se imprime y se debe usar por los visitantes mientras están en la escuela. Al salir de la escuela, se les pide a los visitantes que se reporten en la recepción antes de salir.
Programa de Prevención del Absentismo Escolar El programa identifica y apoya a los estudiantes de
kínder al 12º grado que están en riesgo de no cumplir con requisitos de asistencia. ¡OBSERVACIÓN
DEL BONO!
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Spring ISD ha comprado una instalación en la calle Lockhaven que será reutilizada para servir como el nuevo centro de comando de la policía del distrito y la oficina de impuestos. La renovación comenzará pronto en el edificio de dos pisos, 42,272pies cuadrados que se encuentra en 3.47 acres; la finalización está prevista para el próximo año.
2017-18 Guía Escolar
Departamento de Policía El Dpto. de Policía de Spring ISD opera las 24 horas del día, 365 días del año con la ayuda de 62 agentes de policía de tiempo completo, seis agentes de policía auxiliares y un oficial canino de búsqueda (K-9, por sus siglas en inglés). Las asignaciones de los agentes incluyen las escuelas secundarias, patrullaje de planteles y edificios, una unidad de represión de pandillas, un equipo de respuesta especial, el ausentismo escolar e investigaciones. La actividad de la escuela es supervisada por más de 1,600 cámaras de las cuales el departamento de policía tiene acceso las 24 horas del día. El departamento trabaja en estrecha colaboración con las agencias del orden público del área, incluyendo la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado Harris y los programas iWatch y Crimestoppers. Para obtener ayuda inmediata o si ve actividad sospechosa e inusual en cualquier parte del distrito, por favor llame al 281891-6911. En caso de una emergencia, llame al 281-893-7473.
You are cordially invited to the Spring ISD Volunteer Appreciation Reception
You are cordially invited to the Spring ISD Volunteer Appreciation Reception
Our Volunteers are Sweet!
Our Volunteers are Sweet!
Honoring all parents and community members who donate countless hours to our students, staff and schools.
Honoring all parents and community members who donate countless hours to our students, staff and schools.
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Thursday, April 26, 2018
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Spring ISD Transportation Center 341 East Richey Road, Building B Houston, Texas 77073
Spring ISD Transportation Center 341 East Richey Road, Building B Houston, Texas 77073
To RSVP contact Tranita Carroll, Parent Engagement Coordinator, at
[email protected] or 281-891-6019.
To RSVP contact Tranita Carroll, Parent Engagement Coordinator, at
[email protected] or 281-891-6019.
Office of Communications Family and Community Engagement Department Tiffany Dunne-Oldfield, Chief Communications Officer Leticia Grounds, Family and Community Engagement Executive Director Tranita Carroll, Parent Engagement Director Anderson Elementary – Shawna Smith Bammel Elementary – Tasha Burnice Beneke Elementary – Linda Walker Booker Elementary – Karla Villela Burchett Elementary – Cristina Olabarrieta Clark Primary – Rakia Veal Clark Intermediate – Krystal Peterson Cooper Elementary – Montra Thomas Eickenroht Elementary – Flor Espinoza Heritage Elementary – Demetrice Hubbard Hirsch Elementary – Aracely Ramírez Hoyland Elementary – Lakeisha Dunevant Jenkins Elementary – Velma Moss Lewis Elementary – Sonia Wallace Link Elementary – Floralba Reyna Marshall Elementary – María Larrasquitu McNabb Elementary – Amanda Everton Meyer Elementary – Nakia Draper Jackson Northgate Crossing Elementary – Angélica Jiménez Ponderosa Elementary – Jennifer Meehan Reynolds Elementary – Kristy Clark & Sheneria Perry Salyers Elementary – Nichole Bowman Smith Elementary – Nicole Hill Winship Elementary – Mary Abbott Bailey Middle – Tia Jones Bammel Middle – Rachel Penn Claughton Middle – Alex Sánchez Dueitt Middle – Rebecca Ricks Roberson Middle – Candace Gilliam Twin Creeks Middle – Christine Hurley Wells Middle – Stefanie Mouton
Volunteer Appreciation Reception In recognition of National Public School Volunteer Week
Thursday, April 26, 2018 6 p.m. Spring ISD Transportation Center 341 E. Richey Rd. Houston, TX 77073
Program
Volunteers Where would we be without volunteers Who quickly respond when a need appears?
Welcome and Introductions.......................... Leticia Grounds Family and Community Engagement Executive Director
This is the way you have chosen to serve What appreciation you deserve! There are very many things to do And YOUR time can only be given by YOU!
Opening Remarks ........................................... Tranita Carroll
Parent Engagement Director
So without complaint and without demands You offer the labor of your hands.
Superintendent’s Remarks............ Rodney E. Watson, Ph.D.
The world is a better place to live When people like you are so willing to give.
Volunteer Reflections....................................... Julie De Vries
With this attitude of love and of care You will find a welcome anywhere. You may not always know when someone Is especially blessed by a kindness you’ve done: As you freely share your hours and days, May you also be blessed in many ways.
Superintendent of Schools
Link Elementary School PTO
Volunteer Recognitions................................. Leticia Grounds Tranita Carroll Outstanding Volunteers Commitment to Community and Parent Engagement Awards Outstanding Community Partners
Closing Remarks........................................... Tranita Carroll
