Contact your state senator and urge him/her to oppose vouchers, including education savings account programs and tax credit scholarship programs being heard on the Senate floor this week.
Texas PTA has a campaign set up so you can quickly and easily contact officials today!
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Winning the Fight
When: March 8, 6:00p – 7:30p
Where: MHS Auditorium
Come watch this powerful award-winning documentary “Not Me” created by local families to raise awareness that drug addiction is a disease that cannot be overlooked in our community. This eye-opening story is a must see. See the unfortunate reality of what can and has happened in your family and out community.
Service hours will be awarded for student attendance.
https://youtu.be/BKWky-gpBGc
Membership Meeting
Monday, February 13, 2017 @ 6:45p
See you in the Marcus High School Auditorium!
February 9, 2017 @ 7:00p
New Venue: Auditorium
Four times a year each teacher has the opportunity to nominate one student per class to receive the coveted Marcus PTSA award. The student is not chosen solely for academics, but other qualities like dedication, effort, participation and teamwork are all considered when selecting a student. Students being recognized will be notified by a letter sent to their home. Note, the venue change occurred after the mail was sent. We will be holding the celebration in the auditorium.
Recognition from last year:
This student is a positive, cheerful young woman who boosts up those around her. She is a natural leader who has helped her groups do well in group activities. She actively participates in classroom discussions and eagerly volunteers for roles in various classroom activities. Her English skills are strong, so she needs little improvement, yet she is diligent in applying herself and always works actively to do well on her assignments.
Dear Marcus High,
Congratulations on earning the 2016 President’s List Award!
Your PTSA has already achieved Active Status AND reported more members than all last year.
Way to go, keep up the great work!
Your 2016-17 President’s List Award emblem is a truly a badge of honor because you are one of 1,045 in the state of Texas that earned this award. We hope you will show it off in your PTA emails, social media channels, and your PTA’s website.
As a reminder, this month marked the first month of the 85th Legislative Session. School funding will once again be in jeopardy and our job is to send a powerful message to our elected officials. Last spring, we were told we would need to be louder than ever before.
“Recently a powerful senator told Texas PTA that we will have to be a LOT LOUDER next with oil prices down, revenue will be reduced and funding for public education, which represents 1/3 of the state’s budget, will be at risk. Not only will we not likely see increases in funding, we may see cuts to funding for public schools.” – Ellen Arnold, Texas PTA Lobbyist
I would like to invite you to Texas PTA Rally Day, February 27, 2017! By attending Rally Day, your community’s voice will be heard and will influence the future of our children. Take a moment to review the Texas PTA Legislative Priorities. Some in your community may not know about our advocacy efforts. Share the information and ask them to add their voice, by joining your PTA. Texas students cannot afford for us to overlook! #everymembercounts when we work to make every child’s potential a reality at the Capitol.
Texas PTA
Complete the survey concerning school accountability by midnight tonight (23-JAN-17).
As a reminder, the 84th Legislature passed HB 2804, changing the school accountability system so every campus and district receives one of five ratings from A – F. The law requires schools and districts to be graded based on five different areas of performance or “domains,” and those five grades must be combined into a single overall rating.
The following are A – F domains:
I: Student Achievement
II: Student Progress
III: Closing the Gaps
IV: Postsecondary Readiness
V: Community and Student Engagement
For more information on A – F or HB 2804, go to
http://tea.texas.gov/A-F/ or http://tea.texas.gov/2804implementation.aspx
LISD Council of PTAs 2017 overview of the Texas 85th Legislature.
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Parents, last year’s check drive was a huge success. Because of your generosity the PTSA was able to continue supporting programsthat can benefit all students. A few of the programs the monies supported were:
- Drug Awareness with Red Ribbon Week
- College Fair
- Magnificent Marauders Student Recognition Program
- New Word Wall in the Marcus front hallway
- Teacher Appreciation
- Katie Greer – Cyber-Safety Assembly
- Senior Scholarships
We are once again asking for your help with a check drive of $10 to MHS PTSA to help support the following programs:
- 180 Abstinence Program
- Winning the Fight, Not Me
- Internet/Technology Safety
- TedEx Event
- Drug Awareness
- College Fair
- Magnificent Marauders Student Recognition Program
- Teacher Appreciation
- Senior Scholarships
Your MHS PTSA strives to continue all of the programs and opportunities MHS & MHS9 students have come to expect.
Please write a check today to MHS PTSA
Have your student drop in the PTSA lock box at either campus or Mail to:
Michelle Lloyd
3817 Fairfax Way
Flower Mound, TX 75028
Kindly send in your donations by February 17, 2017.
100% of your donation will go towards helping our students!
