Dear Parents,
As you are likely aware, this morning’s tragedy in Flower Mound is something that touches the hearts of many of our community members and creates in them an intense desire to aid the family in their time of need. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this devastating time.
Be assured that Lewisville ISD’s entire care team, which consists of 40 licensed professional counselors, is on call to support any campus or student in need.
During this time, we choose to respect the family’s privacy and allow them time to grieve their devastating loss. Once Flower Mound Police Department closes the investigation, and if in the future there is something we can do to assist the family as a community, this information will be communicated.
Again, thank you for your concern. In unfortunate instances such as these, we appreciate our community and the way they wrap their arms around one another.
Sincerely,
Lewisville ISD Communications Department
Want to get involved in the Marcus PTSA?
We are looking for 2 representatives from each grade level to join us. We are looking for students with initiative to share thoughts and ideas to help make Marcus even better. This year, the new 9th grade campus provides an interesting dimension for the leadership students.
Applications can be found here or in the main office at each campus. More Information
Applications are due by October 9th.
Announcement of new representatives will be made on October 15th.
Mark you calendars for the inaugural parent education summit, “A Window into 21st Century Learning,” presented to you by Lewisville ISD’s West Zone Assistant Principals. For the first time ever, come experience learning that replicates how your students are currently learning in LISD. This inaugural opportunity is being made available first to PTA members on a first-come, first-served basis.
During the event, parents will have the opportunity to learn and see some of the differences between learning in a traditional classroom and learning in a 21st century classroom.
The event will be held Friday, Oct.10 at 7:30 a.m. at the new Flower Mound High School 9th Grade Campus – 3411 Peters Colony Road, Flower Mound.
RSVP by registering online here to reserve your place at this event.
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Have you checked out the Texas PTA website lately? No, you should – it’s awesome!
What: PTSA Membership Meeting (grades 9-12)
When: Monday, September 22 @ 6:30pm
Where: Marcus Main Auditorium
Marcus Open House to follow.
Looking forward to seeing you next Monday! Not a member yet, click here to get a membership form.
TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
RON SIMMONS – DISTRICT 65
Education Town Hall
When: Monday, September 15, 2014 from 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Where: MCL Grand Theater (100 N. Charles St. Lewisville, TX 75057)
Featured Panelists
Dr. Stephen Waddell, Superintendent of Lewisville ISD
Dr. Bobby Burns. Superintendent of Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Dr. Paula Walker, Executive Director of Special Education for Lewisville ISD
Dr. Larry Taylor, Head of School of Prestonwood Christian Academy
Jeremy Newman, Director of Public Policy for Texas Home School Coalition
Kyle Queal, Vice President of Academics at Responsive Education Solutions
This event is open to the public – doors open at 6:00 PM. Light refreshments will be
provided. RSVP’s and questions for the speaker panel are requested at Ebony.Daughtry@house.state.tx.us or by calling (972) 492-2080.
Hosted by the Office of State Representative Ron Simmons, this town hall meeting will include a panel of experts on education issues who will answer questions submitted by the audience.
Dear Members, 
Thank you for all you do for the students of Texas! I hope everyone had a great start to a new school year and we are geared up to “back the future.”
For an association as large as Texas PTA, information sometimes gets repeated incorrectly or partially correct. Some within our association for whatever reason believe Texas PTA supports Common Core Standards. Texas PTA supports our own state standards and the rigor they represent. So once again I am sharing the facts about Common Core with hopes of dispelling incorrect information. I hope you will convey this to your local members.
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is an educational initiative that details what K-12 students should know in English language arts and mathematics at the end of each grade. The initiative is sponsored by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and seeks to establish consistent educational standards across the states as well as ensure that students graduating from high school are prepared to enter credit-bearing courses at two- or four-year college programs or enter the workforce.
When Common Core Standards were released in 2010 Texas was one of, at that time, very few states who chose not to adopt the standards. Texas had developed its own set of standards, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and had completed work in 2008 to develop a comprehensive set of college and career readiness standards (CCRS).
I recently spoke with Otha Thornton, National PTA’s President, regarding National PTA’s support of Common Core. President Thornton said, “We agree with your opinion that these standards should be optional, and adopted by states who feel that Common Core raises the bar from their old standards, or those states whose old standards were comparable but who see them as a valuable way to collaborate across state lines. National PTA has never demanded that any state adopt Common Core.”
Texas and Texas PTA both have a tradition of strong support for local control, for allowing important decisions to be made by people who understand the unique concerns of the local population. Texas policymakers often oppose policies that emerge from the federal government. Most recently, the 83rd Texas Legislature passed House Bill 462, which prohibits the State Board of Education (SBOE) from adopting Common Core State Standards; prohibits school districts from using Common Core State Standards to meet the requirements to provide instruction in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS); prohibits a school district or open enrollment charter school from being required to offer the Common Core; and prohibits the Texas Education Agency from adopting or developing assessments based on Common Core State Standards.
Texas PTA continues to focus its energy on implementing House Bill 5, the omnibus education bill passed in May of 2013, on securing adequate and equitable funding for public schools, on reducing the over-emphasis on mandated assessment, and on the current review and refinement of the TEKS.
Thank you!
President, Texas PTA
Social Media Town Hall 2014
Lewisville ISD (LISD) hosted its third annual online Social Media Town Hall May 15 on www.lisd.net. The event was moderated by Jolene DeVito Yarbrough, former on-air TV personality, LISD community member and parent.
Similar to the way LISD students are learning in the 21st century classroom today, the popular program allowed parents, students and community members to participate in an online, virtual question-and-answer forum via LISD social media platforms.
This year’s Town Hall showcased LISD’s 1:X initiative, project-based learning, and citizenship. Viewers heard directly from students, teachers, principals and LISD Superintendent Dr. Stephen F. Waddell, who answered questions live about the initiatives. In addition, two panelists joined the discussion: Phillip Bankhead, Chairman of Urban Land Institute of North Texas and the Senior Vice President/Senior Director for NorthMarq Capital; and Lynn Mortensen, a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) advocate and volunteer, who, after spending 30 years in the aerospace and defense industry, is recently retired from the Raytheon Company where she was Vice President of Engineering. While at Raytheon, she held many positions within the company in program management, product development and engineering management.
LISD opened its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages to receive questions from parents, students and community members about the initiatives, using the hashtag: #LISDTownHall14. Questions were also emailed prior to the event.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Voting hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Denton County Elections Administration / Voter Registration
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