The end of the school year is quickly approaching and once again we are in need of volunteers!
As a reminder, all volunteers need a background check to be completed prior to volunteering. This application is kept on file for 3 years.
Following are several opportunities to volunteer. Senior parents—this could be you final chance to help! Don’t let it slip away! 🙂
Please contact Kelly to help or answer questions!
Senior Ipad Collection (need one volunteer for each):
- 5/21 Afternoon 1:00-3:30
- 5/22 All Day 8:00-3:30 (Can be split into smaller time commitments)
Academic Banquet Set Up (need 4 volunteers)
- 5/24 Starting following lunch around 2:00
M9 Field Day (need 10 volunteers):
- 5/18 12:45 – 3:30
- Email Mrs. Bragg at braggk@lisd.net for more information
Marcus HS & M9 Staff Luncheon
- 6/6 10:00-1:00
Signup here
Thank you for a wonderful year at Marcus!
Kelly Thien
Parents, last year’s check drive was a success. Because of your generosity the PTSA was able to continue supporting programs that 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
- Reflections Program
- Teacher Appreciation
- 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:
- Bring in a speaker on feeling safe in school; school safety updates
- Senior Scholarships
- Magnificent Marauders Student Recognition Program
- 180 Abstinence Program
- Red Ribbon Week
- College Fair
- Teacher Appreciation
Your MHS PTSA strives to continue all of the programs and opportunities MHS & MHS9 students have come to expect. 100% of your donation will go towards helping our students!
Make your check payable to MHS PTSA.
Have your student drop in the PTSA lock box at either campus or Mail to:
MHS PTSA
P.O. Box 270111
Flower Mound, TX 75027-0111
You can also donate online.
Kindly send in your donations by May 18, 2018
Not a PTSA member? Join Today!
The Nominating Committee submits the following nominees for the year 2018-2019:
Marcus PTSA Officers:
President: Melanie Leaumont
President Elect: OPEN
VP 1 – Ways & Means: Lorna Gibson
VP 2 – Membership: Amanda Cunningham
VP 3 – Publicity: Cristiane Foust
Treasurer: Terry Ludwick
Secretary: Melissa Leal
The election will be help on April 11 at the last Membership Meeting. See you there!
Tomorrow (04-APR-18) is the last day to submit your application!
Jan. 19, 2018
Lewisville ISD Students, Parents and Community Members,
In a recent report, the U.S. Department of Education found the Texas Education Agency (TEA) put requirements in place that led Texas schools to violate federal laws requiring schools to serve all students with disabilities. Simply put, TEA in 2004 began monitoring the percentage of special education students in school districts, and penalized districts with a special education enrollment of greater than 8.5 percent.
I want to be crystal clear on LISD’s practice regarding students served by our special education team. The number of students receiving those services in LISD has always exceeded the number established by the state. Frankly speaking, we never paid attention to the cap put in place by the state, and the district’s ratings suffered because we took a stand for the students who needed special education services.
Our concern is and has always been serving each and every student who walks through our doors. We provide outstanding opportunities to all of our nearly 53,000 students, and we will continue to do so.
Governor Greg Abbott claims a “dereliction of duty on the part of many school districts to serve our students,” which is an assertion I take great issue with. I invite Gov. Abbott to visit our schools and see the way not only our special education staff members serve our students, but also the way the entire campus supports all of our learners. While we respect the governor, he is misguided and misinformed regarding the work being done by public schools across our state to serve special education students.
I hope Gov. Abbott and TEA Commissioner of Education Mike Morath, who was appointed by Gov. Abbott, will support our public schools in unraveling the mess TEA created with requirements that agency put in place. In the meantime, we will keep doing what we do best – ensuring all our students thrive in a future they create.
Kevin Rogers, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Lewisville Independent School District
Attention Seniors –
Time is getting close for applying for the Marcus PTSA Senior Scholarships. To apply for the scholarship, you must be a member of the Marcus PTSA by January 31, 2018. There are two ways to join the Marcus PTSA and memberships are $15.
Navigate to http://www.joinpta.org/ then choose Lewisville ISD and Marcus PTSA. There is a convenience fee to join on line.
We will also have a representative at Marcus in front of the counselor office Friday January 26, 2018 from 7:30 am – 8:15 am and you can fill out an application and pay to join the PTSA. Please bring either a check or exact change.
The scholarship applications are due Wednesday April 4, 2018 at 4:00 pm. The application will be available at https://marcusptsa.org/senior-scholarship/ on February 1, 2018 @ 8:00 am.
What Colleges Want in an Applicant (Everything)
The admissions process is a maddening mishmash of competing objectives, and an attempt to measure the unmeasurable: you. No, it isn’t fair, and likely never will be.
The admissions process is out of whack. Just ask the heartbroken applicant, rejected by her dream school. Ask high school counselors, who complain that colleges don’t reward promising students for their creativity, determination or service to others. Even the gatekeepers at some famous institutions acknowledge, quietly, that the selection system is broken.
Full Story – NY Times
