Boggess Elementary

Hello Boggess Families,

We had a fun filled and exciting week at Boggess. Our 3rd graders went on a field trip to the Outdoor Learning Center. The staff at the OLC reported that our Boggess students were some of the most engaged, well behaved students they have worked with. We are so proud of how they represented Boggess.

Our PACE students had the opportunity to build robots during class. They were excited to program them and share their work in class.

Administrators had a wonderful time at the Principal Tea Party. We had the best time getting to know each other and enjoying foods and tea. We completed our time together by creating Spring suncatchers.

We would like to thank the Plano East Swim team for helping us with morning drop off. Our students loved when the team visited the classrooms. The PESH students shared information about the swim team, worked with some of the students in various classes, and assisted the coaches in PE.

A huge thank you to our wonderful PTA for organizing our Multicultural Fair. Students were able to get their passports stamped as they visited booths representing many countries from around the world. Families were able to share interesting facts and artifacts as students visited each table or booth, listened to music, participated in a drum demonstration and had fun with friends. It was awesome to celebrate the diversity of out campus.

We are celebrating “Read Across America” this week. Please see the flyer with details about activities we will be doing each day.

We look forward to seeing each of you at our Boggess Open House on Thursday, March 2nd from 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Remember that we will be out for Spring Break March 6th-10th. Monday, March 13th is a Staff Work Day. We look forward to students returning on Tuesday, March 14th.

Open House 3/2 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Spring Break March 6th - 13th
No School Monday 3/13/23 - Teacher Work Day

Picture Day - Monday, March 20 Spring individual and Class group pictures. Thank you for supporting our school fundraiser when you order pictures.

The 2021-2022 School Report Cards for Boggess Elementary has now been released, and posted to the Boggess Elementary website www.pisd.edu/boggess_ar The report provides information concerning student performance on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), as well as information on student enrollment, class size averages, and financial expenditures. The information contained in the School Report Card is described in the “School Report Card Definitions.” The Federal Report Card is also available at https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/accountability/academic-accountability/performance-reporting/federal-report-cards.

If you have any questions concerning the School Report Cards, please let us know. Thank you for your continued support of Boggess Elementary.

On sale now! Pre-order your 2022-2023 Boggess yearbook on the PTA website. They will not be ordering extras this year. The only way to guarantee you have a yearbook is to pre-order.

COST: $26

Please remember that a student with any of the following symptoms will be excluded from school until such time as the student is free of symptoms, has been satisfactorily treated, or submits a signed physician’s statement that he/she is not contagious.

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• Temperature of 100.0 degrees or more. Student must be fever free for 24 hours, without medication, before re-entry.
• Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. Student must be symptom free for 24 hours without medication before re-entry.
• Pain and/or swelling at angle of jaw.
• Undetermined rash over any part of the body.
• Undiagnosed scaly patches on the body or scalp.
• Red, draining eyes.
• Intense itching with signs and symptoms of secondary infection.
• Open, draining lesions.
• Jaundice

Join the Plano ISD Parent Education & Engagement Program (PEEP) for a series of weekly sessions designed for grandparents titled “Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.” Classes will be held at the Bird Education Center (1300 19th St, Plano, TX 75074), on Thursdays beginning February 8 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. For more information about this session and other PEEP opportunities, please contact the Parent Education and Engagement Team at 469-752-2252 or peep@pisd.edu. Download and view the flyer in English and Spanish.

We love our volunteers at Boggess. All volunteers will need to create an account and complete an application, online orientation and background check through the Plano ISD volunteer management system, VOLY, to be eligible for district/school volunteer opportunities. Please visit plano.voly.org to create a volunteer account and begin this process. These items will need to be completed by volunteers each school year.

Teacher & Campus Support Staff Job Fair

Saturday, March 25, 2023

at Jasper High School

9:00 am - 11:30 am

This event is for candidates who are interested in becoming a teacher or campus support staff in Plano ISD for the 2023-24 school year. Current Plano ISD employees are not eligible to attend.

In order to be invited to the Teacher & Campus Support Staff Job Fair, the following qualifications must be met:

Teacher candidates must meet the following requirements to register:

• Complete an online application with Plano ISD and submit all required documents by the deadline of March 22, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Detailed instructions for completing the online application are below.

• Must hold, or be eligible for, a valid Texas Teaching Certificate.

• Elementary candidates must be ESL certified, except for art, music, and PE.

• All 6-12 grade English teachers must be ESL certified.

• Must successfully pass the criminal history/background check as part of the electronic application process.
  
  

Campus Support candidates must meet the following requirements to register:

• Complete an online application with Plano ISD by the deadline of March 22, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Detailed instructions for completing the online application are below.

• Must hold a high school diploma or equivalent and must be willing to apply for a valid Texas Educational Aide certification if hired.

• Must successfully pass the criminal history/background check as part of the electronic application process.

Registration Information:

Interested candidates are required to register by the deadline of March 22, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Specific instructions must be followed when completing the online application and eligibility requirements must be met before receiving an email invitation to the job fair. Your registration is complete when the PISD employment application has been received by the deadline according to the specifications linked below. Eligible applicants who meet the registration requirements will be emailed an invitation to the Plano ISD Teacher & Campus Support Job Fair once their employment application has been reviewed.

Click on the appropriate link below for detailed instructions to guide you through the application and registration process:

• New Applicant: No current application with Plano ISD

• Existing Applicant: Already have an application on file with Plano ISD

• Current Plano ISD Support/Auxiliary Staff: Support staff eligible and ready to be employed as a teacher or auxiliary staff eligible and ready to be employed as a classroom assistant or teacher

Note: It is advised that you gather the information below before you begin the application/registration process:

• Certifications & Endorsements (Level, Subject Area, Dates)

• Education History (Institutions, Degrees, Dates)

• Work History (Institutions, Positions, Dates)

• Professional References (Name and Contact Information)

General Reminders:

• Follow all instructions carefully when registering.

• For applicants applying for teaching positions, please check your junk mail after you submit your application for the Gallup Teacher Insight Assessment Survey. You must complete that survey before your application is officially submitted.

• Email invitations for the job fair will be sent once weekly from pisdjobfair@pisd.edu. Depending on the date your application is received it may be up to 2 weeks before you receive your invitation. Applications/registrations received the week of the job fair will be processed on a daily basis.

• Application status information will be shared via email. These notifications are not compatible with Yahoo email addresses. In your application, please provide a non-Yahoo email address that you check regularly.

• Questions regarding the job fair may be sent to pisdjobfair@pisd.edu.

Visit our employment page for more information regarding PISD opportunities!

https://www.pisd.edu/employment

I invite you to stay involved and informed. Below are several ways to stay connected:

• Register for our weekly eNews on your child’s parent portal
• Check our Boggess website at www.pisd.edu/boggess
• Follow us on Twitter at @BoggessBengals
• Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BoggessElementary
• Check your student's agenda daily
• Monitor your email for teacher communication

I strongly encourage all families to join PTA. Our PTA has a strong partnership with our school that benefits every child! The programs, volunteer support, family events and financial support are part of what makes Boggess great.

Thank you for sharing your child with us!