From the Eagle's Nest
Welcoming Fall, 2022
Pumpkin spice everything...☕️
“The first day of autumn is almost here! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, and toasty marshmallow evenings, and, best of all, leaping into leaves!” — Winnie the Pooh
Happy fall, Eagles! 🌰 🍂
Gifted and Talented
Parents and caregivers can submit their child’s name to the Campus GT Advocates to be considered for the Gifted and Talented program.
Qualitative and quantitative measures are collected. Qualitative measures include a Parent Observation Form, Teacher Observation Form, and a student work sample completed at school. The quantitative measure is a standardized assessment.
G/T Referral Deadlines for the 2022-2023 School Year
- Fall Testing - September 19, 2022
- Kinder Testing - January 23, 2023
- Spring Testing -April 3, 2023
Please reach out to Jennifer DeSousa (JDeSousa@doralacademytx.com) or Christine Guido (CGuido@doralacademytx.com) for more information and/or to submit your consent forms and checklists. Required forms for GT referrals are listed below.
Current students not referred by the deadline will be asked to wait for next year's referral period.
I-Ready Diagnostic Complete
AP1 Results (Averages for K-6)
29% of students are performing at or above grade level in Reading.
21% of students are performing at or above grade level in Math.
Go Eagles! We cannot wait to celebrate your growth.
Safety Update
In order to ensure safety, we will practice emergency drills as mandated by TEA, Texas Education Code (TEC), §37.114.I We have formulated and prescribed policies and procedures, in consultation with public safety agencies, for emergency drills, and for actual emergencies; including but not limited to, fires, natural disasters, active shooter, hostage situations, and bomb threats for all students and faculty within the jurisdiction of the District comprised of grades PK-6. Fire Drills will also be exercised.
Although the likelihood of experiencing an armed intruder on campus is extremely low, the active shooter drills in schools is a way to improve prevention and preparedness related to the possibility of an armed intruder on campus; moreover, it is now required in the State of Texas. For this reason, Doral Academy will be conducting a variety of drills to address the above-mentioned scenarios. Notifications will be sent prior to and after each emergency drill exercise.
We encourage parents/guardians to take the opportunity to speak to your child about the drills, which we recognize may ease any concern your child may have. As always, thank you for your continued support and cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me direclty at jdesousa@doralacademytx.com.
Anonymous Alerts - Reporting Tool
Doral Academy has determined that it is important to introduce a new communications tool called Anonymous Alerts®. Anonymous Alerts® allows students or parents to quickly, easily, and anonymously report urgent information to school officials across all of our school campuses. The system encourages students, parents and staff to confidentially report bullying, cyber-bullying, and other sensitive topics through private messages to our administration. Doral Academy does not support, encourage or tolerate any behavior that prevents any student from reaching their full potential.
We also believe that the best way to address problems that our students face in school is personal contact with a teacher, school administrator, psychologist or counselor and we strongly encourage and fully support that continued practice. However, we do know that sometimes there is a concern that a student or parent may want to communicate anonymously.
How do I place an incident report from Internet connected computers/tablets?
1) Go to https://tips.anonymousalerts.com/doralacademy from any Internet connected device.
2) Click on the web button called “Anonymous Alerts”. Fill out your incident report.
How do I place a report from an iPhone or Android phone?
1) From the iPhone Store, download the free app by searching for “Anonymous Alerts”. If you have an Android phone, go to the Play Store, search for “Anonymous Alerts” and download.
After downloading the app, click on it, enter activation code doralacademyAttendance is Important
Doral Attendance at a Glance by Grade Level - Week of 8/29 - 9/02. Sixth grade has taken the lead with 97% attendance and will be rewarded with a class pizza party!!! Which grade level will win next? :)
Doral (101)
Grade Level ADA
PK 87.67
KG 92.58
1 94.17
2 93.51
3 96.45
4 89.13
5 95.59
6 97.04
TOTAL 93.78
Teacher - Parent Communications
Communication Tools:
- School email
- Student Agendas
- Class Dojo
- Colegia Messenger (coming soon)
- Newsletters
- Request conference