Happy May!

First, thank you to all of our families for your donations and kind words for Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week! Your support and involvement means the world to our staff, and I appreciate you all helping us spread a little joy to the phenomenal educators who serve children every day. You can also share your gratitude and encouragement by submitting an AISD Rave form HERE.

I would also like to invite you to our last Principal Coffee for this school year on Tuesday, May 7th at 9:15am. I look forward to connecting with each one of you over coffee with our AISD Police Officers one last time before the summer break.

I can't believe we are in the final month of the school year with only 13 days left! With that being said, if your student owes attendance hours please make sure they taking advantage of every opportunity to improve their attendance percentage and grades over the coming weeks. We are close to the finish line with AP Exams this week and next, and final exams right after.

One of the many honors is getting to share memories and many accomplishments with your students. I am eager to celebrate their success at Prom this weekend, Cougar Gold and Trustee Awards, Senior events, and last but not least graduation!

As we close the last month of the school year, I want to express how proud I am to be the Principal of Crockett ECHS. Our community is truly special, and I am so thankful for all of your support in my first year in this role. Let's continue to make memories, and challenge ourselves to dream big!

Always Victorious,

Shana King

Proud Principal

Please see all the testing dates below to ensure your student is rested and ready with their fully Chromebook and charger. Attendance is important during these days to complete required testing and meet graduation requirements.

May 6: AP US Gov Exam

May 6: Decade Day and Yearbook pick up - see flyer below for more details

May 6 -10: Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week! Look below for the fun week we've got planned!

May 7: AP Human Geo Exam

May 7: Principal Coffee w/ AISD Police at 9:15am Under the Theatre Pavilion

May 8: AP Eng Lit Exam

May 8: Blood Drive (12pm-4pm) - see flyer below for more details

May 9: APES Exam

May 9 & 10: Sports Physicals on Campus- see flyer below for more details

May 10: AP Span Lit

May 10: Crockett Theater presents: An Evening of One Act Plays (6pm) see flyer below

May 11: Senior Prom

May 13: AP Calc Exams/Senior Finals 1/2

May 14: AP Eng Lang exam/Senior Finals 5/6

May 14: CAC Meeting at 5:30pm & PTSA Meeting at 6:30pm in the Library

May 15: WHAP (AM)/ AP Mus (PM)/ Senior Finals 3/4

May 15: Trustee/ Cougar Gold Awards

May 16: AP Span Lang (AM)/ AP Bio (PM)/ Senior Finals 7/8

May 16: Cougar Puff Football game afterschool - see flyer below

May 20: Senior Credit Checks 9AM, Graduation Practice 1:30PM

May 20: 9-11th Grade Finals 1/2 (Early Release @ 1:05pm)

May 21:Senior Elementary Walks 9AM

May 21: 9-11th Grade Finals 5/6 (Early Release @ 1:05pm)

May 22: Senior Field Day Breakfast 9AM

May 22: 9-11th Grade Finals 3/4 (Early Release @ 1:05pm)

May 23: 9-11th Grade Finals 7/8 (Early Release @ 1:05pm)

May 23: Senior College Celebration 1:30 in Library

May 23: Last Day of School! (Early Release @ 1:05pm)

May 28: Save the Date: Crockett 2024 Graduation @ Burger Arena (12:30pm)

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2023-2024 AustinISD School Calendar- English & Spanish

2024-2025 AustinISD School Calender- English & Spanish

In an effort to finish the year strong and set the tone for the start of the 2024-2025 school year, we want to remind everyone of our campus policies around attendance.

TARDY POLICY

1-2 Tardies - Warning sent to parents
3 Tardies - Lunch detention
4 Tardies - Saturday school
5 Tardies - ISS half day including lunch
6 Tardies - ISS full day plus admin, parent, and teacher conference schedule

HALLWAY POLICY

• Students are not allowed out of class the first and last fifteen minutes of class.

• All students must leave their cellphones before leaving the classroom.

• All students must have a pass from the teacher.

• Any student found in the hallway without a pass, will be escorted back to class.

• Advisory/ Study Hall is always a closed period.

• Students are not allowed to leave campus or class during Advisory/ Study Hall.

• If students are caught in the hallway during Advisory/ Study Hall, they will be sent to ISS for the remainder of Advisory.

LUNCH

• All 12th grade students leaving campus for lunch must be prepared to show their student ID to any faculty member who is monitoring the grounds.

• Underclassmen who leave campus for lunch will be assigned lunch detention, ISS or Saturday school.

First, thank you to our Crockett Community so much for all the great breakfast items and money donated for our "Love Your Crockett Community"! Please see the pictures below.

SIGN UP HERE TO BRING FOOD, VOLUNTEER, OR DONATE MONEY TO THE TEACHERS AND STAFF!

Here is the Crockett Teacher and Staff Appreciation SignUpGenuis Link!

Click here!

https://bit.ly/3Ud24py

We will need:

• Volunteers on Thursday in the Staff Wellness Room and Friday in Room 150
• Appreciation Signs, Balloons, and Flowers
• Individually packaged Snacks and Snack Bars
• Drinks - Gallons of Iced tea and Canned Drinks

Here is the breakdown for the week!

• Monday the 6th through Friday the 10th All week we are asking our community to bring Flowers, Balloons, and Appreciation signs! for the Wellness Room and Room 150 where we’ll serve lunch Friday.

• May 6th, Monday Administration is giving out special T-shirts!
• May 7th, Tuesday our Athletic Leadership Committee will provide lots of breakfast goods and PTSA will provide coffee.
• May 8th, Wednesday our Fine Arts Community will provide Sweet and Salty snacks
• May 9th,Thursday Our PTSA and Community will provide Breakfast tacos and lots of individually packaged snacks and snack bars for the Staff Wellness Room
• May 10th, Friday Our PTSA and Community will provide Pizza & Salad from Conan’s South, and drinks and desserts from our community in Room 150

Any Questions? Email presidentatcrocketths@gmail.com

Next PTSA Meeting
May 14 from 6:30 - 7:30 is our last PTSA meeting of the school year. At this meeting, we will have elections for board members and approve the 2024/25 school year budget.

President- Presides over PTSA Board meetings and general membership meetings; organizes agenda for meetings; serves on the Campus Advisory Council (CAC); Works with the PTSA treasurer regarding allocation of monies; Responds to information requests from parents and staff.

Treasurer – Receives and disburses all monies as prescribed by the by-laws; Maintains accurate and detailed financial records to present to the PTSA board and at general membership meetings; Prepares an annual financial report, and prepares budget.

Secretary – Records, compiles & distributes minutes of all PTSA meetings; creates and distributes communications to parents, faculty, and PTSA members

We are also in need of:

Vice-President, Fundraising - Responsible for primary fundraising for the school year. Keeps accurate records and forwards monies to the treasurer.

Vice-President, Membership - Plans and conducts membership enrollment efforts. Maintains accurate membership records.

Volunteer Coordinator - coordinates volunteers for events

Thank you so much for your partnership!

Your Crockett PTSA

Class of 2024 Senior Presentation- Info on grad requirements, prom, and graduation the ceremony!

Class of 2025 Senior Portrait Video- Info on how to book a senior portrait. (Also, see the flyer below)

General Registration for the 24-25 school year- Registration is a yearly requirement and we ask that you complete this process to help us plan staffing for next year. Register your child today!

Staff Shoutouts!- Take a moment to thank a staff member by submitting a RAVE!

All athletes, cheerleaders, band, and Tex-Ann members require a new physical dated after April 15, 2024 for the 2024-2025 school year.

• Our AVID seniors have raised almost 4 million dollars in pure scholarships and grants (without FAFSA) !! THAT IS 1 MILLION OVER OUR GOAL THIS YEAR!

Paige Jefferson was also chosen to speak at the ceremony along with 2 other students out of all the the AVID seniors in the district! She did amazing!!

We are so proud of them!

• Congratulations to Crockett student readers and their teachers for taking 3rd place out of all AISD High Schools for the Million Minutes Challenge!

• One of Crockett's very own PTECH Construction student, Maria Moreno-Rivera (12th grade), was a recipient of the ACC THRIVE! award. She was one of only 2 high school students out of 12 ACC recipients and the only Austin ISD recipient!

Thank you to ACC's Sabrina Zertuche for nominating Maria for her leadership in and out of the classroom!

Coach Trevino, in his final year of high school coaching before retirement, was chosen, by his fellow coaches, as our district's Coach of the Year!! He guided his team to the playoffs in his final year, finishing as the District's Runner-Up team. Congratulations Coach Trevino!

Baseball has made the Playoffs, as our District's Runner-Ups!! They will play Hendrickson in the Bi-District Round of Playoffs, in a best 2 out of 3 series on Thursday & Friday of this week.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING WEB DESIGN STUDENTS FOR PASSING THEIR GOOGLE ANALYTICS INDIVIDUAL QUALIFICATION CERTIFICATIONS:

Aaden McCloud

Betty Jones

Blaine Davidson

Connor Tipps

Gabi Chapa

Hector Munoz

Itza Bonequi

Jayden Rico

Jayden Stewart

Jayla Cottingham

Jeremy Rivera

Salim Ahsan

Theodore Allen

Ameris Basden

Vincent Ottenbacher

• 20 Students from Crockett’s Biomedical Science Pathway went to ACC’s Make It Center to celebrate DNA Day. They learned about ACC’s Biotechnology program, jobs in the Biotech field and did two fun lab activities – they did behavior studies with nematode worms (they were so small we had to use the zoom on our phones to see the little guys) and they preserved some of their own DNA (that we put in an ampule necklace).

• Crockett Orchestra Received Superior Ratings or a 1 on stage at String Orchestra UIL!

Crockett empowers an inclusive community of learners and leaders by building resilience, strengthening of character, and ensuring that ALL students are prepared to succeed in college, career, and life.

Crockett learners will lead with courage, compassion, and service. We will:

• collaborate with people of different beliefs and cultures;
• adapt to change and challenges;
• cultivate self-discipline to persevere in achieving goals;
• act responsibly, ethically, and with integrity;
• and think critically and creatively to solve problems.

Parent Support Specialist: Michelle Torres michelle.torres@austinsd.org

Counselors Secretary: Janice Snyder janice.snyder@austinisd.org

Counselor of Cohort 2024: Geoffrey.Harter@austinisd.org

Counselor of Cohort 2025: Reagan.Castillo@austinisd.org

Counselor of Cohort 2026: Susan.Durham@ausitnisd.org

Counselors of Cohort 2027: Jennifer.Lamm@austinisd.org & Deborah.Black@austinisd.org

Wellness Counselor: Yureimy.Arias@austinisd.org

Registrar: Kathy Alvarado-Romero kalvarad@austinisd.org

Book Keeper: Christopher Simmons christopher.simmons@austinisd.org

PEIMS Coordinator: Helen Mendoza-Morales helen.mendoza-morales@austinisd.org

Principals Administrative Assistant: Jennifer Rodriguez jennifer.rodriguez@austinisd.org

Attendance Specialist: Kathy Batista Boddy kathyuska.batista@austinisd.org

Attendance Email: crockett@austinisd.org

504 Coordinator: Malin Lindelow malin.lindelow@austinisd.org

Truancy + Graduation Coach: Taryne Hallett taryne.hallett@austinisd.org

SPED Dept Chair: Cynthia Coppinger cynthia.coppinger@austinisd.org

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Online Registration Instructions

Instrucciones de registro en línea en español

How to Create a Portal Account

Cómo crear una cuenta de padres en español

How to retrieve Parent Portal Username/Password

Recuperar el nombre de usuario/contraseña del Portal

Fever: Temperature over 100º. Do NOT give medicine at home to bring the fever down and then send to school. If the child has a fever, they may be contagious and need to be kept at home.

• Your child must be fever free (without fever reducing medication like Tylenol or Ibuprofen) for 24 hours before coming back to school

Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis): What to look for:

• Redness of the “white part of the eye”
• Yellow, green or clear discharge from the eye (lashes may be stuck together)
• Itchy eyes
• Eyelids may be red or swollen
• The child must be cleared in writing by a US medical provider in order to return
• Everyone at home should wash hands often with soap and water and avoid touching the eyes

Diarrhea: Frequent loose bowel movements (more than 4 episodes per day)

• If running fever, student must stay home until fever is gone and bowel movements are “normal” for 24 hours without using diarrhea suppressing medications
• Have student drink plenty of fluids and seek medical evaluation for persistent temperature and diarrhea

Immunizations:

• Texas State Law requires certain immunizations for children to have in order to be in school. Notice will be sent home by the nurse to notify parent when shots are due.

Persistent Cough / Cold Symptoms:

• Persistent cough / cold should be seen by a medical provider to make sure there is no flu, bronchitis or pneumonia

Vomiting:

• Any vomiting, especially with a fever or other symptoms.

Sore Throat:

• A minor sore throat is not usually a problem. A severe sore throat may be Strep even if there is no fever. Keep the child home from school and contact a medical provider to be cleared to be in school. Documentation from a US medical provider in writing is needed for clearance.

Rash:

• Children with a skin rash should be seen by a medical provider to be cleared to be in school

Notify the Crockett Main Office as soon as you test positive!

• Test Date is Day 0.

• May return with or without mask fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing medication and improved symptoms.

• Contact the Main Office at 512.414.2532 and email attendance specialist at crockett@austinisd.org.

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Shana King

Principal

Email: shana.king@austinisd.org
Website: https://crockett.austinschools.org
Location: 5601 Menchaca Road, Austin, TX, USA
Phone: 512-414-2532
Twitter: @AustinCrockett