ALA Community Update

The CAST Network is working alongside ALA to create promotional materials for the community as we continue to encourage new families to join our school. We are actively looking for current ALA families that might be interested in submitting a video or text testimonial about their child’s experience at ALA. If you would be interested in participating, please review the document linked below for additional information. Your insight is highly valued as we share our ALA experiences with the broader community!

ALA Testimonial Request

As a reminder, Friday, September 20, 2024 is a district-wide student holiday for all ALA students. The purpose of the student holiday is to provide the ALA faculty with valuable time for professional learning. The overview of all of our school holidays can always be found on our 2024-2025 Instructional Calendar for ALA Euclid and ALA Tech.

To support our Fox Tech High School Volleyball Team, click on this link! There are premade or personalized colorful drinking tumblers available for all. The volleyball team and our coaching staff thank you in advance!

SAVE THE DATE: PreK-3rd Grade Gators are Back

Kinder through 3rd grade families, please join us on Wednesday, September 25th from 5:00-7:00 pm for our Gators Are Back event. Please arrange childcare so you are able to participate and engage with your student’s teacher during this time, more information can be found on this ALA Euclid K-3rd Grade Gators Are Back flyer.

Please come registered between 4:15-5:00 pm as we will start promptly in your child’s classroom at 5:00 pm where you will learn more about how you can support your student’s learning at home. This session will last for 45 minutes, afterwards, we will offer 2 30-minute rotations of choice sessions for you to engage in. Choice Sessions are listed below:

• What is an ALA Euclid village?

• RULER/Social Emotional Learning at Home

• 3rd Grade STAAR Information

• Raising Healthy Kids in a Digital World

• Annual Title 1 Presentation

Thanks for taking our poll last week, we look forward to seeing you all next Wednesday! Use this link to register for ALA PreK-3rd Grade’s Gators Are Back event.

ATHLETIC UPDATES

Middle School 7 on 7 Football and Volleyball final regular season games:

• 7 on 7 Football will play at Spring Sports Complex; 1000 Edwards 78204

• ALA vs. Cotton on 9/17 @ 6:00 Field 1

• Volleyball will play at Mission Concepcion Sports Complex , 714 E. Theo 78210

• ALA 1 vs. Cotton on 9/18 @ 6:15 Court 1 East

• ALA 2 vs. Fenwick 2 on 9/18 @ 6:15 Court 6 East

• ALA 3 vs. Cotton 2 on 9/18 @ 7:15 Court 1 East

The next Middle School (7th & 8th) sports seasons will begin October 1st. If your athlete has not completed the Rank One Forms or Physical, please submit to Coach Birmingham by Sept. 30 @ jbirmingham@saisd.net.

• Boys Basketball Coach Brown @ tbrown8@saisd.net

• Girls Soccer Coach Sanchez @ ssanchez5@saisd.net

High School (9th -12th) students who are interested in spring Track and Field should sign up for the team’s SportsYou account HERE. Contact Coach Maney @ rmaney1@saisd.net with questions.

Tech Archery will begin meeting on select dates in October and is open to 4th-12th graders. Archers will focus on qualifying for the State archery tournament held each March in Belton, Texas. Sign up for the Archery Team SportsYou account HERE. Contact Coach Birmingham @ jbirmingham@saisd.net with questions.

HS Water Polo: Tech vs. Highlands Monday, Sep. 16th at 5:00/6:00 pm @ SWISD Natatorium

HS Volleyball: Tech vs. Highlands Tuesday, Sep. 17th @ Tech 5:30(F) 6:15(JV) @ Lanier Athletic Center 7:00(V)

HS Cross Country: Saturday, September 21st @ Memorial Stadium; contact Coach Martines @ rmartinez36@saisd.net

All athletic tickets for SAISD venues will be purchased through Hometown Ticketing. NO CASH will be accepted at the gate.

Fall Family Garden Day- Thank you ALA families for coming out to ALA Euclid and beautifying our school's gardens and grounds this past Saturday, September 14! We cannot thank you enough for giving of your time and love to ensure that your children have a wonderful experience and learn to take care of our Earth. Thank you Ms. Toland and Ms. Tondre for organizing and leading this effort as well as the faculty and staff that came out this past Saturday!

PreK CIRCLE Assessment

Window: September 3rd - October 4th

2024-2025 ACT/SAT/PSAT NMSQT

We continue to be committed to supporting our students’ readiness for postsecondary choices by offering them the opportunities to take college entrance exams including the PSAT, SAT and ACT on a school day at no charge to the students or their families. Research demonstrates when we schedule the tests on a school day, students will experience greater levels of success when they take the tests. Success on these tests translates to greater opportunities for college choice, increased financial aid, and higher accountability ratings for our campuses.

Seniors will be allowed to take either the SAT or ACT at the district’s expense, but not both. Students will be asked to choose which assessment they would like to take during the school day. To ensure equity for all students, SAISD is only providing 12th graders with one assessment FOR INFORMATION ONLY during the school day. If students wish to take an additional assessment, they will need to sign up for a Saturday assessment through either ACT or SAT (College Board). Qualifying students may use SAT/ACT vouchers to help with the cost of an additional assessment if they would like to attend a Saturday administration. If students do not qualify and they would like to test an additional assessment on a Saturday, there will be an additional charge. Counselors and College Bound Advisors can assist students with registering for the Saturday test.

At the Advanced Learning Academy students will be testing on October 2 from 8:30am-1pm.

• 12th graders will test either SAT or ACT.

• 10th grade will test PSAT

• 11th graders will test PSAT/NMSQT.

All these tests are timed tests, so punctuality is imperative. All tests will start at exactly 9:00am, so students need to be sitting down at their desk no later than 8:30am. Please make sure your son/daughter eat a good breakfast, are on time and well rested. Each test will take 2-3 hours and most students will be done by 12pm, unless they are in an accommodated testing session. Once they are done they will eat lunch and return to a normal school schedule.

Parent Information : https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat-suite-benefits-students-parents

ACT district Testing Toolkit: https://success.act.org/s/article/The-ACT-District-TestingCommunication-Toolkit

PSAT student study guide: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/psat-nmsqt-student-guide.pdf

SAT student Study guide: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/sat-student-guide.pdf

ACT student study guide: https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/Preparing-for-the-ACT.pdf

Each link below has a drop down at the top to select the menu view (either breakfast or lunch). Dinner is offered but not pictured in either menu.

ECE = PreK menu

Academy = Kinder - 8th grade menu

Special Campus = High School menu (9th-12th grade only)

If an ALA family is not receiving the Community Update, please ensure they have not unsubscribed to School Messenger (the SAISD communication platform used to send out messages and emails) and also check their junk email. Families are also welcome to email their campus Operations Clerk for additional assistance, Brenda Cantu (bcantu2@saisd.net) at ALA Tech or Ce’nese Wooten (cwooten1@saisd.net) at ALA Euclid.