Ranger Nation Network Newsletter

Each Week the Terry Baseball Program will showcase and spotlight a different educator that makes a positive impact on our program. The Educator of the Week is:

Head Football Coach Darnell Jackson

This year, Lamar CISD's Talent Development team launched a new program called Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which is for staff members with degrees from non-English speaking universities who want to become certified teachers in Lamar CISD. Nineteen employees have committed to attend the TOEFL exam review sessions offered through a partnership between the Departments of Multilingual Education and Talent Development, including Terry High School French Teacher, Mr. Papa Fall.

These sessions are designed to build capacity and prepare future educators to pass the TOEFL in October 2023 and prepare them to join our Lamar CISD-iTeach Alternative Teacher Certification Program in January 2024. Among the participants in this course are a nurse practitioner, a doctorate of legal studies, three teachers, two marketing majors, four business majors, an architect and a certified accountant. The goal is for them to add the title of Lamar CISD certified teacher to their list of credentials by next August. We are the only district in our area and one of only a few in Texas offering TOEFL to staff.

Understand that trust is an essential ingredient in building meaningful and lasting relationships, here at school and in your career success.

Always:

• Be honest
• Have Integrity
• Keep your promise
• Be Loyal

Parents/Guardians,

Counselors have started the process of leveling courses due to class sizes. This is a normal process that occurs each fall to ensure students are placed in classrooms with appropriate teacher-to-student ratios when available.

This process will require student schedule changes based on the minimal schedule impact. For example, if a student's schedule does not allow them to move due to the limited offerings of courses needed to continue their graduation plan, their schedule may stay the same. However, if a student schedule change would not impact the course offerings and will only be a simple swapping of course/class periods, then this student would be selected for the difference.

In any case, changes after the first day of school are not ideal. However, they are necessary to ensure an appropriate learning environment for all scholars.

Schedule changes due to leveling are final through the semester.

Please see below for LCISD guidelines regarding level changes.

Course Level Changes: To be considered for a level change from a PAP, AP, Dual Credit or OnRamps course, the student must have made a sincere effort to succeed by attending tutorials, completing his/her work, completed available reassessment, conferenced with his/her teacher, and recognized that Dual/AP courses have a 1.3 multiplier, PAP courses have a 1.2 multiplier, and academic courses have a 1.1 multiplier.

A parent conference with the teacher is recommended before a level change.

Course level changes will be considered at the end of the 3rd week (PR1), at the end of the 1st six weeks (SW1), and at the end of the 1st semester with a completed campus drop form. Level changes for semester-only courses will be considered at the end of the 3rd week (PR1 or PR4) and at the end of the 1st six weeks (SW1 or SW4).

If students need a level change they should request a level change form from their teacher. Students can contact the counselors if they have questions.

Students,

Please ensure you are monitoring your attendance in Skyward Student Access each week to ensure you are receiving credit for your classes. Students with excessive tardies/absences may lose their ability to be exempt from classes and may lose credit for the course.

A Few Tips:

• Make sure you are raising your hand or speaking clearly when your teacher takes attendance each day.
• Check your Skyward Attendance Daily.
• Pick up an Attendance Correction form from the Attendance Office and have your teacher verify the proper attendance code for the period.

All students are encouraged to monitor their grades and attendance and advocate for themselves.

On September 5, the Lamar CISD Board of Trustees approved some important changes to our EIAA Local policy, which provides guidance regarding our final exam exemptions. These updates will go into effect on Monday, September 11, 2023.

Effective September 11, 2023, the following adjustments will be made to our final exam policy for 7th – 12th grade students:

Absence Criteria for Exam Exemptions:
To qualify for an exemption from final exams, a student shall have no more than three absences without a note from a medical professional or up to five absences with a note from a medical professional for at least two of those absences. This change reinforces the importance of regular attendance while allowing flexibility for genuine medical reasons.

Attendance Review Committee (ARC):
Parents and students may request the campus ARC (as specified in FEC Local) to review cases of students with more than five total absences. The committee will assess whether the student has valid reasons to be considered eligible for exam exemptions. Decisions made by the ARC are final and may not be appealed. We encourage students and parents to utilize this process if they believe their circumstances warrant a review.

Absent on Exam Day:
If a student fails to be present and sign in on the day of the exam, they will be marked absent and required to take the assessment at a later date, determined by the campus administration. Failure to take the assessment will result in a grade of zero for the final/semester exam.

Important Note: Absences accrued prior to September 11, 2023, will NOT count against earning exemptions. However, any absences prior to September 11, 2023, may count against compulsory attendance requirements per board Policy FEA (Legal) and FEC (Legal).

These changes to our final exam policy reflect our commitment to maintaining a fair and equitable academic environment while emphasizing the importance of regular attendance and accountability. We believe that these adjustments will promote academic success and encourage responsible attendance habits among our students.

Tuesday, Sept. 12th

• Volleyball at Kempner 4:30,5:30,6:30PM
• Varsity Tennis at Foster 4PM

Thursday, Sept. 14th

• JV Football hosts Magnolia 5PM
• Freshman Football at Magnolia 5PM

Friday, Sept. 15th

• Volleyball hosts Fulshear 4:30,5:30,6:30PM
• Varsity Football at Magnolia 7PM
• Cross Country at Texas A&M 8AM

Congratulations to our Lady Rangers Volleyball Team after defeating Willowridge 3-0 and opening district 1-0. #WeBelieve #BeBetter #DoBetter

The Terry Tennis Team battled Lamar last night in the Tennis version of the Battle of the Berg. The tennis team fell to a very tough Lamar team 15-4. Standouts in the match were the girls doubles team of Katarina Sada and Alane Flores and singles players Dylan Weimer, Jerod Rodriguez, Alyssa Moreno, and Esteban Trejo who all won their singles matches. The Tennis Team next travels to Foster to battle the Falcons on Tuesday.

Michael also broke the school record for the 3 mile with a time of 16:37! The previous record was held by Santana Rios with a time of 17:08.

#AllGasNoBrakes #Elite

Calling ALL Terry High School Alumni and our local community members.

Our Title I Parent Educator Crystal Gonzales is hosting her first community tailgate and she needs your help. This tailgate is used to promote Parent & Family Engagement within our schools while providing our families with valuable resources and services offered within our community. She's currently seeking vendors to host a tent/table along with a free game/activity for our guests to interact with.

If you or your business/company would like to support our efforts, please contact our Parent Educator Crystal Gonzales!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

For the 2023-2024 school year, all required Lamar Consolidated ISD beginning-of-year forms must be completed online through the Skyward Family Access Center.

Offering these forms digitally allows you the convenience of only updating information that has changed from last school year, while also helping us maintain accurate information in our student information system. Instructions, important dates, and technical assistance regarding the online forms can be found here.

For those who need access to a computer or the Internet, computers will be available on campus Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Terry High School

We encourage parents to use Skyward Family Access to monitor student academic progress and attendance. This web-based program lets you view your student’s daily assignments, grades, and attendance. To receive automatic notifications of grades and daily attendance:

• Log into Skyward Family/Student Access
• Turn on notifications for assignments, attendance, and grades

Terry High School is a closed campus. Scholars must remain on campus from the start of school until the end of school. Scholars are not permitted to leave campus for lunch.

We will not permit scholars to receive outside lunch delivered from delivery services such as Uber Eats, Grub Hub, Door Dash, etc.

This is for the protection of all of our scholars. We cannot have fast food delivery drivers looking for scholar on campus. If food is delivered to campus, we will refuse to accept it.

We welcome you to come and eat lunch with your scholar. Please contact your scholar’s grade level administrator at least 24 hours in advance and ensure you are prepared with the proper identification to receive a visitor’s pass. You will need your ID or Driver’s License. Please only bring lunch for your scholar.

Only visitors who are listed on the students emergency contacts are able to drop off food items for students.

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