Director for Student Success

jaduggan@gisd.k12.nm.us

575-882-6792

As we move into assessment season, here is a link to the PED Curriculum and Instruction Website. This guide provides the instructional scope and sequence which aligns with the summative assessment.

Coordinator for District Testing

sjconstant@gisd.k12.nm.us

(575) 882-6791

• ACCESS Window is open through March 10, 2023

• AVANT Window is open and you can start this assessment once the ACCESS is complete

• Alt ACCESS field tests have arrived and will be delivered to your campus most likely next week.
  

• DLM - Teachers who will be administering this assessment should be working to complete the online training.
  

• SAT Accommodation Request Window closes on Feb. 21, 2023
  

District Intervention Specialist

575-882-6777

edwmartinez@gisd.k12.nm.us

• Intervention teachers will continue to progress monitor and document interventions via the Panorama platform using data from Academics, Behavior, Coursework, Attendance and SEL for Layers 2 and 3.

• Intervention teachers may modify their schedules if permitted by their campus administration to accommodate participation in Sylvan tutoring.

DATE: February 10, 2023

TIME: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM

LOCATION: Gadsden Middle School/Multipurpose Rooms #602 and #603

SEL Coordinator

ejacquez@gisd.k12.nm.us

575-882-6768

• Campus Visits: Tina Tompkins, Capturing Kids Hearts Strategist, will be visiting GAC's EC campus along with Berino, Chaparral, and Loma Linda Elementary Schools.

• Capturing Kid's Hearts Cultural Shapers: On Feb. 17, 2023 several GAC office personnel and district IA's are attending Capturing Kid's Hearts Cultural Shapers. IF the school administrator did not submit their campus IA's name to me prior to Feb. 1st, thee will be another opportunity for Cultural Shapers training next school year. We have a full house at 200 people attending this experience.

• Flagship Capturing Kid's Hearts Experience in Albuquerque: On Feb. 23-24, 2023 several staff members, elementary teachers and counselors will be attending Flagship Capturing Kid's Hearts Experience in Albuquerque.

• OBQ (Olweus Questionnaire) URLs were sent to your counselors in mid-January. The deadline for the OBQ's is Feb. 17, 2023. Once all elementary schools have completed the OBQ's, I will submit it to Hazelden who will then send us the results.

• Please keep in mind every staff member who has attended Capturing Kids Hearts training has access to resources and lessons on the Capturing Kids Hearts website.

Intervention - is an act of interfering with the outcome or course. It is related to something that is specific & in a certain point of time. Social emotional learning is promoting a set of competencies & a way of being, it's an approach, to instill lifelong skills, mindsets & behaviors that support better academic social & interpersonal outcomes for all. SEL is a way of life!

Lead Counselor

aaforti@gisd.k12.nm.us

575-882-6782

Romantic relationships between teenagers are incredibly complicated. The undertaking of a relationship, very often, requires more maturity than most teens have developed. These relationships are more likely to be riddled with problems include communication, jealousy, and selflessness.

As a result, teenagers are more likely to be involved in relationships that are unhealthy, violent, and/or abusive. If you are a teenager involved in a romantic relationship it is important to understand the behaviors that may point to an unhealthy and/or abusive relationship.

👉TEEN DATING VIOLENCE WEBSITE

**If you are experiencing some of these warning signs, seek help from a professional organization that works with people in domestic and family violence situations.