Students Who Transfer
Tomball ISD is a FAST growth district! Great job the past couple of weeks in getting all of the summer enrollees in Frontline eSTAR and ensuring their IEPs are being implemented!
Just a reminder on the procedures since they did change for this year. Remember there is a different procedure if they enroll in the summer versus once school starts. Here is the Operating Guideline as a reminder.
Link to Children Who Transfer: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z8_r0iB5sV3y0hD1H803Nctl9l1M2pPKTiiy_o7iS-Y/edit?usp=sharing
*also DON'T FORGET when working on transfers or summer enrollees... all PIEMS errors MUST be corrected by snapshot in October. This means any student coming in without finalized eligibility or with an out of date NCEC or Elgibility not recognized in Texas, testing and ARD must be completed BEFORE snapshot even if timelines allow for longer.
SHARS
See the link for some resources to assist with SHARS billing for related services, support services, and PCS services.
Please feel free to share with any campus staff who may need this information. If you have any staff member who shares they are not listed as providers but need to be, please email annle@tomballisd.net the following information:
- Name
- Email Address linked to frontline
- Role (and whether or not they need to be supervised if related service/support service)
Learning Ally Changes
LEARNING ALLY CHANGES
Tomball ISD has moved to the single sign on for Learning Ally students and teachers. This will streamline the ability to make eligible and access books for all users. We will be providing resources and training as we get rolling, but in the meantime, use Classlink to access your Learning Ally Account (both students and teachers).
The app on the various devices will remain active and usable with no changes. Use your Classlink log in on the apps on your phone or ipad. All students and teachers have been uploaded into the rostering, so a teacher only has to look up the student name in Learning Ally (under Manage Students) and mark their eligibility (if they are a new user). Remember, the student must have a reading discrepancy but does not have to be IEP or 504 to be eligible. They should have access to anything previously in their accounts. Questions or glitches? E-mail eileengarza@tomballisd.net
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2022-2023 Grading Guidelines
STAR Ren and Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) Updates
We have updated the TIA website with information on testing procedures for TIA assessments. This information is critical to understand in regards to testing procedures for all students. There were questions during the district PD day regarding Star Ren and other assessments and allowable accommodations. Please review the documents for this guidance.
Visit the TIA website to review testing procedures for Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) assessments. Access testing procedures here. Access the full website here.
BOARDMAKER 7.0 UPDATE
Boardmaker had a big update in the Spring and many of you also have received new or different laptops. Boardmaker is a program with which you can create visual supports, instructional activities, Interactive whiteboard activities and stories. It is provided to all LIP teachers and others as needed.
If you need Boardmaker installed or updated, please go to this form:
https://forms.gle/LPhNNEmADWF2U6oU6
and provide the requested information so that we can get you set up.
