Walker Station Elementary News

February 23, 2010
 
Dear Parent:
 
Walker Station Elementary is sharing this information about the district and your child’s campus with you as part of Fort Bend Independent School District’s obligations under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).
 
NCLB Report Cards for the state as a whole, all school districts and charter schools, and all campuses are also available on the Texas Education Agency’s NCLB web site at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=6634&menu_id=798.
 
Information on these report cards includes:
• Assessment results for the LEA and campuses in the aggregate and disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, disability status, migrant status, English proficiency, and economically disadvantaged showing two-year (2007-2008 and 2008-2009) trend data for each subject and grade tested:
 
 by performance level,
 with a comparison between annual objectives and actual performance for each student group, and
 including the percentage of each group of students not tested.
 
• Graduation rates for secondary school students.
• Performance of school district and campuses on adequate yearly progress (AYP) measures.
• Number and names of Title I schools identified as in need of improvement, including the stage of improvement and AYP indicator missed by any schools identified for improvement.
• Professional qualifications of teachers in the LEA and campuses, including the percentage of teachers teaching with emergency or provisional credentials and the percentage of classes in the LEA and campuses that are not taught by highly qualified teachers, including a comparison between high- and low-poverty campuses within the LEA.
 
If you have difficulty accessing the information from the web site, hard copies of the reports are available at the district central office or through the campus principal’s office. If you have questions about the information, please contact Walker Station Elementary at 281-634-4400.
 
Sincerely,
Ginger Carrabine

Please see the new 2009 PTO calendar for upcoming events.
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Dear Walker Station Parents,
 
All is well at Walker Station Elementary! The students are actively engaged in the learning process and the teachers are working hard to meet the needs of every child. We are excited about the Thanksgiving holiday and know that you are looking forward to spending time with your families.
 
On another note, I want to make you aware of a change effective immediately. The Texas Department of Agriculture recently had representatives in our school district conducting audits. The following corrective actions must take place by each campus immediately.
 
Elementary Schools can no longer allow cupcakes, cookie, brownies, etc. in the cafeteria for birthday parties. Refer to Texas Administrative Code. (Title 4, Part 1, Chapter 26, Subchapter A). Middle School vending machines need to be set to “off” from 30 minutes prior to 30 minutes after the meal periods, breakfast and lunch. High School vending machines in the Commons need to be turned off during meal periods, breakfast and lunch, since reimbursable meals are served in this area and the CND is no longer a part of the Exclusive Beverage Contract.
 
Currently we do not allow birthday celebrations in the classrooms; therefore, we will continue to protect the instructional class time. WSE does acknowledge your child on his/her birthday on the morning announcements and this will continue.
 
If you bring cupcakes, cookies, brownies, etc. you will be asked to take them back home. If your child brings them in, we will hold them in the office and they will have to take them back home at the end of the day.
 
Thank you for your understanding and support in this matter.
 
Sincerely,
Ginger Carrabine
Principal

Walker Station Elementary was recently named a 2009 Texas Business Education Coalition (TBEC) Honor Roll School. According to TBEC, the 2009 standards were the "toughest in the 10 year history of the award," and only four percent of Texas schools received this honor. We would like to say thank you to our students, staff and community for all of your continual support! WSE is very proud of this special recognition.

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WSE recommends that all parents refer to the Fort Bend ISD webpage for information and updates regarding the H1N1 virus. Click HERE to access the most up-to-date information.

Walker Station continues to be committed to maintaining the Texas Education Agency Exemplary recognition. Specific goals have been created to target areas to ensure success.
 
DSP Goal 1: FBISD will implement strategies that result in students meeting high standards of achievement.
 
The percentage of Grade 5 students scoring proficient or higher on the TAKS Science test will increase from 97% to 100% by the end of May 2010 as measured by TAKS Science test administered in May 2010. (Hispanic subpopulation will increase from 89% to 100%.) (Economically disadvantaged subpopulation will increase from 83% to 100%.)
 
The percentage of all students scoring Commended Performance on the TAKS reading, writing, math and science test will increase by 2% in all grade levels for all content areas as measured by the TAKS assessments in 2010.
 
DSP Goal 5: FBISD will implement technology to meet the educational and administrative requirements of the district.
 
The percentage of all students scoring proficient or higher on the Technology Literacy Assessment will increase from 94% to 100% by the end of May 2010 as measured by the Technology Literacy Assessment.

Please click Here for the 2009-2010 FBISD Calendars.

We’re excited to report that your child is using EasyTech® by Learning.com to develop technology skills and enhance learning across the curriculum. With EasyTech, students learn to select and use the right technology tool for any project. And, at the same time, EasyTech helps your child meet national technology standards and develop skills that will help them throughout their education careers and beyond.
 
Because we realize the importance of building computer skills, Walker Station has decided to support student development of keyboarding by using EasyTech® at home.
 
Please use the attached instructions to begin learning!

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