classes ESL Reading (as a supplemental course), ESL Science, and ESL Social Studies: Concepts introduced/reinforced in
Primary Language
Do not admit students to
your class who were not present on 8/27. Send them to the
library
Fall
Semester 80 days
Spring
Semester 95 days
175
days total
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SEPTEMBER 2007 CHARACTER EDUCATION THEME: SELF-ESTEEM
3
Labor Day Holiday
5
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
5-6 G/T,
CBE, Fall Study Test Training for School Year 2007-2008
Campus
Coordinators
6
Vote for SDM
10
Adventure Land Book Fair 9/10-9/15
State Mandated Fall Study selected schools and grades 9/10- 9/21
TPRI and Tejas Lee Administration Beginning of Year: All schools
Grades 1-3 9/10-9/21
Vanguard G/T #1: NNAT, Stanford 9/Aprenda 2 test
administration All
students without abilities or achievement test
scores grades
All Season
Fundraising 9/10-9/28
12 Faculty Meeting
Library (1:30 PM)
Wednesday Night
TAKS Homework
Sam Houston
Feeder Pattern Session for PLC Coaches (1:00
PM 4:00 PM)
13
School Night for Scouting (6:30 PM 9:30 PM)
15
OPEN HOUSE GRADES PK-5 (10:00 AM 1:00
PM)
Waiver Day Work in lieu of March 24, 2008
Grandparents
Day
Hispanic Heritage Month 9/15 10/15
17 Progress Reports
Should Go Out This Week
19
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
26
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
29 G/T
#1 check in (9/29-10/3)
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OCTOBER
2007 CHARACTER EDUCATION THEME: HONESTY
1 Book It Program begins 10/01/07-3/31/08
TAKS alt tool accessible
to teachers
3
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
8 TAKS M Field Test Window 10/8/07-10/19/07
National Comparative Date Study (NCDS) Selected grades and
campuses 10/8/07-11/02/07
10
Faculty Meeting Library
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
15 End
of Hispanic Heritage Month 9/15-10/15
16-19 Exit
Retest (TAKS/TAKS I-TAAS)
16
Campus Test Coordinator Training on District Test - All schools
TAKS/TAAS XL Training High Schools
17 Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
19
Cycle I ends 8/27/07-10/19/07
22
Cycle II begins 10/22/07-12/20/07 (41 days)
All campuses confirm or change Stanford 10/Aprenda 3 initial
orders (10/22-11/02) Confirm/submit initial
orders on SPECTRUM
24
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
25-26
Hispanic Family Conference There is Hope Grand Plaza Hotel
(7:30 AM 4:00 PM)
26
Individual Picture Day Provine Studios Gym
31 Dress in Costumes
Halloween Parade (TBA)
Report Card Day
Deadline for ordering TAKS-M materials all schools
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NOVEMBER
2007 CHARACTER EDUCATION THEME: RESPECT
1 Celebrate Freedom Week 11/1-11/11 Students grades 3-12 recite part
of Declaration of Independence TEC §29.907 Celebrate
Freedom Week ensures grades 3-12 study and recite a passage from
the Declaration of Independence
2
Celebrate Freedom Week 11/1-11/11
Students grades 3-12 recite part of Declaration of Independence TEC §29.907 Celebrate
Freedom Week ensures grades 3-12 study and recite a passage from
the Declaration of Independence
End of Cycle I for Pre-Kinder 8/27/07-11/02/07 (51 days)
3 Celebrate Freedom Week 11/1-11/11 Students grades 3-12 recite
part of Declaration of
Independence TEC §29.907 Celebrate
Freedom Week ensures grades 3-12 study and recite a passage
from
the Declaration of Independence
OLSAT test administration DeBakey HS candidate screening
5
Celebrate Freedom Week 11/1-11/11 Students grades
3-12 recite
part of Declaration of
Independence TEC §29.907 Celebrate
Freedom Week ensures grades 3-12 study and recite a passage
from
the Declaration of Independence
NCDS check-in
Schedule to be decided
NNAT K and 5
administration All students Grades K and 5
Cycle II for
Pre-Kinder 11/05/07-02/15/08 (58 days)
6
Celebrate Freedom Week 11/1-11/11 Students grades 3-12
recite part of Declaration of
Independence TEC §29.907 Celebrate
Freedom Week
ensures grades 3-12 study and recite a passage
from
the Declaration of Independence
7
Celebrate Freedom Week 11/1-11/11 Students grades 3-12
recite part of Declaration of
Independence TEC §29.907 Celebrate
Freedom Week
ensures grades 3-12 study and recite a passage
from
the Declaration of Independence
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
8 Celebrate Freedom Week 11/1-11/11 Students grades 3-12
recite part of Declaration of
Independence TEC §29.907 Celebrate
Freedom Week ensures grades 3-12 study and recite a passage
from
the Declaration of Independence
Family Science Night
9
Celebrate Freedom Week 11/1-11/11 Students grades 3-12
recite part
of Declaration of
Independence TEC §29.907
Celebrate Freedom Week ensures
grades 3-12 study and recite a
passage from
the Declaration of Independence
CBE
check-in/Ship
2 Progress Reports
Go Out This Week
NNAT Grades K
and 5 Check-in and Ship (Grades K and 5)
12-18 American Education
Week
14 Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
Faculty Meeting Library
16 PreK Report Cards to Parents
21-23
Student Holidays
Thanksgiving Holidays
28
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
30 G/T
#2 Orders due (NNAT, Stanford 9, Aprenda 2) 11/30-12/07
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DECEMBER 2007
CHARACTER EDUCATION THEME: TRUST
3 Draw Names for
Secret Santa
5
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
Decorate for St. Nicholas
Faculty Meeting Library
6 St.
Nicholas visits Burbank Elementary
7
Share Your Spirit Movie Day -
Grades K-2 (8:30 AM 10:00 AM)
Grades 3-5 (1:30 PM 3:00 PM)
11
Christmas Program Burbank Middle School (6:00 PM)
Required Attendance By All
12
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
17-21 Secret
Santa Week
17
Classroom Celebrations Grades 3-5 Start no earlier than
1:30 PM and end no later than 2:30 PM
18
Classroom Celebrations Grades PK-2 Start no earlier than
1:30 PM and
end no later than 2:30 PM
19
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
20
Cycle II ends - 10/22-12/20 (41 days)
End of Fall Semester 80 days
21
Teachers work on grade sheets. Grade sheets due in office by
12:00 Noon
Teacher Preparation Day
Student Holiday
12/24-1/4/08 Winter
Holidays
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JANUARY 2008 CHARACTER EDUCATION THEME:
LOYALTY
1-4
Holiday
2
Waiver Day (worked 8/14/07)
3
Waiver Day (worked 8/15/07)
4
Waiver Day (worked 8/16/07
7 Teachers check
grades on sheets
Cycle
III begins 1/7/08-3/13/08 (48 days)
9-10
Mid-Year Promotion/Retention Grade 5
9
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
Faculty Meeting Library
11
Report Card Day
Mid-Year Promotion/Retention Grade 4
14
Mid-Year Promotion/Retention Grade 3
14-24
Kindergarten Stanford 10/Aprenda 3
14-26
Vanguard G/T #2: NNAT, SAT 9, Aprenda 2 administration
15
Mid-Year Promotion/Retention Grade 2
16
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
Mid-Year Promotion/Retention Grade 1
16-31 TPRI
and TEJAS Lee Administration Grades K-3 Middle of the Year
18
Group Picture Day
21
Martin Luther King HISD Holiday
23
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
26
Saturday TAKS for students grades 3-5
28-2/8 TAKS
Field Testing Selected schools in Grades 4 and 7 Writing, 9 Reading,
10 and
XL-ELA
28 Family Math Night
30 Wednesday Night
TAKS Homework
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FEBRUARY 2008
CHARACTER EDUCATION THEME: JUSTICE
1 Black History
Program - TBA
2 Saturday TAKS for
students in grades 3-5
6 Wednesday Night
TAKS Homework
6-12 Field Test TAKS
check-in
9 Saturday TAKS for
students grades 3-5
11 Pennies for
Patients (2/11-3/1)
Valentine Celebrations Grades 3-5 Start no earlier than
1:30
PM and end no later than 2:30 PM
12 Valentine
Celebrations Grades PK-2 Start no earlier than
1:30 PM and
end no later than 2:30 PM
13 Wednesday Night
TAKS Homework
Faculty Meeting
Library
14 Valentines Day
15 End of Cycle II
for Pre-Kinder - 11/5-2/15 (58 days)
16 Saturday TAKS for
students grades 3-5
19 TAKS/TAKS
-1/TAKS-M and Exit Retest (TAKS/TAAS)
20 Wednesday Night
TAKS Homework
23
Saturday TAKS for students in grades 3-5
25 Family Reading
Night
27 Wednesday Night
TAKS Homework
PK Report Cards
to Parents
28-3/12 Grades
1-11, Stanford 10/Aprenda 3
28
Start of Cycle III for Pre-Kinder (2/28/08-5/29/08 66 days)
29
Grades 1-11, Stanford 10/Aprenda 3
Black History Program TBA
(9:00 AM) Grades 3-5
(1:30 PM) Grades
K-2
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MARCH
2008 CHARACTER EDUCATION THEME:
COMMITMENT
1 Texas Government Code 662.102 establishes March as TEXAS
HISTORY MONTH
Administration
of Stanford 10/Aprenda 3 - Grades 1-11 2/28-
3/12
Saturday TAKS for students in grades 3-5
3
Administration of Stanford 10/Aprenda 3 - Grades
1-11 2/28-3/12
LEP State Field Test
Window (3/3/08-4/14/08) Grades 5-6, Math/Reading
4
Administration of Stanford 10/Aprenda 3 - Grades
1-11 2/28-3/12
State Exit-Level (XL) Testing TAAS and TAKS
TAAS Reading and
TAKS Science XL retesters only
TAKS Social
Studies XL retesters only
State
Assessments (non XL) TAKSs, TAKS-M, field tests
TAKS, TAKS-M,
TAKS field tests Grs 3, 3S, 5, 5S, 8 9
Read/Grs 4, 7 Write Gr
10 ELA
Make-Up day - Grs 3, 3S, 5, 5S, 8 9 Read/Grs 4, 7 Write/Gr 10
ELA
5
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
Administration of Stanford 10/Aprenda 3 - Grades 1-11 2/28-3/12
6
Administration of Stanford 10/Aprenda 3 - Grades 1-11 2/28-3/12
Check-in and ship state programs from Barnett Fieldhouse
7 Administration of Stanford 10/Aprenda 3 -
Grades1-11 2/28-3/12
8
Saturday TAKS for students in grades 3-5
10
Administration of Stanford 10/Aprenda 3 - Grades 1-11 2/28-3/12
TELPAS Field Tests: March 10 April 11
11
Administration of Stanford 10/Aprenda 3 - Grades 1-11 2/28-3/12
12 End
of Administration of Stanford 10/Aprenda 3 - Grades 1-11 2/28-3/12
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
13 End
of Cycle III 01/07/08 3/13/08 (48 days)
14
Waiver Day Do Not Report (Worked August 17, 2007)
March 14 may be designated make-up day
15
Saturday TAKS for students in grades 3-5
17
TELPAS (RTPE-II and TOP) administration window March 17-April 11
LEP, Grades K-12
Spanish TAKS grades 5-6, March 17-28
17-21
Spring Break for students (March 17-24)
24
Waiver Day Do Not Report (Worked September 15,
2007)
25
Cycle IV: 3/25/08-5/29/08 (47 days)
26
State Test Programs Refresher
Wednesday Night TAKS
Homework
29
Saturday TAKS for students in grades 3-5
31
TELPAS Check-in and ship (3/31-4/2)
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APRIL
2008 CHARACTER EDUCATION THEME: SELF-DISCIPLINE
1 HFWE (4/1-4/14) Grades 1-2
2
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
Report Card Day
3
RTPE II Paper Administration
5
Saturday TAKS for students grades 3-5
7 LAT
Math Grades 5 and 8
8
TAKS and TAKS M, Grades 5, 5S, 8
Grade 5 TAKS Math
9 Wednesday Night
TAKS Homework
Faculty Meeting Library
12
Saturday TAKS for students grades 3-5
14
Progress Reports Go Out This Week
15 TPRI
and TEJAS LEE administration (End of Year Grades K-3)
16
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
19
Saturday TAKS for students grades 3-5
23
Wednesday Night TAKS Homework
Kinder Field Day (8:30 AM 10:30 AM)
25 VIPS
Appreciation
28 LAT
Grades 3-4 Math
29 LAT
Reading/ELA, TAKS Math, and TAKS-M Math IAT Grs. 3-8/10
TAKS TEST Grades 3-4 Math English & Spanish
30 TAKS TEST Grade 4 Reading English & Spanish
TAKS RETEST Grade 3 and Grade 5 Reading ( 2nd
Administration)
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MAY
2007 CHARACTER EDUCATION THEME:
SELF-RELIANCE
1
Grade 5 Science TAKS administration
2
LAT Grade 5 Science
Promotion/Retention Grade 1
5
Bilingual non-target language test administration
Vanguard G/T #3: Administer NNAT, Stanford 9, Aprenda 2
Promotion/Retention Grade 2
7
Field Day Grades 1-2 (8:30 AM 10:30 AM)
8
Promotion/Retention Grade 3
9
Promotion/Retention Grade 4
13 Grade 5 TAKS
Mathematics (retest) (English and Spanish)
14 Field Day Grades
3-5 (8:30 AM 10:30 AM)
Faculty Meeting
- Library
16
Promotion/Retention Grade 5
19 Finalized
Promotion Retention
23 End of Year Celebrations Grades 3-5 Start no
earlier than
1:30 PM and end no later
than 2:30 PM
26 Memorial Day (May
26 may be designated make-up day)
27
End of Year Celebration Grades PK-2 Start no earlier
than
1:30 PM and end no later
than 2:30 PM
28 Early Dismissal
Spiral
Day (9:00 AM)
Grocery Bag Day
29 End of Spring Semester (95 day)
Early Dismissal
Last day for students (180 days)
Report Cards to parents
and PK Report Cards to parents
30 Last day for teachers
DATES AND ACTIVITIES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
OTHER DATES AND ACTIVITIES MAY BE ADDED AS WELL.
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