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Infinite Campus
 How do I get an account?
An account is set up through the GUID number that was distributed in the letter to parents. No letter? Please contact your campus.
Some of the recent comments and questions:
How is Infinite Campus better than eSembler at meeting our needs?
It gives teachers and parents more student information than eSembler. It's one large information system with multiple modules that helps many departments.
"It seems that we have actually taken a step back rather than forward with this new gradebook system."
Actually we've taken a great step forward. People need to remember that this isn't just a gradebook that we're implementing; the gradebook is only a tiny piece of the big system. Please also remember that this is our implementation year. It took a couple of years to get everything activated and working correctly in eSembler.
More
Visit the Infinite Campus Resource Web page that was created to provide FAQs, Campus Contact
Matrix (who to go to with issues and questions), Reference Documents,
and other related information.
The Infinite Campus Parent Portal Information page will be the dedicated location for updates, announcements, and future documentation as deemed necessary by the district.
We encourage parents to be patient as our teachers continue to learn and adapt to the new system.
 From the District Blog: Welcome to Infinite Campus
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International Walk to School Day @ Holt
 A group of senior nursing students from Texas Christian University will be putting on the International Walk to School (iWalk) event on Wednesday, October 8 for students from Carol Holt Elementary School. Holt elementary students will join schools from around the world to celebrate International Walk to School Day (iWalk).
Approximately 400 students from Carol Holt will be walking/biking to school October 8 along with parents, teachers and community leaders.
The event will begin at 7:30 AM with kids, parents and community leaders walking from various locations in the community where walking groups will be formed. Children who ride the buses to school will have the opportunity to participate in a walk through the playground area. Students will have the opportunity to learn about safety while walking/biking to school.
In the U.S., International Walk to School Day is expected to include 5,000 schools from all 50 states. Walkers from the U.S. will join children and adults in 40 countries around the world. Walk to School events work to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasize the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion, concern for the environment and building connections between families, schools and the broader community.
(Photo credit: hint of plum)
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3rd Annual College & Career Readiness Testing Day
On Wednesday, October 15, 2008 the Mansfield Independent School
District will conduct its third annual College and Career Readiness Day
of Testing at each high school campus, including the Alternative
Education Center. - 9th grade students will take the ACT PLAN, a powerful predictor of success on the ACT.
- 10th and 11th grade students will take the PSAT/NMSQT®, the best preparation for the SAT Reasoning Test ™.
- 12th grade students will take the ASVAB Career
Exploration Program created to encourage students to increase
their level of self-knowledge and to understand how that information
can be linked to civilian and military occupational characteristics.
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Improv for a Cure
Legacy High School
The Theatre Department's Improv Troupe will donate all proceeds from their October 15 show to fight breast cancer.
The school has eight students and four adults that are making up Broncos for a Cure. They each need to raise $2200 to walk in the Breast Cancer 3-Day benefiting the Susan G. Komen foundation. "We have set our school goal at $30,000," says Melanie McIntyre, LHS Theatre Arts Director, "and have raised over $9000
so far including what the walkers have already raised."
The show will be held at the Legacy HS Performing Arts Center on October 15 at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $3.00 and donations are welcome. |
Mansfield Area Parental Support System
Several of the campuses reserve a bus to take parents with their students to Ben
Barber for M.A.P.S.S. (Davis Elementary bus above from the September event)
Having a bus encourages participation, especially for those parents who
are short on money (for gas), don't drive and live a distance from Ben Barber. The
whole M.A.P.S.S. experience begins at the campus. Parents and students have a great
evening together, courtesy of the district.
What is M.A.P.P.S.? Come to an event and find out.
Remaining M.A.P.P.S. events:
- Thursday, October 23, 2008 ~ Theme: Hip Hoppin' With Froggy
- Thursday, January 29, 2009 ~ Theme: Tales From 'Round The World
- Thursday, April 2, 2009 ~ School Is Cool!
Or get more information now...
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The Methodist Mansfield Medical Center's Weight Management Institute has teamed up with MISD for a 10-week weight-loss competition.
The 2008 Coaches' Weight Loss ChallengeTM matches
up four teams of coaches from Mansfield's four high schools --
Mansfield, Legacy, Summit, and Timberview.
The goal: to be the biggest
winner by being the biggest losers...of pounds and inches, that is.
The competition began August 25, 2008 and runs through October 31, 2008. The winning team will be announced in early November. More...
16 coaches. 600+ inches and 3500+ pounds. Meet the Mansfield ISD high school coaches who will challenge their cross-town rivals --
in a friendly off-field competition in the 2008 Coaches' Weight Loss ChallengeTM.
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Odds & Ends
Health Services - Flu & Pneumonia Vaccines Clinics Scheduled October 6-10
National Wind Band Honors Project - The T.A. Howard Middle School Honor Band, under the direction of
Nathaniel Neugent, was recently selected by the National Wind Band Honors Project as a National Winner.
E3 (Energy.Efficient.Education.) - By end of 2007-08, energy management and conservation efforts for facilities exceeded a savings of $3.07 millionE3 online
FREE Workshops from Parenting Center - Free workshops are scheduled by The Parenting Center for MISD parents and staff.
Did you know? You can get a customized events calendar sent to you based on your needs. Visit the MISD calendars page for more information.
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