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Week of April 13, 2015

DHS One-Act Play to advance
to UIL Area Contest Saturday

 

Rabbit Hole play The Dickinson High School One-Act Play, "The Rabbit Hole," is advancing to the UIL Area Competition after winning the Bi-District competition this past weekend. They will be the first school to perform at the Area Competition at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 18 in Slocomb Auditorium at the San Jacinto College Central Campus, 8060 Spencer Highway in Pasadena. Tickets are $10, cash only, to attend all the plays that day.

 

Receiving special recognition at the Bi-District level were cast members Hayden Todd and Samantha Jaramillo, who were named to the All-Star Cast, and to Micheal Salas for receiving the Outstanding Technician Award.

 

Three of the six schools performing this Saturday will advance to the Region Competition to be held the following Saturday, April 25, also at San Jacinto College Central. Winners from the Region Competition advance to State Competition to be held in Austin at the end of May.

 

Students involved in the play included cast members Samantha Jaramillo, Hayden Todd, Kell Bernardo, Alia Brown and Adriana Etie; crew members Ciara Compton, Cathy Davis, Micheal Salas, Catherine Romero and Wesley Batiste; and alternates Ricky Miller, Gerik Lyssy, Falon Olver, Maggie Bledsoe, Valentina Rubio, Sam Brown, Ambree Feaster, Haley Travis, and Kane Rimpler.

 

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Students will have more choices with
new 2015-2016 "Standard of Dress"

 

When Dickinson ISD students arrive for the 2015-2016 school year on August 24, 2015, they will have more flexibility in the way they dress for school each day. With input from campus administrators and parents, the district revamped the standardized dress code it has had for several years and the Board of Trustees approved the change at the March board meeting.

  

The district is moving away from a more restrictive standardized dress code and starting next school year will have the "Dickinson ISD Standard of Dress" -- one for students in grades pre-kindergarten to sixth grade and another for junior high and high school students in grades 7-12. The new Standard of Dress is more about what a student can't wear versus outlining what a student must wear.

 

Next school year, clothing will no longer have to be a solid color and shirts do not have to be a polo, collared style shirt like the current dress code. This will give students and parents much more flexibility in choosing their student's school clothes and make shopping much easier. Inappropriate decorations, advertisements, pictures or messages are not allowed on clothing. Administrators have the responsibility and right to determine the appropriateness of attire and grooming each day.

 

A student's appearance has much to do with the way the student feels about himself of herself. Appearance also affects the way in which other students respond to them and has a great deal to do with student success and the learning atmosphere of the school. The Dickinson ISD Standard of Dress is established to teach grooming, hygiene, instill discipline and modesty, prevent disruption, avoid safety hazards, teach respect for authority and prepare students for the future.

 

Another big change in in backpacks. Beginning next school year, backpacks no longer have to be mesh or clear. They may be any fabric or decoration as long as there are no inappropriate pictures or messages on the backpack.

 

Click below to view the 2015-2016 Standard of Dress:   

 

 

Dickinson ISD student artists earn high

honors in the 2015 Texas City Art Festival

 

More than half of the student honorees in the Texas City Art Festival this year were from Dickinson ISD schools. This year, 39 of the 65 awards given out went to students from Bay Colony Elementary, Hughes Road Elementary, K.E. Little Elementary, Silbernagel Elementary and Dickinson High School.

 

Special congratulations go out to Dickinson High School student Itzue Leyva, who earned the Best of Show honor in the high school category for his artwork, "Wood Chopper Man."

 

Other honorees included:

 

In the grades K-2 Flat Art category, top honors all went to Dickinson ISD students including first place Maria Aguilar from K.E. Little Elementary, second place Fisher Palmer from Bay Colony Elementary and third place Katelyn Michael from Hughes Road Elementary. Earning honorable mention were Abby Barnes, Melody Deckard, Abby Frane, Payton Gibbs and Lillian Kelley, all from Bay Colony Elementary; and Katie Elkins from K.E. Little Elementary.

 

In the grades 3-5 Flat Art category, Bay Colony Elementary students Elena Palmer earned first place and Sophia Figarelli came in second place. Honorable mentions were award to Bay Colony Elementary students Kaleb Andrews, Kailyn Bagtas, Yadira Gonzales, Trustin Nguyen and Sebastian Ramirez; Hughes Road Elementary students Mariah Jackson and Emma Johnson; K.E. Little Elementary student Abigail Cervantes; and Silbernagel Elementary student Nathan Gonzalez.

 

In the high school Flat Art category, Joyanna Mazzone received first place honors, while Kell Bernardo, Fabiola Camargo, Octavio Galicia, Itzel Nieto, Miguel Rojas and Kierra York all earned honorable mentions. They are all students at Dickinson High School.

 

In the Sculpture Art category, Bay Colony Elementary students took the top awards in the K-2 age group, including Abby Barnes in first place and Natalia Moreno in second.. In grades 3-5, first place went to Dani Moreno and third place to Kaleb Andrews, both from Bay Colony Elementary. In the high school age group, top honors went to Dickinson High School students including Sofia Alvarez in first place and Enrique Medina in third. Honorable mention awards were given to Zion Curran and Peter Trinh, from Dickinson High School.

 

The Dickinson High School art teachers were also recipient of awards in the Professional Division. Lydia Thompson earned third place in the Flat Art Under Glass Category, while Jennifer Sumrall earned honorable mention. Colleen Steblein won an honorable mention in the Sculpture Category. 

 

Two Bay Colony students recognized in the
Treasures of the Texas Coast Children's Art Contest

 

Treasures of the Texas Coast art contest Two Bay Colony Elementary students had their artwork selected  in the Treasures of the Texas Coast Children's Art Contest sponsored by the Texas General Land Office. Payton Gibbs, a second grader, was recognized in the K-2nd grade category, while fourth grader Daniella Moreno was honored in the grades 3-4 category.

 

The contest received 551 entries and 40 winners were chosen to be featured in the 2016 Children's Art Contest calendar. The winning artwork will also be on display May 19-26 at the South Central Gallery in the Texas State Capitol. Each winner also receives two all-day passes to Schlitterbahn Waterpark in New Braunsfels, a ticket to the Texas State Aquarium, a ticket to the Houston Zoo, a ticket to the planetarium at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, prizes from the Texas General Land Office and a certificate. 

Drive a Ford vehicle on April 24 to help raise
money for the Dickinson ISD Education Foundation 

 

The community is invited to test drive a Ford vehicle on Friday, April 24 to help support the Dickinson ISD Education Foundation in the annual Drive One 4 UR School event with McRee Ford. Community members, parents, district employees and students 18 or older can test drive a Ford vehicle from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Sam Vitanza Stadium. 

 

Ford Motor Company will donate $20 to the Education Foundation for a total of up to $6,000. Only one test drive per household is allowed. Proceeds benefit DISD students and teachers through Education Foundation grants.

 

Dickinson ISD receives perfect scores in TEA reviews

 

Texas Education Agency Program Access Review

 

Dickinson ISD recently received an outstanding report from the Texas Education Agency during the district's Program Access Review. TEA representatives found no areas of non-compliance and praised the programs and facilities available to DISD students. 
 

The Texas Education Agency randomly selects school districts each year to conduct a comprehensive review of documentation and data to support the 29 indicators in the categories of procedural requirements; access to Career and Technology Education; admissions; counseling activities and materials; appropriate setting and services; effective communications in employment, programs and services; Career and Technology Education programs, services and activities; recruitment and employment of faculty and staff; and complaints. In addition to reviewing documentation, TEA representatives make on-site inspections of various school facilities. 

 

Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) Review

 

Dickinson ISD was recently notified by the Texas Education Agency that the district received perfect scores on determination elements as defined by the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA). This means that the special education programs offered by DISD are demonstrating program effectiveness as measured by the performance-based monitoring system, which includes special education student progress on the STAAR tests.

 

It also means that the special education evaluation process has met the strict guidelines set forth by federal and state guidelines. This is a "100 percent" indicator, meaning that if the district had even one evaluation out of timeline, then it misses this element.  Further, our data collection and financial systems are also exemplary.  

 

Laurie Goforth Rodriguez, Director of Special Programs, stated, "This level of achievement can only be accomplished with the collective hard work, dedication and passion of each and every one of our teachers, related service providers, paraprofessionals, assessment staff, special programs team leaders, campus administration, transportation and ESC support staff.  With the support of our Board of Trustees and Superintendent, we are able to offer a wide-range of programs in DISD and we have excellent professional development opportunities for our staff which allow us to provide the best education for our students with special needs.  We also know we will continue to have to work hard as the requirements continue to increase.  I believe we are ready and able to meet that challenge."

 

DISD currently serves approximately 1,000 students in our special education programs.
 

 

 

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It is the policy of the DISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap for services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. It is the policy of the DISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Robert Cobb, at 2218 East FM 517, Dickinson, TX 77539, (281) 229-6000, and/or the Section 504 Coordinator, Laurie Rodriguez, at 2218 East FM 517, Dickinson, TX 77539, (281) 229-6000.

Es política del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dickinson no discriminar en base de raza, color, nacionalidad de origen, sexo o discapacidad, por servicios o actividades como es requerido en el Título VI del Acto de los Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmendado; el Título IX de la Enmiendas de Educación de 1972, según enmendado; y la Sección 504 del Acto de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmendada. Es política del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dickinson no discriminar en base de raza, color, nacionalidad de origen, sexo, discapacidad, o edad en las prácticas de empleo como es requerido por el Título VI del Acto de los Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmendado; el Título IX de la Enmiendas de Educación de 1972; el Acto de la Discriminación de Edades de 1975, según enmendado; y la Sección 504 del Acto de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmendada. Para información sobre sus derechos o procedimientos de quejas, contacte el Coordinador del Título IX, Robert Cobb, en 2218 East FM 517 Dickinson, TX 77539, (281) 229-6000, y/o el Coordinador de la Sección 504, Laurie Rodríguez, en 2218 East FM 517 Dickinson, TX 77539, (281) 229-6000.