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Welcome To Fast Track
Welcome to Fast Track, Allen ISD's Email News Service.
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Allen ISD Nominated For Two
H-E-B Excellence Awards
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 Allen ISD has been named as a finalist for the prestigious H-E-B 2016 Excellence in Education Large School District Award and the Allen ISD Board of Trustees has been named as a finalist for the 2016 H-E-B Excellence in Education Public School Board Award.
H-E-B announced the finalists on February 1 as part of the retailer's 15th annual 2016 Excellence in Education Awards program.
This year, H-E-B will award a total of $85,000 to the finalists and school boards, who will go on to compete for even greater cash prizes at the statewide level. Each finalist in the large district, as well as the five recognized school boards, will receive $5,000; the two finalists in the small district category will receive $2,500.
Winners will be announced at the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards ceremony on May 13 at La Cantera Hill Country Resort in San Antonio. The winning large district will receive $100,000. If selected, one or more school boards will receive up to a total of $25,000. - More information -
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Eleven AHS Seniors Named As National Merit Finalists
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Eleven Allen High School students have been named National Merit Finalists and will be eligible to compete for more than $32 million in scholarships offered this spring. There were 16,000 semifinalists and 8,000 finalists nationwide.
The recognition is based on scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The finalists are: Andrew Chen, Robert Crawford, Michelle Dai, Maria Gavrilovic, Clara Ho, Amy Huang, Nisha Kalyanpur, Vincent Li, Matthew Miller, Sarvesh Ramachandran and Eric Xiaoyang Sun.
All finalists must have a record of high academic performance, be endorsed and recommended by their school principal and earn SAT scores that confirm their earlier PSAT performance.
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Elementary GT Academy To Open at Vaughan in 2016-17
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 Services for gifted and talented students will be expanded next fall with the opening of an elementary level GATE academy at Vaughan Elementary School.
In its first year, GATE will serve approximately 226 first through fifth grade students from across the school district. Students currently identified for Allen ISD's GT program and kindergartners who qualify for first grade GT next year will be eligible to apply. Slots will be allocated using a lottery process to select eligible students who apply.
The program will be optional and current elementary GT AIM will continue to offer the same programs and services at their campuses next year. The application process will be open from February 22 through March 16.
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Kindergarten Roundup March 17th
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 Allen ISD's annual Kindergarten Roundup will be held on Thursday March 17 from 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. at all elementary schools. This is the first day that parents may register their children for the 2016-2017 kindergarten class. Click here for more details.
Parents of children entering kindergarten should register at the school their child will attend in August. All children entering kindergarten must be five years old before Sept. 1, 2016 to be eligible this year.
Parents must bring their child's birth certificate or hospital record, two proofs of residency, a social security card and an immunization record.
A kindergarten readiness program co-sponsored by the Early Childhood PTA will also be held on March 31 at the Allen ISD Service Center starting at 6:30 p.m.
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Parents Invited To Complete School District Climate Survey
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Allen ISD is administering a survey to staff and parents to gather feedback on the educational climate within the district. The district will use the feedback from this survey to measure attitudes about the quality of the school district's academic programs and services.
Allen ISD has partnered with Hanover Research to administer and analyze this survey. Hanover Research is an independent research firm based in Washington, D.C. Responses are completely anonymous and will be kept strictly confidential. The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jill Ross ([email protected]) at Hanover Research or Allen ISD Public Information ([email protected]).
Your responses are essential to helping Allen ISD evaluate its educational climate. We appreciate your participation! Please click the link below to begin.
- Complete Community Survey
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Wrestlers Head To State Contest Seeking 7th Title
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 The Allen Eagle Wrestling Team will be well represented in this year's state UIL tournament with fourteen wrestlers. The 6-time state champion wrestling team will be seeking its seventh title this weekend in Houston on February 19-20. The team also won its eighth consecutive Dual Team Championship (team title) in January. |
Feb. 27th Eagle Run Registrations Top 3K
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 More than 3,000 runners are signed up for the Eighth Annual Allen Eagle Run on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016.
The Eagle Run features a competitive 5K race as well as a Fun Run. Participants will be able to register online for $25 until February 24. Day-of race registration will be $30. The Fun Run starts at 8 a.m. and the 5K follows at 8:30.
The Foundation For Allen Schools and the Allen Council of PTAs sponsor the run benefitting student and teacher scholarships. To register online and see for more information on sponsorship opportunities and maps of the course, visit www.AllenEagleRun.org or call 972-727-0362. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AISDfoundation
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Stay Connected On Facebook
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 Keep up to date with Allen ISD news and events on Facebook. Subscribe to the Facebook page by hitting the "Like" button at http://www.facebook.com/allenisd.
Our Facebook page recently welcomed its 12,000th member (like).
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Upcoming Events
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February 20 - Mother-Son Wild West Dance, 7-9 p.m. AHS Cafeteria
February 22 - Board of Trustees meeting, Allen City Hall, 7 p.m.
March 5 - Supercussion Concert, Performing Arts Center, 7 p.m.
March 7-11 - Spring Vacation
March 17 - Kindergarten Roundup (Registration) 3:30 - 5 p.m., All K-6 campuses
March 31 - Kindergarten Readiness, AISD Service Center, 6:30 p.m.
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Thank you for your support of the Allen Independent School District. |
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