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May 14, 2013 - Vol. 9, No. 9      

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Daulton/Cabaniss/Spencer Elementary Attendance Zone Update
Elementary

The Attendance Zone process to address Daulton Elementary overcrowding is going on now. Two public hearings will take place this week, Tuesday, May 14th and Thursday, May 16th to get feedback on proposed maps. Both public hearings will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Lake Ridge High School Performing Arts Center located at 101 N. Day Miar (Meyer) Road, Mansfield, TX 76063.

 

Parents are encouraged to attend either one or both hearings to give feedback as well as visit the attendance zone update page for the proposed attendance zone option maps and process schedule.

High School Semester Exams Update
Curriculum & Instruction    

 

Mansfield ISD Administrators and the School Board have heard feedback from parents, students and staff over the last year regarding their interest in changing when semester exams occur for fall classes. Feedback has indicated there is interest in moving some or all of fall exams to before Winter Break next year. Please take time to review the options for 2013-14 semester exams then select your preferred option using the online survey (closes Thursday, May 16).  
Senior Tour: MISD Residents ages 55+  
Community 

Attention Mansfield ISD Residents 55 Years of Age and Over. Join us for the 2nd Annual Senior Tour and learn about some of the fantastic programs and initiatives taking place in your neighborhood schools.  

8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - Walking Tour/Lunch 


The day will include a walking tour of various campuses, entertainment by students and a closer look into today's academics. The 2013 tour sites will be Ben Barber Career Tech Academy, Mansfield High School, Mary Orr Intermediate School and Erma Nash Elementary School. Space is limited, RSVP today

Student Spotlight & Campus Notes 
Awards & Recognitions

Congratulations to 2013 MISD Teachers of the Year
Secondary Teacher of the Year 

Andrew Marsh (Danny Jones Middle School) 

 

Elementary Teacher of the Year 

Charlotte Coker (Erma Nash Elementary School

 

Teachers of the year were selected at each school in the Mansfield ISD. From those, a committee selected three finalists for elementary and three from the secondary (intermediate, middle and high) schools. See the complete list of campus Teachers of the Year and Finalists for District Teachers of the Year.

Jackson Powers (6th grade student at Donna Shepard Intermediate) and Reagan Powers (5th grader at Donna Shepard) traveled to Austin to serve as Honorary Pages on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives.  

  

The students were honorary pages for the afternoon session on Thursday, May 9, 2013.

  

Congratulations to Legacy High School student journalists for
winning three national awards and a top UIL award for publications.

Summit High School Photography students held their annual Giving Gallery at JODesign in Ft. Worth on May 2. The students displayed over 100 of their photographs. Photo prints were sold through a silent auction and proceeds went to this year's student-selected charity, March of Dimes of Texas.

 

Congratulations to Frontier High School senior, Melany Gonzalez and her partner, Timberview High School senior, Andrew Bostic, for making the finals in Financial Analysis Team Decision Making, at the DECA International Career Development Conference.  

 

Career tech students pique the curiosity of younger peers

Elementary students from Martha Reid Elementary, Glenn Harmon Elementary, Tarver-Rendon Elementary, Thelma Jones Elementary, and Annette Perry Elementary fast-forward their educational careers by 10 years when they get a glimpse of what Mansfield ISD's career tech campus has to offer high school students in the district.

 

 

Playoffs

SOFTBALL - CLASS 4A REGION II SEMIFINALS
Mansfield Legacy (29-7) vs. Forney (27-7)
Game 1: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, Forney HS
Game 2: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, Legacy HS
Game 3: 30 minutes after (if necessary)

 

BASEBALL - CLASS 4A REGION II AREA ROUND
Mansfield Legacy (23-13) vs. Waxahachie (25-8) 

Game 1: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May17, Paul Richards Park, Waxahachie 

Game 2: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 18, Legacy HS

Game 3: 30 minutes after (if necessary) 

Summer School, Testing and Programs

The Mansfield ISD will offer summer school, testing and programs for grades Pre-K through high school. Get details, dates, times, fee schedule and much more. Read on...

Rising Stars Discovery Camp (June 17-27, M-Th, 8-11 a.m.)  

Rising Stars Discovery Camp is a fun, exciting introduction to just a few of the unique courses offered at Ben Barber Career and Technology Academy. This summer program is available exclusively to Mansfield ISD students entering 5th, 6th, and 7th grades in the 2013-14 school year. Get details and registration info.   

  

Summer Science Camp (June 17-21, M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) Gifted/Talented Specialists from across the district have come together to create an engaging, hands-on science curriculum with an in-depth study of water. MISD students who have completed grades K-3 are eligible for science camp.   Get details and registration info.  

PSAT/SAT/ACT Summer Institute 

Students who are college bound and who have completed the 8th grade are encouraged to attend PSAT/SAT/ACT Summer institute. The institute is three weeks of preparation for college entrance exams. Get details and registration info.  

 

   

Created and administered by the staff and volunteers of the Common Ground Network, Feed the Kids for Summer is a program which assists struggling Mansfield ISD area families to meet their grocery needs during the summer break from school.

Families who depend on the government-sponsored school meal programs to help provide their children with nutritious food are left with a large void to fill during the summer months. Common Ground interviews hundreds of families to determine the most urgent needs and then goes into action to make sure that supplemental groceries can be provided to them for the duration of the summer.

Feed the Kids for Summer is designed to help supplement lunch and breakfast food for children in the Mansfield ISD. The food is kid friendly and does not require a stove or oven to prepare.

Additional information can be found on the Common Ground Network website.  

2013 Proof of Residency update
Student Services & Campus Support

For the 2013 - 2014 school year we will begin taking POR's (as utility bills) in May. The bill must be an up to date bill. For any proof of residency or enrollment and registration questions, please contact Student Services and Campus Support at 817-299-6360. 

Odds & Ends 

  

Athletics: The Athletics Department announces a Hall of Honor to recognize the efforts and contributions of former student-athletes, coaches/athletic administrators, teams, and distinguished volunteers who have brought honor and excellence to MISD.

School Board Election: "Marcucci defeats Watson for school board post" via Mansfield News-Mirror | The school board will canvass the election results on Tuesday, May 21 during a Called Meeting. The meeting will take place at 605 East Broad Street in the former School Board Room of Building #300.

Graduations: Get the full Mansfield ISD  2013 graduation weekend schedule (June 7-9 at The MISD Center for the Performing Arts).

Mansfield Hockey Tryouts May 20 @ NyTex Sports Center - Incoming 8th through 11th grade players will tryout from 6:15-7:00 p.m. Returning 9th through 12th grade players will tryout from 7:15-8:00 p.m. (For information purposes only, Mansfield Hockey is not affiliated with MISD Athletics.)
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