Polk Middle School had 21 students accepted into Early College High School next year. Early College High School is a partnership between the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD and the Dallas County Community College District. ECHS is an innovative high school located on the campus of Brookhaven College that allows students an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and 60 college credit hours. They received their acceptance letters from the Principal, Mr. Arreola on Friday, February 10. Congratulations!
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Creekview High School – 1st Annual Film Festival
What: Students may enter (1) one film into each of the four categories: Documentary, Narrative, Traditional Animation, Computer Animation
When: Entries are to be submitted via GoogleDrive to Whitney Kelley (kelleyw@cfbisd.edu) or Renee Putter (putterr@cfbisd.edu) between December 9, 2016 and January 5, 2017. All entries will be screened on January 13th at Creekview High School, and winners will be announced.
How: Talk to your campus contact for entry and submission guidelines.
Who can enter?
Open to all CFBISD full-time high school students: Creekview, Newman Smith, RL Turner, Ranchview, Early College High School
Will there be prizes?
Awards will be given for Best of Show, Best in Category and People’s Choice. Talk with your campus coordinator about entering the State Competition from your campus.
How much does it cost?
$10 per individual entry. Each student may only enter up to 4 film, one per category.
How long can the films be?
3-7 minutes total, including intro and credits
Where can I get more information?
Stay up to date and have access to announcements, guidelines and documentation by joining the Creekview Film Festival Google Classroom, using the code: t74lw0
TEA Identifies Early College High School as a High-Performing Title I School
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has identified ECHS as one of 300 campuses across the state as high-performing and/or high-progress Title I schools for 2015-2016. Title I schools are defined as campuses with a student population of at least 40 percent low-income.
The identification of high-performing and/or high-progress is based on statewide reading and mathematics assessments under the State Accountability System in the 2014-2015 school year and graduation rates.
A high-performing reward school is identified as a Title I school with distinctions based on reading and math performance, as well as the highest graduation rates at the high school level. For 2015-2016, TEA has identified 160 Texas campuses as high-performing.
School districts and charters with more than one campus identified as high-performing include: Amarillo ISD (3); Brownsville ISD (2); Carroll ISD (4); Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD (3); Dallas ISD (14); Edinburg CISD (9); El Paso ISD (5); Fort Worth ISD (2); Garland ISD (4); Houston ISD (13); IDEA Public Schools (4); KIPP Inc. Charter (2); Los Fresnos CISD (3); Malakoff ISD (2); Sharyland ISD (4); Socorro ISD (5); Uplift Education-Summit International (2); Valley View ISD (3); and Ysleta ISD (2).
A high-progress reward school is identified as a Title I school in the top 25 percent in annual improvement and/or a school in the top 25 percent of those demonstrating ability to close performance gaps (based on state accountability system safeguards in the 2014-2015 school year). For 2015-2016, TEA has identified 140 Texas campuses as high-progress.
School districts and charters with more than one campus identified as high-progress include: Alief ISD (2); Amarillo ISD (3); Brownsville ISD (2); Carroll ISD (2); Carrollton-Farmers Branch (2); Conroe ISD (2); Dallas ISD (10); Edinburg CISD (8); El Paso ISD (6); Fort Worth ISD (3); Garland ISD (4); Houston Gateway Academy Inc. (3); Houston ISD (13); IDEA Public Schools (4); KIPP Inc. Charter (2); Los Fresnos CISD (2); San Antonio ISD (2); Sharyland ISD (3); Socorro ISD (3); Valley View ISD (2); and Ysleta ISD (3).
The identification of high-performing and/or high-progress Title I schools is a part of the state’s conditional waiver from the U.S. Department of Education for specific provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (commonly known as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001).
The complete list of 2015-2016 high-progress and high-performing schools (school districts and campus names) may be viewed on the TEA website at http://tea.texas.gov/Student_Testing_and_Accountability/Monitoring_and_Interventions/School_Improvement_and_Support/Priority,_Focus,_and_Reward_Schools/
Keeping Your Child Safe form Harm in the Real and Virtual World
CFBISD is hosting a parent education presentation on “Keeping Your Child Safe From Harm – In the Real and Virtual World” on November 2, 2016 from 6:30-7:30 pm at the ESDC in the Texas Room. We are excited to present this very important information to our CFBISD families. We will have both an English and Spanish presentation.
Early College High School Named a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School
On September 30th, U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, recognized Early College High School as one of 337 schools in the nation as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2014 based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing
achievement gaps among student subgroups.
“These great schools are fulfilling the promise of American education—that all students, no matter their name or zip code, can flourish when schools provide safe, creative, and challenging learning environments,” Secretary Duncan said. “National Blue Ribbon Schools are models of consistent excellence and a resource for other schools and districts. We celebrate them for their tireless effort and boundless creativity in reaching and teaching every student.”
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students either achieve very high learning standards or are making notable improvements in closing the achievement gap. The award affirms the hard work of students, educators, families and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students master challenging content.
Congratulations to all of our ECHS family, past and present, on this wonderful award!
Early College High School – CFB High Schools Come Together in Friendship and Community Service
On February 18th, the Creekview Student Council officers hosted a FriendSHIP dinner that was attended by representatives from Newman Smith, R. L. Turner, Ranchview and Early College High School.
The young leaders shared ideas for projects, fundraising, and service. In the spirit of collaboration, it was decided that there would be a district-wide community service project. All schools are going to collect toiletries, socks and other items that would be helpful to people in need. Donated items can be delivered to Creekview High School after Spring Break on March 16th. The “Blessing Bags” will be assembled and then delivered the first week in April.
