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Countdown to Kindergarten 2019!

Posted/span> on April 11, 2019 in Blair, Blanton, Central, Davis, District News, Farmers Branch, Freeman, Furneaux, Good, Kent, Kindergarten, La Villita, Landry, Las Colinas, McCoy, McKamy, McLaughlin, McWhorter, Riverchase, Rosemeade, Sheffield, Stark, Thompson

CFB will be hosting Countdown to Kindergarten 2019 on Apr. 23, 6:30 PM at all elementary campuses. Students will be able to experience the sights and sounds of their campus, while parents register them for school. Parents and students will also have an opportunity to meet the principal and school staff. School registration will continue on school days between 9 AM-2 PM.

By state law, to be eligible for Kindergarten, students must have their 5th birthday by Sept. 1, 2019.

Want to know which school is in your attendance zone? Check our online maps.

Did you know we offer after school care until 6 PM with our After the Bell program? Space is limited!

Items to bring to registration

Immunization Records
Birth certificate
School records
Utility bill
Copy of lease/mortgage
Parent/guardian ID

Statewide Birth Thru Age 5 Needs Assessment Survey

Posted/span> on March 29, 2019 in Blair, Blanton, Carrollton, Central, Country Place, District News, Farmers Branch, Freeman, Furneaux, Good, Kent, La Villita, Landry, Las Colinas, McCoy, McKamy, McLaughlin, McWhorter, Newsletter, Pre-K, Rainwater, Riverchase, Rosemeade, Sheffield, Stark, Thompson

Commissioner of Education Mike Morath announced today that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Texas Early Learning Council are conducting a statewide birth-five needs assessment to better understand the needs of those accessing, providing, and supporting early childhood programs and services for children ages birth to five.

As part of this needs assessment, the Council is conducting a statewide survey from March 25 through April 5, 2019.

The survey is intended for:

Families;
Staff of early childhood programs and services (childcare, Head Start, public prekindergarten, early childhood intervention (ECI) and home visiting);
Staff of early childhood organizations (membership organizations, advocacy organizations, workforce boards, ESCs, etc.); and
Community organizations/partners (businesses, health service providers, local governments, religious organizations, etc.).

The survey can be accessed at: https://tea.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cUeyDqwqLh2u8V7.

Questions intended for families and staff of early childhood programs and services are available in both English and Spanish.

The survey results and the statewide needs assessment will be utilized by the Texas Early Learning Council to establish a statewide strategic plan. The strategic plan will focus on improving coordination and collaboration, promoting partnerships, increasing quality, reducing duplicative efforts, efficiently utilizing resources, and easing a child’s transition into kindergarten.

The statewide birth-five needs assessment is required for the Preschool Development Grant awarded to Texas by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Education. This grant is a collaboration between the Texas Department of Agriculture, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the Texas Department of State Health Service, TEA, the Texas Head Start State Collaboration Office, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and the Texas Workforce Commission.

Project SUCCESS Empowers Families to Improve Biliteracy

Posted/span> on March 6, 2019 in Blair, Blanton, Carrollton, Central, Davis, District News, Farmers Branch, Furneaux, Good, Kent, La Villita, Landry, Las Colinas, McLaughlin, McWhorter, Newsletter, Rainwater, Riverchase, Sheffield, Stark, Thompson

Project SUCCESS is a Title III National Professional Development Program funded by the US Department of Education. Project SUCCESS won a competitive award of $2,709,123 from September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2022 from the Office of English Acquisition of the USDOE. The grant funds the Latino Literacy Project. The project focuses on working with parents on ways to help their children with literacy and biliteracy development. Also, to establish a reading routine at home with their children. Parents work with the teachers at the schools for 10 weeks learning how to teach reading to their children in English and Spanish at home.

Training

In addition, 290 teachers at 20 CFBISD schools (Blair, Blanton, Carrollton, Central, Davis, Farmers Branch, Furneaux, Good, Kent, Landry, La Villita, Las Colinas, McWhorter, Rainwater, Riverchase, Sheffield, Stark, McLaughlin/Strickland and Thompson) receive professional development training through the grant.

Testimonials

Regarding the program, 2nd grade teacher Monica Agular states, “It has given me the opportunity to connect with the parents at a different level. I’ve gotten to know them more. What their home life is like, what experiences they’ve endured and more. It has allowed me to get out of my comfort zone and interact more with the parents.”

Additionally, 1st grade teacher Esmeralda Leal says, “With a new school year came a new program and experience. The project has given me the shared cultural experience that I had never felt with coworkers, parents, and students. These past months I have laughed, cried, and celebrated where we come from and where we want to go. No program or experience has ever done that before in my 8 years of teaching.”

See a local TV story on the Latino Literacy Project at Thompson Elementary.

Read the Al Dia Dallas Newspaper story on the program.