Project SUCCESS participant, Francis Camacho Vargas, has been nominated for the Bilingual/ESL Education Association of the Metroplex’s (BEAM) teacher of the year award. Ms. Camacho joined Project SUCCESS this academic year and received four days of professional development focused on helping sixth grade students transfer content from Spanish to English guiding them to make cross-linguistic connections.
Ms. Camacho teaches at Long Middle School. As Long’s first Two-Way Dual Language teacher, Ms. Camacho was instrumental in the expansion of the program in CFBISD. She endeavors to make her students feel loved and accepted. Camacho teaches her students to strive for excellence. She is committed to accelerating and challenging students to be bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural. BEAM’s Teacher of the Year will be announced during their 2019 Symposium on April 6, 2019 in Grand Prairie, Texas.
On Tuesday, Feb. 5, 
CFB middle schoolers competed in a Makerspace Team Challenge. The event, a first for the district, was sponsored by a generous donation by 
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**UPDATE** Over the past three years, CFB has purchased Chromebooks (grades 3-12) and iPads (grades PreK-2) to build the digital learning experience of students. Over three years, the Board of Trustees allocated approximately $7 million from local funds and from the Instructional Materials Allotment provided by TEA to purchase devices. The district phased in the devices to allow for incremental purchase and to create a reasonable replacement cycle. Teachers have received training in digital learning practices over the past several years to prepare for the eventual 1:1 roll-out. For 2018-19, CFB will launch 1:1 experience for students in grades 6-12.
All CFB middle and high school parents are invited to join us for a free 6-week class beginning Thursday, Sep. 6. We will have a weekly video series resulting from over 40 years of research and practice from the Love and Logic Institute. You will learn practical skills including:
Thanks to 
Middle School Hoops for Heart event partners with the American Heart Association. 
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