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Attention Parents

Skyward Family Access will be closed for the summer from June 4th to Aug 25th 2008
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Ground Breaking

Saturday May 31st, Westwood ISD began constuction for the New Field House.

Attention Parents

The Title I Statewide School Support/Parental Involvement Initiative provides Parental Involvement newsletters at the following website: http://www.esc16.net/dept/isserv/title1swi/parental/newsletters3.htm
Follow this link to read about ways that you can support your children in school.
article by: Dianne Habluetzel
L to R – Daniel Castillo, Rico Harris, Jackie Zavalla, Mrs. Lynn Calcote and Diana Garcia.
The novel was donated by Belinda Ratcliff
Article by: Belinda Ratcliff
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Free SAT/ACT Test Preparation
Westwood ISD is pleased to share a free SAT/ACT Test preparation website to benefit any student over the age of 13. The website is www.march2success.com and can be accessed 24/7. Please check out this free resource to prepare for college entrance exams.
article by: Dianne Habluetzel
TAKS interactive study guides

On March 27, 2008 the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced the upcoming availability of TAKS interactive study guides in a letter to districts. As stated in that letter, TEA will be gradually rolling out the interactive guides, starting with the Student Success Initiative grades (3, 5, and 8). To begin the roll-out, TEA is now announcing the official launch of the following TAKS interactive study guides:

TAKS Interactive Study Guide for Grade 3 Reading (English)
TAKS Interactive Study Guide for Grade 3 Reading (Spanish)
TAKS Interactive Study Guide for Grade 5 Reading (English)
TAKS Interactive Study Guide for Grade 5 Reading (Spanish)
TAKS Interactive Study Guide for Grade 8 Reading (English)
TAKS Interactive Study Guide for Exit Level ELA (English)
TAKS Interactive Study Guide for Exit Level Mathematics (English)
TAKS Interactive Study Guide for Exit Level Science (English)
TAKS Interactive Study Guide for Exit Level Social Studies (English)

The interactive study guides listed above can be accessed by going to this link:
http://www.texasassessment.com/studyguides
No password or login name is needed to access the guides.

Resources for Parents and Teachers

Westwood ISD is pleased to partner with the Battarbee Insurance Agency to provide two exemplary resources for our school district. Please take a moment to click on these sites and enter the code WESTWOOD to discover an opportunity to help our students in all of their school endeavors! One site, www.edhelpforparents.com is dedicated to helping parents help their children with homework and provides information about learning opportunities outside the classroom. It will be especially helpful to students who are interested in pursuing a college education. The other site, www.educationappreciation.com, offers outstanding resources for teachers and administrators including lesson plans aligned to TEKS/TAKS. We appreciate the generosity of our sponsor, Battarbee Insurance Agency, to make these sites available!
article by: Dianne Habluetzel
FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law, requires that Westwood ISD, with certain exceptions, obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from your child’s education records. However, Westwood ISD may disclose appropriately designated “discretionary information” without written consent, unless you have advised the District to the contrary in accordance with district procedures. You can read more about FERPA and the protection and rights it affords students and their families by clicking on these links: Parents or ELSEC
article by: Dianne Habluetzel
Thanks for Community Support!

To achieve excellence in any endeavor requires the commitment of involved people working together with a common mission. Several local businesses and churches have contributed to helping our district start this school year in a positive manner by providing refreshments and meals for our staff members, and school supplies for our students. Our success in serving children is enhanced by the support of the following groups: Regions Bank, Chief Financial Services, Brookshire’s, WISD School Board, WISD Primary School, WISD High School, Westwood Baptist Church, Westwood United Methodist Church, Court Drive Church of Christ, and Bike City.
article by: Dianne Habluetzel
Texas Education Agency Releases Official School Ratings
On August 1st, the Texas Education Agency publicly released the official school accountability ratings. We have cause for celebration and room for improvement. Our official ratings are: Westwood Primary = Recognized Westwood Elementary = Recognized Westwood Junior High = Academically Acceptable Westwood High School = Academically Acceptable Westwood ISD = Academically Acceptable It has been a long hard struggle this past year, but the efforts of staff and the efforts of our students have been fruitful! Congratulations to all of you. In this new school year, we will strive for even greater heights in terms of student performance!
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