Dear Singley Academy Students and Parents · Dear Singley Academy Students and Parents: Welcome to...
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Dear Singley Academy Students and Parents: Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year. I know you probably have many questions and are wondering what school will look like this year. I want to assure you, the entire Singley Academy staff along with district leadership are working diligently to prepare for a successful school year. Our top priority is the safety of our students and staff. We are committed to providing the safest environment, whether the student has chosen in-person or remote learning. As we kick-off the school year, I wanted to provide you with some information that might be helpful. Registration If you have not completed registration, we encourage you to complete this so we can plan accordingly. Snapcodes were sent to each student’s Irving ISD student email account. The link to registration can be found at irvingisd.net/Registration. Student Meal Distribution Meal distribution will take place on Friday mornings between 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM at Singley Academy. A second chance meal distribution will be on Saturday mornings between 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM at Irving, Nimitz, and MacArthur High Schools. Students will receive 5 breakfast meals and 5 lunch meals. A student ID badge or student ID# or barcode letter sent from Food Services (email and regular mail) number will be required, since students will now receive meals based on their eligibility, per USDA regulations. Students in high school will receive breakfast free of charge under the Universal Free Breakfast program, but lunches will be charged at either the paid, reduced or free rate, depending on student eligibility. Technology Pick-up Irving ISD is implementing a 1:1 take-home device program for all students. Technology pick-up was held August 10 – 14. If you were not able to pick-up a technology device, please complete this form. We will reach out to you to set-up a time for you to do so. CANVAS (Learning Management System) Irving ISD is implementing a new learning management system called Canvas for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Canvas is a one-stop digital classroom to view assignments, communicate with teachers and check student grades. Parents, we encourage you to view the training modules before the first day of school. The training modules can be viewed in English at www.irvingisd.net/studentcanvas. The training modules can be viewed in Spanish at www.irvingisd.net/canvasestudiantes. Beginning Thursday, August 13, the district will also offer several Canvas webinars for parents in both English and Spanish. The webinars are free and the links to the webinars can be found at the sites listed above. Daily Schedule: August 17 – September 4 - Remote Learning Remote learning will look different from last spring. Remote learning is more robust and differentiated to meet students' learning needs. All classes will be asynchronous, but teachers will be available each period during the time shown below (Synchronous / Small Group (Live)). I highly encourage students to login during these times to interact with their teacher. Teachers will be conducting direct instruction, interventions enrichment and/or tutorials during this time. Defining Synchronous Learning vs Asynchronous Learning: Asynchronous: Students engage in the learning materials on their own time, interacting intermittently with the teacher Synchronous: Online education that happens in real time, live instruction between teachers and students
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Dear Singley Academy Students and Parents:
Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year. I know you probably have many questions and are wondering what school will look like this year. I want to assure you, the entire Singley Academy staff along with district leadership are working diligently to prepare for a successful school year. Our top priority is the safety of our students and staff. We are committed to providing the safest environment, whether the student has chosen in-person or remote learning.
As we kick-off the school year, I wanted to provide you with some information that might be helpful.
Registration
If you have not completed registration, we encourage you to complete this so we can plan accordingly. Snapcodes were sent to each student’s Irving ISD student email account. The link to registration can be found at irvingisd.net/Registration.
Student Meal Distribution
Meal distribution will take place on Friday mornings between 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM at Singley Academy. A second chance meal distribution will be on Saturday mornings between 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM at Irving, Nimitz, and MacArthur High Schools.
Students will receive 5 breakfast meals and 5 lunch meals. A student ID badge or student ID# or barcode letter sent from Food Services (email and regular mail) number will be required, since students will now receive meals based on their eligibility, per USDA regulations.
Students in high school will receive breakfast free of charge under the Universal Free Breakfast program, but lunches will be charged at either the paid, reduced or free rate, depending on student eligibility.
Technology Pick-up
Irving ISD is implementing a 1:1 take-home device program for all students. Technology pick-up was held August 10 – 14. If you were not able to pick-up a technology device, please complete this form. We will reach out to you to set-up a time for you to do so.
CANVAS (Learning Management System)
Irving ISD is implementing a new learning management system called Canvas for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Canvas is a one-stop digital classroom to view assignments, communicate with teachers and check student grades.
Parents, we encourage you to view the training modules before the first day of school. The training modules can be viewed in English at www.irvingisd.net/studentcanvas. The training modules can be viewed in Spanish at www.irvingisd.net/canvasestudiantes. Beginning Thursday, August 13, the district will also offer several Canvas webinars for parents in both English and Spanish. The webinars are free and the links to the webinars can be found at the sites listed above.
Daily Schedule: August 17 – September 4 - Remote Learning
Remote learning will look different from last spring. Remote learning is more robust and differentiated to meet students' learning needs. All classes will be asynchronous, but teachers will be available each period during the time shown below (Synchronous / Small Group (Live)). I highly encourage students to login during these times to interact with their teacher. Teachers will be conducting direct instruction, interventions enrichment and/or tutorials during this time.
Defining Synchronous Learning vs Asynchronous Learning: Asynchronous: Students engage in the learning materials on their own time, interacting intermittently with the teacher Synchronous: Online education that happens in real time, live instruction between teachers and students
Period Time Synchronous / Small Group (Live)
1st / 5th 7:45 – 9:15 8:00 – 8:30
PACE 9:20 – 9:50 Tutoring available during this time. Email your teacher directly to set-up an appointment
2nd / 6th 9:55 – 11:25 10:15 – 10:45
Lunch 11:30 – 12:05
3rd / 7th 12:10 – 1:40 12:15 – 12:45
4th / 8th 1:45 – 3:15 2:00 – 2:30
First 2 Days of School: August 17 and 18:
Students should check their Irving ISD student email Sunday evening to access teachers’ Zoom rooms for synchronous classes for Monday and Tuesday. It is highly encouraged that students follow the bell schedule and log in to each class. Teachers will be available to introduce themselves, go over expectations and answer any questions the student might have.
How to Access Canvas:
To access Canvas, students will visit http://irvingisd.net/students and select Instructional Resources (LaunchPad)
found under Student Tools and Resources. If prompted to login, students will use their Irving ISD network ID and
password. LaunchPad allows students to access all Irving ISD applications, including Canvas.
If a student needs to reset his or her password, students can visit, https://www.irvingisd.net/studentpassword.
Student Attendance
ATTENDANCE MATTERS All DAY, EVERY DAY, EVERY PERIOD
All students will be required to log in to Canvas each day of remote learning as this is how attendance will be taken. Students must engage in Canvas daily for every course for the assigned day. A student cannot simply log in and log out and expect to be counted present.
If a student is engaged in asynchronous learning and completes the entire week’s worth of learning activities on Monday and does not log in for the remainder of the week, the student will be marked “present” on Monday only and counted “absent” for Tuesday-Friday.
It is important that students understand that Remote Asynchronous attendance is based on daily engagement, not solely the completion of assignments. Per Texas Education Code (TEC) §25.092, students must attend 90% of the days a course is offered in order to be awarded credit for the course. Remote attendance will count in the same manner as on-campus (face-to-face) attendance in satisfying this requirement.
A message from the counselors:
In an effort to streamline and expedite schedule change requests, please fill out the following form available now until Friday, August 28, 2020. Please keep in mind there may be limited availability.
If you have specific questions, please feel free to reach out your counselor. You may also request an appointment or recommendation letter through our website.
Name Specialty Email
Dana Paulus (Assistant)
Early College [email protected]
Dr. Mashundra Gray Culinary/Hospitality, Studio Art, Dental [email protected]
Christina Guzman Medical and Fire [email protected]
Tomas Parkland Computer Maintenance, Cybersecurity, Robotics, Video Game Design [email protected]
Erica Solis Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, Legal, GIS [email protected]
It’s going to be a great year. We will make the best of a difficult situation and come out stronger!!! As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or another administrator.
Melanie Kibodeaux, Principal [email protected]
Dr. Harleigh Jones, Associate Principal [email protected] Early College
Jasmine Crumby, Assistant Principal [email protected] Culinary/Hospitality, Studio Art, Dental
Adrianna Perry, Assistant Principal [email protected] Medical and Fire
Jenny Anderson, Assistant Principal [email protected] Computer Maintenance, Cybersecurity, Robotics, Video Game Design
Jesus Quezada, Administrative Liaison [email protected] Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, Legal, GIS
Sincerely,
Estimados estudiantes y padres de familia de Singley Academy:
Bienvenidos al año escolar 2020-2021. Estoy segura de que probablemente tenga muchas preguntas y se esté preguntando cómo será la escuela este año. Quiero asegurarles que todo el personal de Singley Academy junto con los líderes del distrito están trabajando diligentemente para prepararse para un año escolar exitoso. Nuestra prioridad principal es la seguridad de nuestros estudiantes y personal. Estamos comprometidos a proveer el entorno más seguro, ya sea que el estudiante haya elegido el aprendizaje en persona o a distancia.
Al comenzar el año escolar, quería brindarles información que podría ser útil.
Registro
Si no ha completado el registro, le recomendamos que lo complete para que podamos planificar en consecuencia. Se enviaron Snapcodes a la cuenta de correo electrónico de cada estudiante de Irving ISD. El enlace para el registro se puede encontrar en irvingisd.net/Registration.
Distribución de comidas para estudiantes
Distribución de comidas tendrá lugar los viernes por la mañana entre las 8: 00 AM - 11: 00 am en Singley Academy. Una segunda oportunidad de distribución de comidas será los sábados por la mañana entre las 9:00 AM - 11:00 am en las escuelas de Irving, Nimitz, y MacArthur.
Los estudiantes recibirán 5 desayunos y 5 almuerzos. Se requerirá una credencial de identificación de estudiante o un número de identificación de estudiante o una carta de código de barras enviada desde Servicios de Alimentos (correo electrónico y correo regular), ya que los estudiantes ahora recibirán comidas según su elegibilidad, según las regulaciones del USDA.
Los estudiantes de la escuela secundaria recibirán desayuno sin cargo bajo el programa Universal Free Breakfast, pero los almuerzos se cobrarán a la tarifa pagada, reducida o gratuita, según la elegibilidad del estudiante.
Recogida de tecnología
Irving ISD está implementando un programa de dispositivos para llevar a casa 1:1 para todos los estudiantes. La recogida de tecnología se llevó a cabo del 10 al 14 de agosto. Si no pudo recoger un dispositivo tecnológico, complete este formulario. Nos comunicaremos con usted para programar un horario para que lo haga. I could not get the form to open from this hyperlink!
CANVAS (Sistema de gestión de aprendizaje)
Irving ISD está implementando un nuevo sistema de gestión del aprendizaje llamado Canvas para estudiantes de jardín de infantes (kínder) a grado 12. Canvas es un aula digital integral para ver las tareas, comunicarse con los maestros y verificar las calificaciones de los estudiantes.
Padres, los animamos a que vean los módulos de formación antes del primer día de clases. Los módulos de formación se pueden ver en inglés en www.irvingisd.net/studentcanvas. Los módulos de capacitación se pueden ver en español en www.irvingisd.net/canvasestudiantes. A partir del jueves 13 de agosto, el distrito también ofrecerá varios seminarios web Canvas para padres en inglés y español. Los seminarios web son gratuitos y los enlaces a los seminarios web se pueden encontrar en los sitios enumerados anteriormente.
Horario diario: 17 de agosto - 4 de septiembre - Aprendizaje remoto
El aprendizaje remoto se verá diferente al de la primavera pasada. El aprendizaje remoto es más sólido y diferenciado para satisfacer las necesidades de aprendizaje de los estudiantes. Todas las clases serán asincrónicas, pero los maestros estarán disponibles en cada período durante el tiempo que se muestra a continuación (Sincrónico / Grupo pequeño (en vivo). Yo animo a los estudiantes para iniciar sesión durante estos tiempos para interactuar con su profesor. Los maestros dirigirán instrucción directa, enriquecimiento de intervenciones y/o tutorías durante este tiempo.
Definición de aprendizaje sincrónico vs aprendizaje asincrónico: Asincrónico: los alumnos se involucran en los materiales de aprendizaje en su propio tiempo, interactuando de manera intermitente con el maestro. Sincrónico: educación en línea que ocurre en tiempo real, instrucción en vivo entre profesores y estudiantes
Periodo Hora Sincrónico / Grupo pequeño (en vivo)
1° / 5° 7:45 - 9:15 8:00 - 8:30
PACE 9:20 - 9:50 Tutoría disponible durante este tiempo. Mande un correo electrónico a su maestro directamente para establecer una cita.
2do / 6° 9:55 - 11:25 10:15 - 10:45
Almuerzo 11:30 - 12:05
3° / 7° 12:10 - 1:40 12:15 - 12:45
4° / 8° 1:45 - 3:15 2:00 - 2:30
Primeros 2 días de clases: 17 y 18 de agosto:
Los estudiantes deberían comprobar su cuenta de correo electrónico del estudiante de Irving ISD el domingo por la noche para acceder a las salas Zoom de los maestros para las clases sincrónicas del lunes y martes. Está muy recomendado que los estudiantes siguen el horario de la campana y el registro para cada clase. Los maestros estarán disponibles para presentarse, repasar las expectativas y contestar a cualquier pregunta que el estudiante pueda tener.
Cómo acceder a Canvas:
Para acceder a Canvas, los estudiantes visitarán http://irvingisd.net/students y seleccionarán Recursos didácticos (LaunchPad) que se encuentran en Herramientas y recursos para estudiantes. Si se les solicita que inicien sesión, los estudiantes usarán su ID de red y contraseña de Irving ISD. LaunchPad permite a los estudiantes acceder a todas las aplicaciones de Irving ISD, incluido Canvas.
Si un estudiante necesita restablecer su contraseña , los estudiantes pueden visitar https://www.irvingisd.net/studentpassword.
Asistencia del estudiante
LA ASISTENCIA IMPORTA TODO EL DÍA, CADA DÍA, CADA PERIODO
Todos los estudiantes deberán iniciar sesión en Canvas cada día de aprendizaje remoto, ya que así es como se tomará la asistencia. Los estudiantes deben participar en Canvas diariamente para cada curso del día asignado. Un estudiante no puede simplemente iniciar y cerrar sesión y esperar ser contado como presente.
Si un estudiante participa en el aprendizaje asincrónico y completa las actividades de aprendizaje de toda la semana el lunes y no inicia sesión durante el resto de la semana, el estudiante será marcado como "presente" solo el lunes y contará como "ausente" para el martes-viernes.
Es importante que los estudiantes comprendan que la asistencia remota asincrónica se basa en la participación diaria, no solo en la finalización de las tareas. Según el Código de Educación de Texas (TEC) § 25.092, los estudiantes deben asistir al 90 % de los días en que se ofrece un curso para poder recibir crédito por el curso. La asistencia remota contará de la misma manera que la asistencia en el campus (cara a cara) para satisfacer este requisito.
Un mensaje de los consejeros:
En un esfuerzo por agilizar y acelerar las solicitudes de cambio de horario, complete el siguiente formulario disponible desde ahora hasta el viernes 28 de agosto de 2020. Tenga en cuenta que puede haber disponibilidad limitada.
Si tiene preguntas específicas, no dude en comunicarse con su consejero. Puede también solicitar una cita o una carta de recomendación a través de nuestro web sitio .
Consejero Especialidad Email
Dana Paulus (Assistant)
Early College [email protected]
Dr. Mashundra Grey Culinario / Hostelería, Estudio de arte, Odontología [email protected]
Christina Guzman Médico y Fuego [email protected]
Tomas Parkland Mantenimiento informático, Ciberseguridad, Robótica, Diseño de Videojuegos
Erica Solis Fuerzas del Orden, Seguridad Nacional, Derecho, GIS [email protected]
Se va a ser un gran año. ¡¡¡Sacaremos lo mejor de una situación difícil y saldremos más fuertes!!! Como siempre, si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en comunicarse conmigo o con otro administrador.
Melanie Kibodeaux, Directora [email protected]
Dr. Harleigh Jones, Director Adjunto [email protected] Early College Jasmine Crumby, Subdirectora [email protected] Culinario / hotelería , estudio de arte, odontología Adrianna Perry, Subdirectora [email protected] Médico y Bomberos Jenny Anderson, Subdirectora [email protected] Mantenimiento informático, ciberseguridad, robótica, diseño de videojuegos Jesús Quezada, Enlace Administrativo [email protected] Fuerzas del Orden, Seguridad Nacional, Legal, GIS Atentamente,
