2008-2009 School Calendar Approved
 The
Irving ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2008-2009 school calendar at
the March 21st board meeting. The calendar includes 177 days of
instruction for students and 185 work days for
teachers ... |
Employee Discount List
Updated
 (Updated
May '08) As
an employee of Irving ISD, the following businesses are extending a
discount exclusively to you. To utilize the offers, simply present
your Irving ISD ID card prior to purchase. Irving ISD does not endorse these businesses or their
goods or services... |
View Past Year
Campus STaR Chart Data
 Yes,
you can view the past campus data from the state STaR Chart survey.
Coming up in October we will be asking teachers and principals to
re-visit the Texas STaR Chart survey and give us new data for this
school year. |
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District Testing Initiatives
Memos to Principals, Assistant Principals, and Vice Principals...
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Final Exam
Exemptions for Juniors and Seniors
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TAKS Waiver Calendar
and Late Arrival
If you have
questions regarding these district initiative, please let me know.
Tracie Fraley |
District Procedure for
Provisional Enrollment Due to Immunization
Texas laws require a student to be fully immunized prior to admission to
a public school. All immunization should be completed by the first date
of enrollment. Provisional enrollments are allowed under the following
conditions... |
Outstanding Teacher or Employee of
the Month Nominations
Administrators and Staff: It is never too late to nominate
outstanding teachers and employees for the Outstanding Teacher or
Employee of the Month Award. Committees select one from each
category to honor at a school board meeting each month and we are
always in need of new nominations! Thank you for your input!
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 Progress Toward
Highly Qualified Status (NCLB)
The No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001 (NCLB) requires each local education agency (LEA) to
publicly report progress of the LEA toward meeting the highly
qualified (HQ) teacher requirements. To be HQ, a teacher
must have... |
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Academic Calendar for 2007-08
• Communicates when progress reports and report cards
are sent home...
• Communicates dates when a student can lose/regain
UIL Eligibility...
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Free Food for Your
Students?
 (ATTN:
Principals) Through the After School Snack Program, the IISD Food Service
Department can provide free snacks (in nearly all cases) to your
students who are involved in after school academic programs. To qualify, your after school
program must meet these criteria ... |
Got a Project That You Would Like to Get
Funded?
Have you looked at the Grant Services Web site
lately? A variety of grant announcements has been posted
to the Grant Services website. Take a look at
www.irvingisd.net/devfedfunds. |
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Is Your Staff
Submitting Their TechFusion Submissions?
 Integrating
technology into instruction and our job performance is imperative in
Irving ISD at ALL levels. Do you know about TechFusion? Do
you know the requirements for your teachers, paraprofessionals,
administrators and other staff? |
 Free Online Training
Videos for School Districts
Free, online training at your convenience! You can watch these tutorial videos from any computer connected to the
internet that has the free QuickTime plug-in installed.
Their library contains hundreds
of tutorial videos for multiple software applications. Their
content is created by certified teachers, for teachers and students.
They are continuously adding tutorials, so check back with them often
to see new content. |
