New to LTISD?
The 2021-22 school year will be here before we know it, and the West Cypress Hills staff is busy planning for next year. While there are still some unknowns, one thing is for certain! New and returning TIGERS will be welcomed on August 18.
Incoming Kindergarteners and students in any grade level who are new to the Lake Travis Independent School District will need to enroll to attend school at West Cypress Hills. For your convenience, enrollment packets can be completed online here. However, if you do not have access to a computer, hard copies of the enrollment packet are also available for pick up at the school. Just phone us at 512-533-7500 to arrange to pick up the paper packet.
West Cypress Hills has the most amazing staff, and we want to continue to hire the most highly qualified candidates. And, that means that the enrollment process is very important. Because staffing allocations are based on our enrollment numbers, we need to have accurate enrollment numbers moving into the fall in order to appropriately staff our grade levels.
I look forward to meeting you in person soon. With warmest regards,
Melanie Beninga
Principal, West Cypress Hills Elementary School
Come and Work with Us!
Check here for the LTISD job description for our aide positions, and, even better, feel free to phone us at 512-533-7500! We welcome an opportunity to talk to you about our job openings.
Help Decorate the LTCL Bookmobile for the Lakeway 4th of July Parade!
The Lake Travis Community Library bookmobile will be in City of Lakeway Government Annual Fourth of July Parade! Would you like to be a part of the festivities? If so, print, color, and cut out this Patriotic Stovepipe Hat and return it to the library or the bookmobile by Friday, July 2.
The parade will be Saturday, July 3, at 8:30 am, beginning at the Live Oak Golf Course on Lakeway Drive and ending at the Lakeway Activity Center. Your hat will be used to decorate the bookmobile for this year's theme "America, the Beautiful - A Symbol of Freedom." Come to the parade to see your artwork in action.
See you there!
Wish You'd Bought a Yearbook? It's not Too Late!
Yearbooks for 2020-2021 can be purchased from the front desk on a first-come, first-served basis until we sell out of yearbooks. The cost is $36, and we can accept payment in exact-amount cash or your check for $36 payable to Balfour.
We also obtained more copies of the 2019-2020 yearbooks and are selling them from the front desk for $5 by check payable to Balfour or exact amount in cash.
The school office is open 9 am to 1 pm Mondays through Thursdays through June 24.
Spring STAAR Results Available Beginning June 28
Families, thank you for your partnership this year. As you know, our students took the STAAR tests earlier this spring. The STAAR is one of many ways to measure student learning. It will help schools and teachers better understand where students may have gaps from the disruptions to learning caused by the pandemic. Teachers will use STAAR results along with other information to co-create learning plans with families to jumpstart learning next year.
Starting on the dates listed below, you will be able to access your child’s STAAR results by logging into Skyward Family Access. After logging in, you will see an icon labeled "Texas Assessment." This will take you directly to your child’s STAAR results, which will include detailed breakdowns in each subject, identifying your child’s strengths as well as areas where they may need additional support. Parents have shared that seeing which questions their child got incorrect has been the most useful. You will also see easy to use resources that can be used at home over the remainder of the summer focused on the skills your child needs the most support with.
We expect STAAR scores will likely be lower for many students this year. So many of them have experienced trauma and loss in addition to the disruption in classroom instruction. You can help ease stress by letting your child know that this year, STAAR is only meant to help teachers and parents better support their learning.
The partnership between families and schools has never been more important. We encourage you to log in and learn more anytime after June 28th. Use this information along with your own observations from the past year and your child’s grades to create a learning plan with teachers in the fall to help your child succeed.
Thank you for your partnership! We wish you and your family a healthy and restful summer.
For more information about STAAR, visit TexasAssessment.Gov/STAAR/Families.
Access your child’s STAAR information in Skyward Family Access under "Texas Assessments" after the dates listed below.
- End of Course: June 15
- 5th & 8th grade Math and Reading: June 21
- Grades 3-8 All Subjects: June 28
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