Bransford Blast
February 12, 2017
GCISD Special Programs Expo
Valentine Grams
February 14
Watch D.O.G.S.
Tuesday, 2/14
- Kevin Cryer
- Open
Thursday, 2/16
- Jeffery King
- Open
Friday, 2/17
- Leo Yang
- Open
Tuesday, 2/21
- Open
- Open
Thursday, 2/23
- Jason Estes
- Open
Friday, 2/24
- Ken Barnes
- Open
Please click here if you are interested in serving as a Bransford Watch D.O.G.S.
Dining Out for BES
Chop House Burger Spirit Night on February 21st
- Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night on March 21st
SHAC
Referrals for GT
Referrals for students in grades 1-4 who are interested in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD’s GT LEAD program services for the 2017-2018 school year will begin on Monday, February 13 and will be accepted through Friday, February 24th. To refer your child for GT testing, you may obtain the Permission to Test and Parent Inventory forms from the school office or access them online through the GCISD website under the Advanced Academics link (http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Domain/53). The forms should be completed and returned to your child's teacher no later than Friday, February 24th. Testing will occur February 27-March 10.
Let's Talk
Let's Talk! may be found on our campus homepage, or by visiting
http://www.gcisd-k12.org/domain/4579.
New Transfer Policy
On Monday, January 23, Trustees approved changes to local board policies that impact the GCISD student transfer process for residents and nonresidents. In previous years, families interested in applying for a transfer were admitted based on the order in which the application was received and if they met specific board criteria for the transfer.
Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, families that reside within GCISD boundaries or live in the cities of Colleyville and Grapevine but are zoned for another school district, may apply for the transfer lottery.
"By moving to a lottery system, we are making the process more equitable for families that wish to have their student transfer to another campus," said Deputy Superintendent Dr. Rick Westfall. "Our goal with this adjustment to the transfer process is to create a system that simplifies the process for our families and removes the ambiguity from the transfer process."
From March 20 - April 21, families may submit their transfer application for the lottery. While the district will accept all transfer applications, students will only be granted transfers to campuses and grade-levels that can accept more students without going over capacity. Decisions about capacity will be made later in the semester and throughout summer depending on student registration and enrollment projections. In order to apply for the lottery, the student requesting the transfer must meet the following criteria:
- 90% rule regarding attendance
- Behavior deemed to be in good standing
- Grades in good standing
- Transfer request not for athletic purposes
During the week of April 24, GCISD will livestream the lottery on the district website. There will be a delay in an official notification, but families can check their lottery number to see if it was pulled for a more efficient notification. Once a specific date and time for the lottery has been determined, that information will be shared on the district website and in the district's e-newsletter, The LEADer. It is important to note this lottery is separate from the special programs lottery for one of the district's special programs located at a designated campus.
Another benefit to the newly revised policies is that nonresident transfers no longer have to reapply every school year. Instead, both residents and nonresidents will only need to reapply when they are changing a level (i.e. from elementary to middle school or middle school to high school).
For more information about the GCISD transfer lottery, please visit the district website.
B.E.S.T. PTA
- Website: Check out Bransfordpta.com to keep you up to date on all the fun things happening at our school.
- If you would like to join B.E.S.T. PTA, visit www.joinpta.org.
Save the Date
Please join us for
Movie with Mom
Beauty and the Beast
A special private showing for Bransford families
Friday, March 24th at 4:30 p.m.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
1005 South Lamar Street
Dallas, TX 75215
We are proud to partner with Bransford family-owned
Alamo Drafthouse to host this very special event!
Limited seating available. Click the link below to purchase tickets.
https://drafthouse.com/dfw/tickets/2d-beauty-and-the-beast/tickets/0702_14505Join the GCISD Team!
- Nutrition Specialists -PT w/ benefits – work while your students are in school!
- Kidzu Site Aides – PT w/benefits – this schedule works well for local college students!
- Night Custodians
- Bus Drivers & Monitors
- Maintenance Engineers
Apply online at: www.gcisd-k12.org
Dates to Know
- February 13: Special programs expo (see above), Girls on the Run starts
- February 14: Jump Rope for Heart & Valentine's Parties
- February 16: GCISD Kindness Day! Wear a Rachel's Challenge shirt.
- February 20: Student Holiday/Staff Workday
- February 21: Chop House Burger Spirit Night
- February 22: Picture Day
- February 23: 4th Grade Musical "Rock and Roll Forever" 9:00 AM & 7:00 PM
- February 28: GCISD Soars Program (see above)
- March 13-17: Spring Break
- March 21: Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night
- April 24: Pre-K and Kinder Registration 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Bistro Height Tables
Bransford Elementary
Email: jamie.halliburton@gcisd.net
Website: http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Domain/1354
Location: 601 Glade Road, Colleyville, TX, United States
Phone: 8173054920
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bransford-Elementary-School-353295401423635/
Twitter: @BESTexans