SLE News
January 9 - 13
Monday - COLLEGE Shirt Day
Bathrooms
Tuesday, January 10th - Faculty Meeting
Campus Instructional Rounds - All district Principals
This is your time to SHINE! All principals will be on our campus, 2/15/17. We will make every effort to create a schedule where all classrooms will be visited, however this will depend on the time of day when they are in the building.
Wednesday, Feb 15, 2017, 08:15 PM
Silver Lake Elementary School, North Dooley Street, Grapevine, TX, United States
Lunch with Dr. Ryan
Please continue to pray for Jaydan Thompson and Rachel Childress (Glenda's daughter). Your encouragement and support is appreciated so much.
Message to Parents for the New A-F Rating System
I wanted you to know what went out to parents today regarding the new rating system.
Dear Parents:
On Thursday, as part of House Bill 2804, the Texas Education Agency released the provisional A-F ratings for every school and district in the state. These official ratings will not be released until August 2018, but the provisional ratings attempt to provide schools and districts an estimate of how campuses could rank under the new accountability system.
Commissioner of Education Mike Morath has said “the provisional ratings are for informational purposes to meet legislative requirements. No inferences about district or campus performance in the 2015-2016 school year should be drawn from these ratings, and these ratings should not be considered predictors of future district or campus performance ratings. Campus and district ratings for 2017-2018 will use different data and different indicators.”
As a district, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD will comply with all State accountability and assessment requirements; however, this is not the only indicator that we use to measure our success. We celebrate our number of National Merit Semifinalists, the number of links on a Rachel’s Challenge chain, the emphasis placed on college and career readiness for all students, personalized learning plans and student-led conferences and the integration of technology in the classroom.
At Silver Lake Elementary we celebrate our commitment to Experience Design which allows us to provide rich learning experiences for all students. We also have students who are learning in two languages, those who are learning at an accelerated rate, and we celebrate our students and their giving spirit in our school and community. We are also proud of the clubs that we offer throughout the year, especially with our upcoming CLUBS Experience, that will include every student in our building. Each of our "Shooting Stars" are part of our family and we take the job of educating and preparing our students as a life mission that cannot be measured in one letter grade.
In an attempt to help parents understand the A-F ratings, the district has created a webpage with more information about A-F. That page may be found here.