The Seagoville Feeder Pattern seeks to become the number one feeder pattern in the district. To achieve this, our principals work collaboratively in an effort to plan effective professional development for teachers, faculty and staff. Administrators calibrate during classroom observations to provide teachers with targeted and specific feedback to improve the quality of instruction in order to increase student achievement. Additionally, our principals lead professional learning communities to assist teachers with data driven instructional decisions, lesson plan development, the creation of aligned curriculum guides, and rigorous six week common assessments. All of these instructional initiatives will provide support for increasing the academic growth and development of the schools in the Seagoville Feeder Pattern.

Monday, January 18th

Martin L. King, Jr. Day

Student/Teacher Holiday

Tuesday, January 19th

DCCCD Meeting @ Eastfield

• 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Campus Visit @ Seagoville High School

• 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Southeast Dallas Chamber of Commerce

• Eastfield College - Pleasant Grove Campus
• Community Room (108/109)
• 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Interviews for P-Tech ECHS

• 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Literacy Cadre Professional Development

• Seagoville North Elementary School
• 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Writing Professional Development

• 7th Grade ELA Teachers
• H.B. Bell Building, Room 738
• 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 20th

ACP Make-Up Window Closes

Interview for P-Tech ECHS

• 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

ECHS Counsel Meeting

• Dallas County Schools Technology & Training Center
• 5151 Samuell Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75228
• 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Principals' Meeting

• Dallas County Schools Technology & Training Center
• 5151 Samuell Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75228
• 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Literacy Cadre Professional Development

• Kleberg Elementary School
• 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Thursday, January 21st

Campus Visit @ Ebby Halliday Elementary School

• 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Campus Visit @ Seagoville Elementary School

• 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

University of Texas @ Arlington

• UTA Business Bldg., Room 535
• 701 S. West Street, Arlington, TX, 76019
• 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Literacy Cadre Professional Development

• Central Elementary School
• 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
  

Friday, January 22nd

School Leadership Meeting

• 8:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Campus Visit @ Seagoville North Elementary

• 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Campus Visit @ Seagoville Middle School

• 1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Interviews for P-Tech ECHS

• 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Representing District 4 (Pleasant Grove, Balch Springs, and Seagoville), Nancy Bingham was first elected to the Dallas ISDs Board of Trustees in May 2004. She was re-elected to serve another three-year term in May 2007, and again in 2010 and 2013. Mrs. Bingham earned a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and a Master of Education with a reading specialist certification from Texas A&M University-Commerce. A teacher for 32 years and a Dallas resident since 1959, Bingham retired from the Mesquite Independent School District in 2004, where she had taught remedial reading, English as a second language, and honors reading at the secondary level.

Trustee Bingham has been a constant figure in Southeast Dallas, Balch Springs, and Seagoville. Her commitment to education is evident through her hard work and dedication to the children of Dallas ISD. Her continuous involvement is supported by the positive relationships and partnerships she has established with various school leaders, parents, and community members in District 4.

Thank you, Trustee Bingham for your continuous support of the Seagoville Feeder Pattern and District 4. We appreciate your commitment the students, teachers, and community members of the Dallas Independent School District.

The Seagoville Feeder Pattern would like to thank the Dallas ISD Board Trustees for their commitment to the students, teachers, and community members of the Dallas Independent School District.

Pictured: (Back row, left to right) District 1 Trustee Edwin Flores (North Dallas); District 6 Trustee Joyce Foreman (Southwest Dallas); District 2 Trustee Mike Morath (North and Near East Dallas); District 9 Trustee Bernadette Nutall (South Dallas and parts of Downtown Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Deep Ellum, Uptown, and East Dallas); and District 3 Trustee Dan Micciche (Northeast Dallas).

(Front row, left to right) District 4 Trustee Nancy Bingham, board secretary, (Southeast Dallas, Seagoville, and Balch Springs); District 8 Trustee Miguel Solis, 1st vice president, (Love Field, Northwest Dallas, and Central Dallas); District 7 Trustee Eric Cowan, president, (North Central Oak Cliff and parts of West Dallas); Superintendent of Schools Michael Hinojosa; and District 5 Trustee Lew Blackburn, 2nd vice president, (Oak Lawn, West Dallas, Wilmer, Hutchins, and portions of East Oak Cliff).

Human Capital Management reminds employees to log on to Dallas ISD Employee Self-Service in Oracle and select DISD Annual Policy Acknowledgment to read and electronically complete the following:

• The Annual Notification of District Policies
• 2015-16 Employee Handbook

Upon completion, a confirmation of acknowledgment will be sent to the employee’s district e-mail. The Annual Employee Notification of District Policies contains several policies that all district employees are required to read, adhere to, and acknowledge annually. Managers, please communicate with your direct report staff to ensure that all comply with the acknowledgment requirement by Jan. 31.

Employees should report technical difficulties completing the acknowledgement, or send questions or concerns to Dpolicies@dallasisd.org. For help with problems logging into Oracle, submit a Remedy Force ticket or call (972) 925-5630.

For TEI-related questions moving forward, please contact the following individuals or call the TEI office at

972-749-5712.

TEI system questions: Betsy Cook, elambert@dallasisd.org

DTR process: Leila Wright, leiwright@dallasisd.org

TEI certification or calibration trainings: Ashley Lozano, aslozano@dallasisd.org

To address the instructional needs that have been identified as deficiencies by the administrators in the middle schools, we have responded with a series of sessions for the 7th grade writing teachers. Academic Facilitators will provide professional development on the following dates and times for the 7th grade ELA teachers:

Adamson, Bryan Adams, Seagoville, Spruce

7th Grade Writing Professional Development

H.B. Bell Building (Buckner Building)

January 19 - 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Tuesday) Room 738

February 2 - 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Tuesday) Room 738

February 16 - 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Monday) Room 738

March 1 - 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Tuesday) Room 738

English language arts and reading professional development sessions are being facilitated after school on Tuesdays from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. at Seagoville High School.

Professional Development (Campus PLC Time)

January 26 - Evidence-based writing

January

1/25 - 2/5 CIRCLE MOY Assessment Window (Gr. Pre-K)

February

2/29 TAKS ELA I Retest (OOS & Credit Recovery)

March

3/1 TAKS Math Retest (OOS & Credit Recovery)

3/2 TAKS Science Retest (OSS & Credit Recovery)

3/2 SAT School Day Program (Gr. 11)

3/3 TAKS Social Studies Retest (OSS & Credit Recovery)

3/7 PIRLS Assessment @ Kleberg ES

3/8 ePIRLS Assessment @ Kleberg ES

3/7 - 4/6 TELPAS (Gr. K-12)

3/29 STAAR EOC ELA I (Gr. 9-12)

3/29 STAAR Writing Day 1 (Gr. 4 & 7)

3/29 STAAR Math (Gr. 5 & 8)

3/30 STAAR Writing Day 2 (Gr. 4 & 7)

3/30 STAAR Reading (Gr. 5 & 8)

3/31 STAAR EOC ELA II (Gr. 9-12 & Retest)

3/31 STAAR Math (Pre-AP 7 & 8)

April

4/4 - 4/22 STAAR ALT 2 Assessment Window (Gr. 3-8 & EOC)

4/4 - 4/8 ES & HS ACP Art Performance (Gr. 5, 9-12)

4/12 - 4/15 Student Survey Window (Gr. 3-12)

4/12 - 4/22 ITBS/Logramos Window (Gr. K-2)

4/18 & 4/19 ES ACP PE Performance (Gr. 4)

4/18 - 4/29 MS/HS ACP Band Performance (Gr. 6-12)

4/20 & 4/21ES ACP Music Performance (Gr. 3)

4/25 - 5/6 CIRCLE EOY Assessment Window (Pre-K)

4/25 - 5/6 CIRCLE EOY Phase II Observables (Pre-K)

4/25 - 5/20 Reasoning Mind EOY Assessment Window (Gr. 2-5)

May

5/2 - 5/27 ISIP EOY Assessment Window (Gr. K-2)

5/2 - 5/27 SRI EOY Assessment Window (Gr. 9-12)

5/2 - 5/6 STAAR EOC Alg. I, Biology, US History (Gr. 9-12, Retest)

5/9 - 5/24 MS ACP PE Performance (Gr. 6-8)

5/9 STAAR Math (Gr. 3-4, 6-7)

5/9 STAAR Math Retest (Gr. 5 & 8)

5/10 STAAR Reading (Gr. 3-4, 6-7)

5/10 STAAR Reading Retest (Gr. 5 & 8)

5/11 STAAR Science (Grades 5 & 8, 7 Pre-AP)

5/12 STAAR Social Studies (Grade 8)

5/16 - 5/19 MS ACP Art Performance (Gr. 7)

5/18 - 5/26 ES ACP Window (Gr K-5)

5/27 - 6/2 ACP Window (Gr. 6-12)

5/27 - 6/13 ACP Make-Up Window (Gr. K-5)

June

6/6 - 6/17 ACP Make-Up Window (Gr. 6-12)

6/21 STAAR Math Retest (Gr. 5 & 8)

6/22 STAAR Reading Retest (Gr. 5 & 8)

6/23 STAAR Make-Up Assessment Deadline

*District-wide testing information is subject to change.