The Ranch Life
August 15, 2022
Madeley Ranch Elementary
Jewel Tucker, Asst. Principal
Renee Sorrell, Counselor
Email: shelby.smith@misd.org
Website: https://madeleyranches.misd.org/
Location: 3500 Madeley Ranch Road, Montgomery, TX 77356
Phone: (936) 276-4602
Facebook: facebook.com/madeleyranchelementary
Twitter: @WeAreMRE
Dates to Remember
Thursday, August 18
Third Thursday - Wear your college gear!
Friday, August 19
Hats Off To Friday begins (more below)
Monday, September 5
School Holiday
Week of September 6-9
Grandparent's Week (more to come)
Fall Book Fair
Wednesday, September 7
First PTA Meeting of the Year 9:00 a.m. @ MRE (new families....join us at 8:30 for a meet & greet!!)
Tuesday, September 13
School Pictures (Individual Pictures)
1st 9 Weeks Progress Reports Go Home
BIG News from TEA!
Regardless of the distractions over the past few years, our campus leadership and teachers have remain focused on what is best for students, pinpointing their strengths and areas of concern and meeting students wherever they are in order to help them grow. We have utilized every instructional minute and resource available and focused on what is best for kids!
Today, TEA made public the first accountability ratings for schools since 2019. One of the most reflective pieces of this rating isn't just how many students 'pass' the STAAR test, but rather if our students showed a year's growth from the year prior and how they performed in various areas.
To say we are THRILLED with the MRE Accountability rating for 21/22 is an incredible understatement. MRE earned an 'A' rating from the Texas Education Agency and an overall composite score of 95 out of 100. This measures how much students are learning in each grade and whether or not they are ready for the next grade. It also shows how well a school or district prepares their students for success after high school in college, the workforce, or the military.
MRE is receiving a distinction designation in 3 of the 6 possible areas as well.
- Top 25% in Comparative Academic Growth
- Postsecondary Readiness
- Top 25% in Closing The Gaps
This rating and these distinctions are truly a reflection of every teacher in our building, the hard work of our students and the never-ending support of our families. Whether sitting in a conference about your child's success, helping that little extra bit your child's teacher suggested or picking your student up late from school so they could participate in additional learning, you, the parent are just as key in this journey for your student! Thank you for joining us in this most important journey your child will take in life!
We can't think of a more positive way to begin the school year than this news and look forward to even more growth in our students this year.
Visit txschools.gov to learn more about our rating! (Be patient with the website.....with information just released today the whole state is looking!)
Mustang Manager
Third Thursday Kick Off
AM/PM Car Rider Line
We have hundreds of car riders in both AM/PM lines and attention to these details helps us keep things moving! Thank you for reviewing if you utilize this dismissal method.
AM Drop Off In Car Rider
- Doors are scheduled to open at 7:45. Please keep students in the car until we open the doors and signal students to exit.
- Students need to be able to open their own car door and exit independently. We do have staff on hand to help, however students should not wait for an adult to open their door.
- Please have your student have their things in hand when you roll to a stop.
- Please stop when the cars in front of you stop, not when you see a staff member or certain door you wish to stop for.
- For the safety of our students and staff, students will need to exit the door on the right passenger side. Please make arrangements in order for this to take place. If you are not able to, we ask that you park and walk your student to the front of the school for drop off.
- Students will need to be able to unbuckle their booster and get out of the vehicle on their own (please do not put car in park and get out to get them out) If you need to stop to unbuckle, please pull up and park, unbuckle your student and walk them to the crosswalk.
- Please practice with your student being able to exit the car quickly so as not to hold up the line.
- Please be ready to pull forward to leave when the door has closed and the cars in front of you move.
- Please do not drive around the cars in front of you unless directed to do so.
- The use of cell phones, unless hands free, is prohibited in school zones.
- If you choose to park and walk your students to the front door, please wait to be signaled to cross.
PM Pick Up In Car Rider
- Please have your GREEN car rider tag visible and leave it up until you've left the line.
- A staff member will read your tag, call those students and you will proceed forward with the flow of the line.
- Please stop when the cars in front of you stop, not when you see your student.
- If applicable, please have your student's booster seat on the right side of the car. We will not come around to the opposite side, but will let them in on the passenger side and ask that you pull up to park if they need to switch sides.
- Staff members will not buckle students into their seats or booster, so please pull forward to the parking spaces and park if you will need to buckle your student into a seat or booster.
- Please refrain from conversations with staff members in the line.
- Please do not drive around the cars in front of you unless directed to do so.
- The use of cell phones, unless hands free, is prohibited in school zones.
Thank you so much for your help in making sure our AM/PM car rider lines run smoothly and safely, as the safety of our staff, students and families remains a priority. We also thank you for your patience as it typically takes 1-2 weeks for everyone to get in the routine of it all. Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have.
bid on priority pick up & support PTA!
The Occasional Rainy Day Dismissal
As a true neighborhood school with bikers and walkers, I wanted to explain our process for Rainy Day Dismissal. We closely monitor for rain, storms, lightning each day. If any of these is a significant chance of these in the forecast for the 3:30-4:00 time-frame, we make the switch to Rainy Day Dismissal. In this instance, bikers and walkers are automatically switched to their 2nd mode of transportation as listed on their biker/walker permission slip. This is always communicated by mass email and text, and on our Facebook page when technology cooperates! It is important to note that Rainy Day Dismissal ONLY affects bikers/walkers.
We utilize WeatherBug to make this decision, as we've found it to be the most reliable over the years! We make this decision by 3:00 in order to allow parents time to plan if needed.
We know these days can be hectic, but appreciate your understanding as we act in the interest of safety for our school family!