From The Admin Team 3/31/2021
Bernice Kiker Elementary School
Combining the Admin News with the Kiker Comments
Upcoming Events
March
22 - April 2 - Map Growth Reading and Math for Kindergarten Only
April
2 - Staff Development / Student Holiday
5 - 30 CLI Engage Pre-K4 Assessment Window
6 - 4th Writing STAAR
7 - Writing STAAR make up day
9 - Regular school day, NOT an asynchronous day
12 - 23 - Map Growth Fluency Window for Kindergarten
23 - Regular school day, NOT an asynchronous day
May
5 - Vision and Hearing Screening PK, K, 1, 3, 5
10 - 21 EOY Map Growth Window for Reading Math K-2
11 - 3rd , 4th, 5th STAAR Math
12 - 3rd, 4th, 5th STAAR Reading
13 - 5th STAAR Science and Make up day
14 - STAAR Make up day #2
31 - No School / Memorial Day
June
3 - Last Day for Students
4 - Staff Day
Superintendent Conversations With The District
Austin ISD staff, families and community members are invited to join Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde, Ed.D. and district leadership for a series of virtual Conversations with the District. These sessions will be an opportunity to meet Dr. Elizalde and her leadership team and to learn more about the AISD 2020-25 Strategic Plan and 2021-22 budget process. We look forward to visiting with you!
Participants can choose which event to attend based on their school’s Vertical Team or feeder high school to create space for conversation specific to each family of schools. Staff conversations will take place from 4:30–5:30 p.m. and conversations for families and community members will take place from 5:30–6:30 p.m.
Bowie Vertical Team: 3/31 at 5:30 pm. bit.ly/3ckzwoj
Returning to in-person learning?
arrival and dismissal procedures
How to find your classroom
Family Choice
AISD Survey about Registration
What will next school year look like?
At this time, Austin ISD is awaiting information on the 2021-2022 school year requirements from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). We know that on-campus learning will be an option available to families next year, just as it is this year. AISD safety protocols will align with the Center for Disease Control and Austin Public Health. AISD also shared that there will be a hybrid/remote option for 2021-2022.
We realize you’re eager for information, and we will communicate more with our families when we receive guidance from TEA.
Please Complete Your Online Registration
1) The information you enter drives our systems for data such as your email address, phone number, etc. Please double check that all items are up to date. Once you complete the registration process, it cannot be updated/corrected without sending an email to our registrar Amy McGovern. This includes opting in or out of campus messages. We get many emails from families wondering why they are not receiving Kiker email blasts. This is based on preferences checked in the registration process.
2) Check the boxes carefully for permission to be in the yearbook or be photographed.
3) Registration in AISD is a multi-step process. AISD will conduct various phases including 'commitment cards, online registration, and emails/surveys. All of these items affect our staffing allocations for next year. It is so important to our campus that we get everyone to complete online registration so we can keep and maintain our amazing staff!
4) Parents who are registering a new Pre-K or Kinder student will need to have the following documents on hand to upload.
- birth certificate
- immunization record
- current utility bill - electric, water, or gas
- lease or closing paperwork for your new home
- parent driver's license
Summer Planning
Get to Know the Staff: Each week we will feature a few staff members and their "I Am Kiker" poem.
FROM THE PTA
Gardening Supplies For Allison Elementary
We are collecting new and gently used gardening supplies for Kiker’s sister school, Allison Elementary! Needs for their spring gardening projects are: packets of seeds, kid’s gardening tools, and gardening gloves.
Please drop off on the porch at 10520 Galsworthy Lane by Wednesday, March 31.
Thank you for supporting our sister school!!
Sidewalk Spirit Sale
Engraved Paver Fundraiser
Kiker PTA is offering engraved paving stones to help honor those special Comets in your life, be it a special student, family member, teacher or staff member. For $35, you can have a paver engraved and installed around the granite star at the entrance to Kiker. Orders will be collected until May 21st. Click the form below for more details or to order your paver.
Scholarship for 2021 High School Graduates
Scholarship Details:
Kiker Elementary PTA’s Dr. Lori Schneider Scholarship for High School Graduates honors one of our former principals who valued education and left a legacy of kindness, dignity and respect (KDR) during her 14-year tenure as principal of the school. It also celebrates high school graduates who are committed to education and who embody KDR.
Applicants must have attended Kiker Elementary School. Application window opens March 1, 2021. Please click the link for more details.
https://kikerpta.membershiptoolkit.com/dr_schneider_scholarship
PTA Committee Volunteers Needed:
We are looking for parent volunteers to give their time and talent as 2020-2021 PTA Committee Coordinators for the following positions:
President, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, VP Communications, VP Communications, VP Fundraising, VP Fundraising, VP Membership, VP Membership, VP Programs, VP Programs,
Spirit Sales, Spirit Sales, ACPTA, CAC, Historian, Kiker Beautification, and Parliamentarian
LOVE YOUR SCHOOL Campaign Update:
Bernice Kiker Elementary Administration Team
Alma Chapa Moore - Assistant Principal
Kelly Meyer - Assistant Principal
Email: cory.matheny@austinisd.org
Website: https://kikerelementary.org/
Location: 5913 La Crosse Avenue, Austin, TX, USA
Phone: 512-414-2584
Facebook: facebook.com/CMathenyPrincipal
Twitter: @KikerComets