The Booker Bulletin
Weekly Newsletter - November 8 - 12
Booker's Calendar of Events
Nov. 11 - Veterans Day
Nov. 13 - World Kindness Day
Nov. 1 - 12 - Canned Food Drive
Nov. 1 - Dec. 2 - Spring ISD Holiday Toy Drive
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE!
Popular Veterans Day Restaurant Discounts
- Hooters -- Active-duty military and veterans get a free entrée from the Hooters Veterans Day Menu with purchase of a beverage on November 11.
- Chili's -- Veterans and active-duty service members get a free meal from a select menu on November 11. Available for in-restaurant only.
- Denny's -- Veterans and active military personnel get a free Build Your Own Grand Slam on November 11, from 5 a.m. to noon. Dine-in only.
MASKS ARE MANDATORY!
ATTEND TO WIN, BENGALS!
COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY, ON TIME!
SCHOOL STARTS AT 8:05!
FREE BREAKFAST - 7:35AM
AVOID BEING LATE, COME BEFORE 8!!
NEED A DEVICE?
PLEASE REQUEST A CHROMEBOOK HERE!
EVERY STUDENT NEEDS A CHROMEBOOK. IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN DEVICE, NO NEED TO CHECK ONE OUT, BUT LET YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER KNOW A CHROMEBOOK IS NOT NEEDED!
Booker Elementary School
PRESS 1 - REGISTRAR - Ms. Velasquez - dvelas1@springisd.org
PRESS 2 - ATTENDANCE CLERK - Ms. Enciso - menciso@springisd.org
PRESS 0 - RECEPTIONISTS - Mrs. Sanchez - ssanch5@springisd.org
Website: https://www.springisd.org/Domain/21
Location: 22352 Imperial Valley Drive, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 281-891-8750
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/booker.bengals.3
Twitter: @BookerBengals
SPRING ISD GENERAL INFORMATION
New TASFA/FASFA Graduation Requirement
Parents/Guardians of 12th-Grade Students:
The purpose of this letter is to remind you of a new graduation requirement that will go into effect beginning with the Class of 2022.
As a result of House Bill 3, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) adopted the graduation requirement for all students to complete and submit either the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA).
TEA has allowed for three exceptions to this graduation requirement:
The student’s parent or other person standing in parental relation submits a signed form indicating that they authorize the student to decline to complete and submit the financial aid application;
The student signs and submits the FAFSA opt-out form on the student’s own behalf, if the student is 18 years of age or older or the student’s disabilities of minority (student emancipation) have been removed for general purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code, or;
A school counselor authorizes the student to decline to complete and submit the financial aid application for good cause, as determined by the school counselor.
Annually, the financial aid cycle opens Oct. 1 of a student’s senior year, and the state priority deadline to submit the FAFSA or TASFA is Jan. 15 of a student’s senior year. Spring ISD will provide hands-on application workshops throughout the school year to assist students and families with the FAFSA and TASFA applications.
To fulfill this graduation requirement, the student must log into Naviance and upload either the mandatory TEA waiver or a Student Aid Report (SAR) to show an application was submitted.
For additional information, please contact your campus college counselor.
GAME TIME!
Spring ISD Locations Offering Free COVID-19 Testing and Vaccinations - NEW LOCATION ADDED
Spring ISD Locations Offering Free COVID-19 Testing and Vaccinations
Spring ISD is partnering with Houston Medical ER and Inspire Health to offer free COVID-19 testing and vaccine sites to the district’s students, staff and community.
Inspire Health mobile testing units will be at the following campuses starting Monday, October 4, Monday-Friday (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and Saturdays (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
Planet Ford Stadium (23802 Cypresswood Dr, Spring, 77373)
Spring ISD Family Community Engagement Center (17125 Ella Blvd., Houston, 77090)
Child Nutrition ( 15330 Kuykendahl Rd., Houston, 77090)
To expedite testing, students and staff members may pre-register beforehand here, but pre-registration is not required. Inspire Health plans to expand location options in the near future.
Additionally, Houston Medical ER (2306 Rayford Road, Spring, TX 77386) also is providing free vaccines and testing, Monday through Friday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and Saturday (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)