Feb. 22 ~ Feb. 26, 2016
Coker Cub Weekly News
Coker Mission-Every Child, Every Day
We support and foster a positive community of successful, life-long learners and leaders by meeting the needs of every individual while challenging each one to reach full potential.
Legal and Ethical Guidelines on Elections
On February 8, 2016, the North East ISD Board of Trustees ordered a general election for May 7, 2016 to elect trustees in Single Member District 1, Single Member District 4, Single Member District 5, and Single Member District 6. Below are some legal and ethical guidelines to follow during an election.
- It is our responsibility to inform the public about the Board of Trustees General Election and to encourage voter registration and participation. As further explained below, staff cannot tell the public how to vote. For elections, this means that staff cannot advocate for or against any particular candidate while at work.
- In correspondence, we must remember that public funds, including your time on the job, may not be used to promote or discourage any ballot item or candidate. Correspondence may be used only to provide factual information about the election, such as where and when to vote, as well as where to find information.
- Factual information about the election can be prepared during the workday.
- Factual information about the election can be printed.
- During the workday, individuals cannot be encouraged to vote for any particular candidate, but they can be encouraged to vote.
- Materials that promote or oppose any ballot item or individual candidate must be paid for by individual or citizen advocacy groups. However, these third party materials cannot be distributed using District resources, such as email or Pony.
- District equipment and facilities cannot be used to advocate or oppose any candidate.
- “Although you may not use school district resources for political advertising, you are free to campaign for or against a candidate on your own time and with your own resources.” (Source: A Short Guide to the Prohibition Against Using School District Resources For Political Advertising in Connection with an Election. Texas Ethics Commission. Sep 1, 2009.)
It is important that the District lead an “information-only” effort. If you have questions regarding these guidelines, please contact Deb Caldwell at (210) 407-0026.
Leadership Quote-February
Caught Being a Leader
Kudos to Kristie Lane, being the PBS chairperson. She has been dynamic in chairing the committee. She is always prepared and efficient throughout the meetings. There have been many positive changes through PBS and Kristie and committee are committed to making Coker a better and safer environment.
A shout out to 3rd-5th grade Dual Language and ESL teachers for all their extra time in collecting and submitting data for Assessment LPACs. Thank you for making the best decisions for your students and for helping Coker ALWAYS be in compliance.
Leader in Me Implementation
Suzette O'Bar's Birthday!
Michele Chesnut's Birthday!
GO Red for Women Month!
Monday - 2/22
4th Grade Writing Benchmark
General & SpEd IA Meeting
Robotics Club
Choir Rehearsal
Cheer Class
Tuesday - 2/23
2nd Grade Writing Benchmark
4th Grade Writing Benchmark
5th Grade Science Benchmark
WC Cluster Meeting AM (Gill @ Harmony Hills)
Bookkeepers Meeting AM (Perez @ CLC)
Early Dismissal at 12:40 PM
Art Class
Willie's Night
Wednesday - 2/24
ARD day
Coker Corale Practice
2nd Grade Reading Benchmark
Early Dismissal at 12:40 PM
Bricks4Kids Class
Thursday - 2/25
College Spirit Day
RTIs
CIA - Coker Instrument Assembly
Strings Practice
Dance Class
Special Ed Meeting
Friday - 2/26 (C day)
Wear Red Shirt or Heart Shirt for AHA!
6 wks Progress Reports
RTIs
Leadership Pep Rally
Leadership Team Meeting
Stella & Dot in the Tchr Workroom
PLC - 1st Grade
Chess Class
Sharpen the Saw #3 - Wing Daddy's
Coker Handbook Tidbits-Teacher Choice
Teachers need to accumulate 12 hours between May 1, 2015 and April 30, 2016 and enter hours into Eduphoria by April 30, 2016. Please ensure that there is appropriate documentation for your hours.
Teacher choice must be satisfied no later than April 30th. Principal can withdraw disapproved hours through May 6, 2016. Teachers not completing hours will be docked state personal leave or salary if no leave is available. Employees will be docked in their June 2016 paycheck.
See the Coker Handbook for more details.
Summer School Enrollment
Coker has been provided with 47 student seats. 5th grade SSI students are not included in the quota. Kinder bilingual ESL Program will be offered and not included in quota either.
The maximum includes the following:
- K-5th students who need intensive remediation to be successful
- 3rd-4th students who failed STAAR
- K-5th retentions
- Principal recommendations
Students who attend are expected to have an ISP in Compass. The ISP must denote summer school as an intervention and include notes on specific areas of academic need.
If you are interested in the Summer School Bus Monitor hired for Coker, please send me an email ASAP.
Microsoft Clutter Explained
Most of you have probably noticed a folder in your Outlook or Office 365 mailbox - Clutter. Clutter is an email filtering option available to Office 365 customers. It is similar to an anti-spam filter as it moves less important email, based on your reading habits, into a "Clutter" folder where they can be ignored or reviewed later. Most of the mail going into the Clutter folder should be bulk mail (advertisements) and messages from mailing lists. However, it is possible district email will be placed in Clutter if it is an email you typically do not read. It is recommended that you check the Clutter folder periodically as it may contain legitimate email.
For additional information concerning Microsoft Clutter, please view the attachment contained in the EBD. All questions regarding this topic should be directed to Doretta Walker, Director of Network Technology (dwalke9@neisd.net).
"Idealists, foolish enough to throw caution to the winds, have advanced mankind and have enriched the world." ~Emma Goldman
Tiffany Gill, Principal
Email: tgill@neisd.net
Website: http://blogs.neisd.net/tgill/
Location: 302 Heimer Road, San Antonio, TX, United States
Phone: (210) 407-2200