Great evening fantastic families,

We finally made it to a much-needed Spring Break. This past week we finalized our Magnet Director Interviews and submitted recommendations for hire for the Magnet Director Position, English Language Arts 7, Parent Support Specialist, Accountant, and morning custodian positions. We are also in final steps of acquiring references for an English teacher we are excited about and still scheduling interviews for Math, Special Education, and AVID Positions. Although, we are adding new members to Kealing family, we are still working on our campus climate and culture to make sure this is a place teachers continue to want to be. We are also working on campus climate for our scholars as well with many major social events coming in the remaining months. The algebra II Movie night fundraisers will take place 3/25, 4/1, and 4/8. Student council is also planning a Spring Fling that may take place at the end of April (date has not been finalized yet) and we will have attendance celebrations coming every remaining Friday of the school year. We will have special considerations for students who have factors out of their control to assure the celebrations are equitable to all. This past week we also sent out another biweekly campus survey, completed the reduced data meeting protocol, and conducted more exit interviews for teachers who have left. We are working collaboratively to assure Kealing is that shining star it has always been in Austin ISD. Thank you for choosing Kealing Middle School and Austin ISD, feel free to reach out to me directly for any reason at all: jerald.wilson@austinisd.org

This Past Week

• Conducted exit surveys for teachers who have left this year. (not completely done yet)
• Finalized Magnet Director hiring process. Human Capital is working on the last phase of hiring at this point.
• Submitted Recommendations for hire for : Magnet Director, English Language Arts 7 teacher, Accountant, Parent Support Specialist, and Custodian. Awaiting references for an additional English Language Arts teacher.
• Conducted exit survey with one former teacher.
  
• Worked with campus instructional leaders to reduce teacher workload with a team meeting data protocol.
• Distributed 3/7 Campus Bi Weekly Climate Survey.

This Upcoming Week

• Spring Break
• Hoping to conduct more exit surveys from former teachers

KMS Current Vacancies

Hornet Parents,

It is time to start planning for next year. We need three volunteers to serve on the nominating committee to find people to serve on next year's executive board. If you would like to serve on the committee or would like to serve on the board, please send an email expressing your interest to president@kealingpta.org.

Thank you to everyone who has donated to the We Love Kealing Spring Fundraising Drive! We have reached our goal and can fulfill our promises to our students, teachers and staff. We will be able to purchase items for fine arts and science, fund field trips, pay for the 8th grade end of year celebration, and much more. We appreciate every donation of any size. If you were planning to donate, it's not too late. We will continue to accept donations. Huge thanks to Helen Yang, Shannan Reimer, Jen Loving and Nisha Rocap for working hard on the campaign.

We have a lot of volunteer opportunities on campus - lunch and hallway monitoring, helping build IKEA closest for the choir room, coffee cart treats and distribution, Costco pizza pick up, copy room help, food pantry distribution and more. Our volunteer scheduling is now being done through Konstella. Various volunteer sign ups will be live later in the week, so if you have time in your schedule, we would love your help.

If you haven't signed up for Konstella, PTA's new communication tool, yet, please do. You can find volunteer information there as well as PTA and school announcements.

Monday - March 14th - Friday - March 18th

Spring Break

In May, students will participate in STAAR testing online. Students must use an AISD device to access the exam. As a result, we need to know which students currently use a personal device from home, so we can secure them an AISD device for testing. Please complete this technology survey by March 25th

FINALLY!!! After a long hiatus, the Kealing Bike Club will begin after spring break with ONE mandatory meeting and safety orientation on Thurs 3/24 OR Thurs 3/31 in room 215 (Mr. Hendrex's room). Even if you've ridden with bike club before, you MUST attend one of these meetings to participate in the spring 2022 rides. You only need to attend ONE orientation. Rides will occur on Thursdays from 3pm to 4:15pm from April 7 to May 19. We provide bikes and helmets; students need to bring a water bottle, wear closed toed shoes and dress comfortably for the weather. Email william.shoaf@austinisd.org OR alexander.hendrex@austinisd.org for more information.

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