Boggess Elementary

Hello Boggess Bengals,

We had a terrific week filled with learning and fun at Boggess!

We had several 5th grade students perform at the Texas Legends Basketball game last weekend. They sang the Star Spangled Banner beautifully and had an awesome time. Thank you students and Mrs. Hans for representing Boggess! Scroll below for photos.

Glen Hummel from the Plano Symphony Orchestra visited our 4th graders on Wednesday. He demonstrated a variety songs and sounds on the trumpet. He discussed the evolution of the trumpet by sharing a conch shell and a variety of instruments. This visit was to prepare student for their April field trip. See photo below.

PEEPs provided a wonderful parent program, Social Media Wellness for Tweens and Teens, last night at the PTA meeting. Yanil Perez - Mitchell shared some practical strategies to help students dealing with unhealthy social media situations. Parents engaged in discussions oh how to help their child safely thrive in an every changing world of social media and technology.

In compliance with Senate Bill 9 and House Bill 1525, all school districts in Texas are required to provide parents an “opt in” consent for their child to receive instruction in the required Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills (TEKS) for the following topics, rather than the previous “opt out” process:

• anti-victimization education (child abuse and human trafficking prevention);
• violence prevention (family violence prevention and healthy relationships); and
• reproductive health (grades 4, 5, 7 and health and biology classes for older students)

We will be sending a letter with specific elementary selections next week.

Thank you for making sure your child gets to school on time. It is important that students are in class ready to learn by 7:40 AM.

Students should be in classrooms ready to learn by 7:40 am. Our gym doors open at 7:00 am and our front doors open at 7:15 am. Children wait in the gym until being dismissed at 7:25 to classrooms. We encourage parents to get children to school by 7:25 to allow 10 – 15 minutes for children to walk to lockers, put items away and get organized for the day. Morning work is planned for students at 7:30, and announcements start promptly at 7:40 a.m. Children arriving to school after 7:40 a.m. must come to the office to get a tardy slip.

Do not drop your children off in the parking lot. If you are not coming through the carpool lane, you should park and walk your children across the crosswalk to school.

If you are using the bus lane on the west side of Boggess for AM drop off, we thank you for your patience. For the safety of our students, please do not pass the busses as our students unload. I know this may slow down traffic but the safety of our students is our top priority.

Teacher & Campus Support Staff Job Fair

Saturday, March 25, 2023

at Jasper High School

9:00 am - 11:30 am

This event is for candidates who are interested in becoming a teacher or campus support staff in Plano ISD for the 2023-24 school year. Current Plano ISD employees are not eligible to attend.

In order to be invited to the Teacher & Campus Support Staff Job Fair, the following qualifications must be met:

Teacher candidates must meet the following requirements to register:

• Complete an online application with Plano ISD and submit all required documents by the deadline of March 22, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Detailed instructions for completing the online application are below.

• Must hold, or be eligible for, a valid Texas Teaching Certificate.

• Elementary candidates must be ESL certified, except for art, music, and PE.

• All 6-12 grade English teachers must be ESL certified.

• Must successfully pass the criminal history/background check as part of the electronic application process.
  
  

Campus Support candidates must meet the following requirements to register:

• Complete an online application with Plano ISD by the deadline of March 22, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Detailed instructions for completing the online application are below.

• Must hold a high school diploma or equivalent and must be willing to apply for a valid Texas Educational Aide certification if hired.

• Must successfully pass the criminal history/background check as part of the electronic application process.

Registration Information:

Interested candidates are required to register by the deadline of March 22, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Specific instructions must be followed when completing the online application and eligibility requirements must be met before receiving an email invitation to the job fair. Your registration is complete when the PISD employment application has been received by the deadline according to the specifications linked below. Eligible applicants who meet the registration requirements will be emailed an invitation to the Plano ISD Teacher & Campus Support Job Fair once their employment application has been reviewed.

Click on the appropriate link below for detailed instructions to guide you through the application and registration process:

• New Applicant: No current application with Plano ISD

• Existing Applicant: Already have an application on file with Plano ISD

• Current Plano ISD Support/Auxiliary Staff: Support staff eligible and ready to be employed as a teacher or auxiliary staff eligible and ready to be employed as a classroom assistant or teacher

Note: It is advised that you gather the information below before you begin the application/registration process:

• Certifications & Endorsements (Level, Subject Area, Dates)

• Education History (Institutions, Degrees, Dates)

• Work History (Institutions, Positions, Dates)

• Professional References (Name and Contact Information)

General Reminders:

• Follow all instructions carefully when registering.

• For applicants applying for teaching positions, please check your junk mail after you submit your application for the Gallup Teacher Insight Assessment Survey. You must complete that survey before your application is officially submitted.

• Email invitations for the job fair will be sent once weekly from pisdjobfair@pisd.edu. Depending on the date your application is received it may be up to 2 weeks before you receive your invitation. Applications/registrations received the week of the job fair will be processed on a daily basis.

• Application status information will be shared via email. These notifications are not compatible with Yahoo email addresses. In your application, please provide a non-Yahoo email address that you check regularly.

• Questions regarding the job fair may be sent to pisdjobfair@pisd.edu.

Visit our employment page for more information regarding PISD opportunities!

https://www.pisd.edu/employment

Please remember that a student with any of the following symptoms will be excluded from school until such time as the student is free of symptoms, has been satisfactorily treated, or submits a signed physician’s statement that he/she is not contagious.

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• Temperature of 100.0 degrees or more. Student must be fever free for 24 hours, without medication, before re-entry.
• Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. Student must be symptom free for 24 hours without medication before re-entry.
• Pain and/or swelling at angle of jaw.
• Undetermined rash over any part of the body.
• Undiagnosed scaly patches on the body or scalp.
• Red, draining eyes.
• Intense itching with signs and symptoms of secondary infection.
• Open, draining lesions.
• Jaundice

Join the Plano ISD Parent Education & Engagement Program (PEEP) for a series of weekly sessions designed for grandparents titled “Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.” Classes will be held at the Bird Education Center (1300 19th St, Plano, TX 75074), on Thursdays beginning February 8 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. For more information about this session and other PEEP opportunities, please contact the Parent Education and Engagement Team at 469-752-2252 or peep@pisd.edu. Download and view the flyer in English and Spanish.

We love our volunteers at Boggess. All volunteers will need to create an account and complete an application, online orientation and background check through the Plano ISD volunteer management system, VOLY, to be eligible for district/school volunteer opportunities. Please visit plano.voly.org to create a volunteer account and begin this process. These items will need to be completed by volunteers each school year.

I invite you to stay involved and informed. Below are several ways to stay connected:

• Register for our weekly eNews on your child’s parent portal
• Check our Boggess website at www.pisd.edu/boggess
• Follow us on Twitter at @BoggessBengals
• Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BoggessElementary
• Check your student's agenda daily
• Monitor your email for teacher communication

I strongly encourage all families to join PTA. Our PTA has a strong partnership with our school that benefits every child! The programs, volunteer support, family events and financial support are part of what makes Boggess great.

Thank you for sharing your child with us!