Counselors corner
Tex Hill Middle School-February 2015 TEACHER edition
Welcome to the Tex Hill Counseling Office!
FEB 2ND-6TH NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR WEEK!!
COUNSELING OFFICE UPDATES
Choice Slips are due February 6th!!
6th and 7th grade turn in Choice Slips to Science teachers.
8th grade turn in Choice Slips to English teachers.
Please make sure students have:
- Parent and student signature
- Selected 5 core courses (Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Reading)
- P.E credit
- Elective choices ( 2 full year; 1 full year and two semesters; 4 semesters)
- If a student signs up for Pre AP class their is a parent signature in the middle of the choice slip.
- Johnson Choice slip: Please make sure 8th grade students have chosen an endorsement and strand. They are located on the back of the Johnson H.S. choice slip.
Please see Mrs. Johnson or Mrs. Reichert for questions or concerns.
TELPAS-Campus Test Coordinator Tiffany Johnson
All Tex Hill English and Reading teachers will be trained to be TELPAS raters. Reading teachers will serve as back up raters. Also, use the blue handout from TELPAS training January 27/28 for more information. Please adhere to the dates below:
New Raters: The online basic training dates are January 26-February 13. Please print the completion of training certificate and turn in to the Counseling Office by Monday, February 16. The training website is https://texas.pearson.desire2learn.com/.
New and Returning Raters: The TELPAS 2015 calibration is grades 2-12 (6-8) and the dates are February 16-February 27. Please print the completion of training certificate and turn in to the Counseling Office by Monday, March 2. The training website is https://texas.pearson.desire2learn.com/.
WRITING SAMPLE COLLECTION IS FEBRUARY 16-MARCH 6. ALL WRITING SAMPLES MUST BE ASSIGNED, WRITTEN, AND COLLECTED DURING THIS WINDOW.
Writing Samples with cover pages are due to TELPAS Verifier Mrs. Piles by Friday, March 6th at 4:15 p.m.
March 17th- TELPAS Reading online test.
Verification of Writing Samples March 16-20th. Mrs. Piles will then return all writing samples to raters.
Raters will rate writing samples. The rating window is March 23rd-March 27th.
TELPAS Raters will submit TELPAS rater manual, student rating roster, final writing samples with cover sheet, and verification sheet to Mrs. Johnson by Friday, March 27th by 4:15 p.m.
OATHS AND CERTIFICATE DUE DATES!!- CTC Mrs. Tiffany Johnson
TELPAS Online Basic training 2-12 certificate due by Monday, February 16th to Mrs. Perkins in the Counseling Office. (New Raters)
TELPAS 2015 calibration 2-12 (6-8) certificated due by Monday, March 2nd to Mrs. Perkins in the Counseling Office. (New and Returning Raters)
TELPAS and STAAR TRAINING AND TESTING DATES 2015!!!
FEBRUARY
February 25 at 7:40 a.m. STAAR L training in the Counseling Conf room (ELL team)
February 9-27- STAAR ALT 2
MARCH
March 3rd at 7:40 a.m or 3:30 p.m. STAAR A, Oral Administration, SOA training in the Counseling Conf room (Sped Department)
March 5th at 7:40 a.m. or 3:30 p.m. TELPAS Reading online training in the Counseling Conf room (ELL team)
March 17th- TELPAS Reading Online test
March 18-April 4 TELPAS Reading online make up testing
March 18th Early STAAR training 7:40 a.m or 3:30 p.m. in the library (all faculty)
March 30- STAAR/STAAR A 7th Writing Day 1
March 31- STAAR/STAAR A 7th Writing Day 2 and STAAR/STAAR A 8th Reading
APRIL
April 1-2 STAAR MAKE UP TESTING
April 8th Late STAAR training 7:40 a.m or 3:30 p.m. in the library (all faculty)
April 20- STAAR/STAAR A/STAAR L 8th Mathematics
April 21-STAAR/STAAR A/STAAR L 6th and 7th Mathematics and 8th Social Studies
April 22-STAAR/STAAR A 6th and 7th Reading and STAAR/STAAR A/STAAR L 8th Science
APRIL 23-STAAR/STAAR A/STAAR L MAKE UP TESTING
April 29th MAY STAAR/EOC training 7:40 a.m. or 3:30 p.m. in the library (8th grade teachers)
MAY
May 4-ALGEBRA I E0C
May 12- STAAR/STAAR A 8th Reading Re-test
Counseling Office contact information
Mrs. Lesley Reichert-Counselor lreich@neisd.net 210-356-8033
Mrs. Paige Felter-Data Processor pfelte@neisd.net 210-356-8031
Mrs. Jeanette Perkins-Counseling Clerk/Registrar jperki3@neisd.net 210-356-8030