Bowman Beacon
March 28th, 2023
School Safety Reminders
As we hear news about tragic incidents that have occurred at schools in different parts of our country, I want to take a moment to communicate you how important student safety is to our school community. We work hard to provide a safe learning environment for all Bowman students and I want to take a moment to briefly review some of the measures that we have in place to keep students safe while they are at school.
- We have a full-time Plano PD Officer stationed at Bowman each day throughout the school year.
- We have a formal campus emergency plan that is reviewed and updated throughout the year.
- We run monthly safety drills to ensure students and staff know how to respond to specific situations.
- Along with the rest of Plano ISD, we use the Standard Response Protocol to use ensure that we use common language and procedures in order to partner with emergency personnel.
- All of our classroom doors are closed and locked at all times during class to ensure that students are in a safe location and while they constantly remain locked, we spot check our exterior doors on a weekly basis to ensure that is that case.
- We work to know each student by name and build relationships with them to maintain open lines of communication so that we are able to proactively intervene before situations escalate.
Each of our administrators have children of our own in local public schools and we deeply understand the gravity of our responsibility in regards to student safety. We take this very seriously and I want to make sure that our community is aware of the steps that we take each day to ensure that our students remain safe while they are on campus. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me.
End of Year Testing Dates
As we approach the last few months of the 22-23 school year, we want to be sure that families are aware of our end-of-year testing dates:
4/20/23 - STAAR Reading (6-8)
4/26/23 - STAAR Social Studies (8)
4/27/23 - STAAR Science (8)
5/9/23 - STAAR Math (6-8), Algebra 1 EOC
5/23/23 - 5/25/23 - MAP Testing (6-8)
Gateway Engineering Summer Camp
The Gateway Engineering Summer Camp is a hands-on, project-based camp designed to introduce
incoming 7th and 8th grade middle school students to the fundamentals of STEM and Project Lead the Way (PLTW) engineering courses within Plano ISD. Certified PLTW instructors provide expert
instruction in a fun, exciting environment using leading-edge technologies to sample engineering
related activities and projects and get a taste of how fun it can be to be an engineer.
The Gateway Engineering Summer Camp is free for students and registration will open March 13, 2023 and closes April 6, 2023 or when all sessions are full. Sessions will be held at Bowman MS, Frankford MS, and Schimelpfenig MS. Each session is Monday - Thursday from 7:45 AM to 11:45 AM. Students may only attend one session. See the attached flyers below for more information on this exciting opportunity!
Athletic Physical Day for Bowman Athletics
All current 6th-7th grade students who plan to participate in Bowman Athletics during the 23-24 school year must get a physical before competing. Get your 2023-2024 physical completed at our
annual physical day held in the Plano East gymnasium for only $20 (discounts available for families who receive free/reduced lunch. See the attached flyer for more details.