Out-of-School Examinee
Registration for TAKS
is available online.
Contact Karen Lawson - 559-6554
During March administrations individuals who are no longer enrolled in school and have not previously met minimum expectations on tests, but have met all other graduation requirements, may register to retake the necessary sections
DEADLINE TO REGISTER - January 20, 2012
Dear Parent/Guardian:
The No Child Left Behind Act and BISD require all teachers to be highly qualified in the area they are instructing. Each year, by November 15th the district/campuses file a Highly Qualified report with TEA on the qualifications of every staff member who teaches a core subject area.
On December 13, 2011, the BISD Board of Trustees will conduct a public hearing to announce the results. You may also review the report by going to the district website at www.breckenridgeisd.org after December 15, 2011. Under the heading entitled "About Us", open the portal "Accountability" click on the section "Highly Qualified Report" to view the results.
We here at BISD hope this information will be valuable to you. If you have questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at 254-559-2278 or your campus principal.
Sincerely,
Linda Sims
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Breckenridge Independent School District
December 2, 2011
BRECKENRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVES
COLLEGE READINESS RECOGNITION
Breckenridge High School has received the “2011 College Readiness Award” from the Texas ACT Council for increasing the number of students taking the ACT Assessment over the past five years and significantly increasing their level of achievement and college readiness. The Texas ACT Council is comprised of secondary and postsecondary educators who advise ACT, Inc. on the utilization of ACT programs and services in Texas schools and colleges. ACT, Inc. is the not-for-profit organization that provides areas of education and workforce development and the publisher of the ACT Assessment. The ACT Assessment is the college admissions test that is used and accepted by all colleges nationwide and throughout Texas. In 2011, over 205,000 Texas students took the ACT which was an all-time high and Texas ACT scores have increased substantially over the last five years.
According to Karen L. Pennell, Assistant Vice President and ACT Southwest Regional Manager:
“The Texas ACT Council wanted to recognize those Texas high schools that have made significant strides in increasing the college readiness of their graduates and demonstrated by their ACT score increases over the past five years. This can only happen as a result of the high school’s faculty and staff efforts and the dedication of Breckenridge High School students and parents to focus on college readiness and raise the level of college readiness for all students. Only 10% of all high schools in Texas were honored for this superior level of accomplishment. These outstanding Texas high schools should be proud of the faculty, staff, and students.”
 Walmart and Sam's Clubs Great Supporters of BISD
Walmart and Sam's Clubs have always been great supporters of BISD schools and teachers. For many years they have chosen a teacher to represent the district as "Teacher of the Year". This year they have put in place a new program that awards ten teachers from one campus $100 each to help buy supplies for the classroom. They understand that teachers often spend their own money to purchase various supplies and materials to enhance lessons and provide educational activities for their students. At the September board meeting, South Elementary was chosen through a drawing that included all campuses. At the recent October meeting, ten teachers from South Elementary were chosen at random to receive a hundred dollar gift certificate to be used at any Walmart or Sam's Club for classroom supplies. Our thanks and appreciation goes out to Breckenridge Walmart for their acknowledgement of the great education that students at BISD receive and their generous gift provided to our teachers.
Breckenridge Junior High earns 2011 Blue Ribbon Honors
Breckenridge Junior High is one of 26 schools to earn Blue Ribbon Honors. The purpose of the program is to honor public and private elementary, middle, and high schools that are either high performing or have improved student achievements to high levels. BJHS falls into the latter category with improved student achievements. To read the article in the Abilene Reporter News or the TEA press release, use the following links:
Texas Education Agency press release
Abliene Reporter News Article
2011 State Accountability Summary Breckenridge ISD is a RECOGNIZED School District
For the 2010-2011 school year, BISD earned a "Recognized" rating, up from it's "Academically Acceptable" rating in the 2009-2010 school year. Accountability ratings are based on results from the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test. Breckenridge was one of 12 "Recognized" schools of the 43 school districts covered by Region XIV. <<Click here for Breckenridge Article>> <<Click here for BISD accountability Data>>
Parent and Student Access for Mobile Devices
Skyward Access is now available for your mobile device. Teachers, parents and students can log in to check grades, attendance, etc. In your web browser, please go to: https://www.breckenridgeisd.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/
WService=wsstu/mobilelogin.w Once there, you will login with your usual login/password combination.
CSCOPE Parent Portal
Research conducted within the last ten years confirms the positive impact of parental involvement in his/her child's academic performance. Parents can go to learn more about components of CSCOPE by clicking on the link under "Parents" from the menus above. Currently, there are three videos, helpful webites for parents, and access to the concepts and key understanding for every unit in each content area at teach grade level (just click on the subject and grade level from the drop-down list).
Note: Be sure to load or update Quicktime to play the videos. The link is on the Parent Portal Site.
Breckenridge Education Foundation Press Release
Local non‐profit groups needing to raise money for the benefit of Breckenridge ISD students now have a tool that can help in their fundraising.
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