December 19-30
Student/Staff Holiday -
District Offices Closed
January
School Board Recognition Month
January 2
Student Holiday/District Staff Development
January 3
Classes resume
January 13
Early Release for Students/Campus Staff Development
End of 6-week/9-week Grading Periods
January 16
Student/Staff Holiday -
District Offices Closed
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Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD Campus Connection
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District Highlights
Annual EMS ISD Holiday Open House continues tradition of festivities and fun
More than 400 visitors from across our district and community stopped by the Board Room at the Central Administration Complex for the annual EMS ISD Holiday Open House on Wednesday, December 14. In its 43rd year, the annual event is an EMS tradition that brings together students, staff, families, and community to celebrate and experience the holidays at Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD.
Over the course of the day, we hosted more than 800 fine arts students representing 14 schools and 19 different fine arts groups.
This year our fine arts students performed in 20-minute increments. The performances began at 9 a.m. and concluded at 3 p.m. Performances included Wayside Middle School Beginning Boys Choir, Gililland Honor Choir, Lake Pointe Honor Choir, Comanche Springs' Singin' Spurs, Remington Point Panther Chorale, Parkview Musical Mavericks, Greenfield's Groovin' Gators, Ed Willkie Brass and Woodwind Ensembles, Creekview Mixed Choir, Saginaw HS choir, Boswell HS Varsity Choir, Chisholm Trail HS Ranger Vocal Band and Take 2, Willow Creek Honor Choir, Ed Willkie Advanced Choirs, Highland Choirs, Wayside Beginning Girls Choirs A and B, and the Boswell Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Combo.
Thank you to everyone who came out for food, fun, and fine arts! Click
here to view photos of the Holiday Open House event.
Schools earn PBIS Pride Awards
PBIS, or Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, is used across the district as a strategy to reduce disciplinary incidents, increase a school's sense of safety, and support improved academic outcomes.
Each six weeks, all EMS ISD campuses are eligible to win a PBIS Pride Award recognizing effective and integrated PBIS practices. The District PBIS Committee created a site visit rubric that is used to evaluate current practices.
Congratulations to our first and second six weeks' campus winners!
First Six Weeks Celebrations
Gold - Saginaw Elementary School
Silver - Lake Pointe Elementary School
Bronze - Watson High School
Second Six Weeks Celebrations
Gold - Boswell High School
Silver - Creekview Middle and Greenfield Elementary
Bronze - Elkins Elementary, Gilliland Elementary,
and Prairie Vista Middle
We look forward to celebrating with your campus in the future!
 Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD is pleased to announce that Walter Berringer has been named as the new principal of Chisholm Trail High School. Berringer brings with him more than 13 years of experience in secondary public school education with the last eight of those spent in school administration.
 Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD is pleased to announce that Meredith Birdwell has been named Director of Program Evaluation and Continuous Improvement. Birdwell most recently served as a testing coordinator at Chisholm Trail High School and brings with her more than 13 years of experience in public school education, with the last four of those spent in administration.
Hafley Development Center students were treated to a movie premier-themed party as part of their annual holiday tradition. They were joined by culin
ary arts students from the Hollenstein Career & Technology Center who served holiday-themed treats to guests.
Click the headline to read more and see a photo slideshow featuring our youngest learners!
Students from GES traveled to the Texas State Capitol on an Education in Action Discover Texas field trip to experience first-hand what they are learning in their Texas History classes.
Instructional Technologists and Curriculum leaders have the opportunity to work with schools in Belize through the Teachers Reaching Teachers Globally organization. Click the headline to read more.
EMS ISD dyslexia teacher Sue Testerman was awarded the Holt Hickman Hero Award by Score a Goal in the Classroom.
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Shop online,
support EMS ISD
students and teachers!
Holiday shopping is easy with Amazon's Holiday Gift Guides. #StartWithaSmile at
smile.amazon.com
for your holiday gifts and Amazon donates to the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD Education Foundation. Click
here
to view the gift guide.
The EMS ISD Education Foundation provides learning/teaching grants and scholarship programs for both EMS ISD students and teachers. Click here to learn more about the Education Foundation.
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Don't let the sniffles keep you home for the holidays - use your benefit resources to stay joyful and jolly!
TeleDoc services available for employees enrolled in TRS-ActiveCare
Teladoc is a benefit that gives you 24 hour a day access to a national network of U.S. board-certified doctors and pediatricians through the convenience of phone consultations. This service is free for employees on the ActiveCare2 medical plan, and available for a small consultation fee to employees on the ActiveCare 1 plan. It just takes a moment to set up your account and get started.
For more information or to get started with Teledoc, please click
here
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Have you heard about the iTriage® mobile app?
iTriage® gives you the information you need to make health decisions with confidence. Free and available for anyone to download, the iTriage app is an ideal health resource for EMS employees to quickly and easily:
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Get answers to medical questions
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Find and connect with doctors and medical facilities locally or across the country
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Store and manage health information for you and your family
TRS-ActiveCare medical plan participants can connect their Aetna insurance and iTriage to instantly:
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Employee Perk of the Week
Avon is this week's Employee Perk of the Week.
One of our valued businesses in EMS ISD Employee Perks, Avon offers direct sale convenience of beauty, household, and personal care items.
EMS employees can receive 25% off when they order directly with independent consultant Maria Street. Contact her at 817-789-8857 or visit her
website.
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD has partnered with businesses around the area to offer employee discounts on products and services including: medical, car repair, phone service, flower arrangements, cosmetics, and more.
Click
here to view additional employee perks. Be sure to check back periodically, as discounts and partnerships may change.
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About Our People
CSES teacher selected for TCC Art Show
Linda Fargo, Fine Arts teacher at Comanche Springs ES, recently was selected to participate in the annual Student Art Show hosted by the Tarrant County College Art Department. Her painting, entitled "Destin," was on display from December 6-9 during the show at the TCC Northeast campus. Congratulations! #emsproud
About Our People
How do I get mentioned in "About Our People"?
We want to hear from you! Submit your good news for "About Our People" to Megan Overman in the Communications Department at
moverman@ems-isd.net.
Examples of items to submit for About Our People:
- Employees who receive awards for their professional accomplishments
- Employees elected to serve in professional organizations
- Employees who give presentations at meetings/conferences
- Employees who publish articles or books
- Those who receive grants or are selected for scholarships
- Showcasing a department, campus, teacher, program, coach, etc.
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