August 23, 2023 edition

Shout Outs

Share appreciation and gratitude for a fellow CIS employee. Giving a shout out is a great way to recognize an individual or group for their extra effort and talent, and to contribute to a culture of appreciation, community, and kindness.  

Nominate someone for Employee Excellence. Click here for the form and here to learn about employee recognition & appreciation at CIS of Central Texas. 

AISD Deadline Extension for STAAR EOY Assessments

• AISD is currently updating eCST and remapping all of the data integrations; we've heard from the district that STAAR scores will not be accessible through eCST until the end of August. If you are a PM working in AISD, your deadline for entering EOY STAAR assessments on your final participant list is extended to Friday, September 8th. We are required to submit final outcome data to TEA by mid-September, so please be timely in your data entry so that PMD can complete final outcomes in CIS-NAV by the deadline.

Tips for Working in the Final Participant List

• Save a copy of the BOY Assessment Lookup sheet to your OneDrive; you will then have full access to the sheet and not have to wait for others to stop using it to lookup your students' scores. 
• If you have more than one assessment to add for a student, you can add a row to your workbook. Instructions for this are in #5 in the Final Closeout Instructions, and it's also covered in the video walkthrough linked in this section.
• A link to the Final Closeout Instructions has been added to Apollo for easy access!

Reminder: Sign up for an Apollo 102 Session (Logging Services)

• You can sign up for Apollo 102 through Auzmor Events. Search by keyword 'Apollo', then click 'View All' to see all sessions available. If you can't see the sessions, please contact IT for support; you may need to switch to classic view to be able to see events.

PMD Supports Available

• PMD Office Hours will start the week of August 14^th and will be Mondays 3-4pm and Fridays 8-9am via Teams
• Email [email protected] if you need support, have questions, or have a feature request/suggestion.

Finance Department Updates

Hello CISCT’ers. Finance team wants to make sure you are aware of a few things. Please click the link to four announcements regarding:

1) Divvy name change

2) Sam’s Club membership

3) booking airfare for a conference

4) per diem checks for non-covered meals at conferences.

We are here to support YOU and serve the CISCT mission.

As always, feel free to reach out to Will Penny with any questions, comments, or concerns. We value your input.

CIS Virtual Partnership Fairs

Friday, August 18 (AISD & MISD) and Tuesday, August 22 (EISD, HCISD, LISD, SMCISD) 

Dear PMs & PDs, we are thrilled to invite you to

our third annual virtual partnership fairs! In this event, you will have

the opportunity to choose to hear from three different partners who

serve your district in breakout rooms. They will share an overview of

their program & how it works on campus, who is best-suited to participate

in their group, and answer any questions you may have! Finalized list of

partners participating will come soon. 

AISD & MISD PARTNERSHIP FAIR: Friday August 18^th, 9-10:30am USE THIS ZOOM LINK, passcode: Hy15BB 

RURAL PARTNERSHIP FAIR: Tuesday Aug 22^nd, 9-10:30am USE THIS ZOOM LINK, passcode: G6LPmB 

Congrats this weeks Winner of a Target gift card is Esmeralda Morales!

Uhland Elementary’s meet the teacher event. PM Anissa Robles provided school supplies to students and families in need, explained CIS services and collect insight on what families in the Uhland community need.

PM Carolyn M. provided Kissing Hand/Beso en la Mano activity to address separation anxiety at Rodriguez ES Meet the Teacher.

Delightful and thoughtful reminders from the PSSD Team!

PM Kimberly San Juan (Walnut Creek ES) and PM Kaitlyn Falke (Hart ES) supporting each other for their campuses "Back to School" nights.

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