Preparing for Back to School

With a one year old, I feel the past year has REALLY flown by! Although I can't completely relate to what many of you are/will be going through as you prepare to send your babies back to school, I can provide a few resources I recently stumbled upon. Let us know what you think and if this information was useful.

Get Ready for Kindergarten - SchoolFamily.com

11 Tips for Kindergarten Parents

5 sack lunches kids love

Start the School Year Right

12 Back to School Organizational Tips

KISD 2011 District Accountability

Congratulations to KISD for having the following ratings under the 2011 TEA District Accountability: (Clifton Park ES, Mountain View ES, Venable Village ES, Montague Village ES, Oveta Culp Hobby ES were all rated Exemplary!)

EXEMPLARY                             5
RECOGNIZED                           22
ACADEMICALLY ACCEPTABLE              19
ACADEMICALLY UNACCEPTABLE             0
AEA: ACADEMICALLY ACCEPTABLE          2
AEA: ACADEMICALLY UNACCEPTABLE        0
AEA: NOT RATED - OTHER                0
NOT RATED: OTHER                      5
NOT RATED: DATA INTEGRITY ISSUES      0
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TOTAL                                53
Check out the link for details on each school.2011 TEA KISD Accountability Chart