Principal's Message

High School Stage Letter

Mathis Independent School District

Mrs. Romelia Leal, Interim Principal, Mathis High School
"Pride of the Coastal Bend"

May 28, 2009
Mathis Independent School District

TO PARENTS OF STUDENTS ATTENDING MATHIS HIGH SCHOOL:
Under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is required to identify Title I, Part A campuses in need of improvement if the campus does not make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for the same indicator for two or more consecutive years. TEA notified the school district administration in October 2008, that MATHIS HIGH SCHOOL was subject to Stage 3 school improvement requirements for not meeting AYP in Math for two or more years.

The No Child Left Behind Act (P.L. 107-110) requires the district to notify you of this status and to provide you with the following information. Please be advised that the campus will have the opportunity to appeal this school improvement designation later this fall. However, the requirements described in this letter must be implemented for the entire school year, regardless of the outcome of the appeal.

You may read about the AYP definition on TEA�s website at http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/ayp/. In addition the website also describes the school improvement requirements at http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/titleia/sip/2009-2010/sip.html. If you do not have access to the internet, please call the contact person listed at the end of this letter and this information will be provided to you.

As the parent or guardian of a student attending a campus identified for school improvement status, you have the option to request a transfer of your child to another public school within the district that is not identified for school improvement status. However, we are not able to offer school choice because there are not any other campuses in the district.

In lieu of not being able to offer the school choice option the campus will offer the following supplemental activities:

Accelerated Instruction
Extension of the Instructional Day
TAKS Academic
Prescriptive tutorails
Computer nAssisted Instruction
Academic team focusing on student learningental activities that will be offered to students on your campus..

Additional information related to the following areas is available on the TEA website:
an explanation of what the school improvement status means (http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/titleia/sip/2009-2010/sip.html);
how the campus compares in performance to other elementary campuses or secondary campuses in the district and the state (http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/reporting/);
and more detailed information on the reason(s) for the status (http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/ayp).

The campus will be implementing the following to address the reasons the campus has been identified for school improvement: Compass Odyssey, 4-MAT Algebra, Best Practices in Teaching, Marzano's VocabularyStrategies, full implementation of C-Scope Curriculum.

In addition, the district will provide the following assistance to the campus to address the reasons for identification under AYP: Analyze test data using DMAC, Provide parent computer classes. Assist the campus in increasing meaningful parental involvement activities].

You may become involved in addressing the reasons the campus is identified for improvement by assisting in the following ways: Participating FACE Programs, Student Showcase Nights, Saturday Parental Involvement Academies, PAC Meetings, District Parent Summit, Academic Team Meetings.

In addition, any campus identified in Stage 2 and above is required to offer Supplemental Educational Services (SES) to eligible students from low-income families. If your student is eligible for Supplemental Educational Services, you will receive additional detailed information about these services. Additional information on Supplemental Educational Services is available at http://www5.esc13.net/ses/index.html.

If you have questions concerning this letter or need us to provide you with paper copies of the material referenced in the web sites, please contact Romelia Leal at (361) 215-1465.

Sincerely,

Romelia Leal
Principal

en espanol

Mathis Independent School District

Mrs. Romelia Leal, Interim Principal, Mathis High School
"Pride of the Coastal Bend"

23 de enero del 2009

A LOS PADRES DE LOS ESTUDIANTES QUE ASISTEN A MATHIS HIGH SCHOOL:

Al principio de este verano recibió una carta informándole del nivel de la escuela en mejoramiento en Título I. Esto sirve para notificarles que en el 14 de octubre de 2008, fuimos notificados por la agencia de Educación de Texas que nuestro campus está ahora en Nivel 3 de mejoramiento del Título I por no cumplir AYP en matemáticas. Además de la información proporcionada el campus conducirá las siguientes actividades adicionales para mejorar el campus.

• instrucción acelerada

• Extensión del dia educativo

• Academias de TAKS

• Instrucción intensiva

• Instrucción educativa por computadora

• Equipo académico enfocado en aprendiza del estudiante

Si Usted tiene preguntas relacionadas a esta carta, favor de ponerse en contacto con Sra. Romelia Leal, Directora de Mathis High School.

Atentamente,

Romelia Leal,
Directora de Mathis High School

The Mathis ISD and its Career and Technology Education Program
do not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color or national origin in its
educational programs, activities or employment as required by Title IX, Section 504 and title VI.

To the Parents and Guardians of MHS Students:

The following Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Providers were inadvertently left off the list of providers for Mathis High School. SES Providers provide FREE educational tutorials after school for high school students. These services are available to students who qualify for free and reduced meals.

Interested parents/guardians may contact Mrs. Romelia Leal, Mathis High School principal, at 547-3322 ext. 11.

• 1 To 1 Tutor

• Alternatives Unlimited Inc.

• Blazin Brook Management

• Read And Succeed, LLC

• Sylvan Learning Center, C.C.

• Ace Tutoring Services

• ATS Project Success

• Civicus Learning Inc.

• Educate on Line

• International After School Program

• Istation.com

• Learn it Systems

• Mindful Learning LLC

• National Farm Workers Service Center

• SES Texas Tutors, Inc

• The COMEDI

• Tower Educational Consulting Group, LLC

• Wonder Space Education and Technology Center

• Yancy Life Transition Center

• A Better Grade Tutoring

• Academic Xcellence

• ACE TEST PREP

• Allegiance Learning Solutions

• America SCORES Dallas

• Big Thought

• Cool Kids Learn, Inc.

• Elite Academic Solutions

• Grade Results

• KnowledgePoints (Houston Area)

• Little Genius Private Learning Center

• Next Level Learning

• POWERMath

• Sylvan Learning Center- Bastrop

• Sylvan Learning Center- Tyler

• Sylvan Learning Center- (Southeast Texas)

• The Princeton Review