Inside FWISD September 8, 2022

Replace Your Lost or Stolen Employee Badge for Free: Replacement Badges are Available at No Cost Sept. 12-30 | FWISD is Looking to Hire Campus Monitors, Plus Other Positions: On-The-Spot Jobs Available at Sept. 10 FWISD Hiring Fair | Professional Learning Offers FLEX Credit Courses this September for FWISD Teachers | FWISD Releases 2022-23 Attendance and Data Clerks Training Schedule | Let Your Voice Be Heard: Take the ESSER Survey | Get Set to Celebrate Education: Go Get It Week | FWISD Launches Campaign to Make Sure Students are Compliant with State Immunization Requirements | High Schools: Start Planning Your Voter Registration Event | Parent Leader Recognized with State Heroes for Children Award | FWISD in the News | Photos of the Week | View more stories throughout the week on the Inside FWISD Blog

Replace Your Lost or Stolen Employee Badge for Free

Replacement Badges are Available at No Cost Sept. 12-30

District Team Members,

The safety of our students and staff is a top priority for Fort Worth ISD. A key component of our safety plan centers on all employees wearing a District badge. Badges enhance security in several critical ways such as physical site security and clear identification of District employees. Using badges also allows students, parents, staff, and community members to visually confirm that individuals are associated with the District and have a cleared a background check, which increases District and community confidence.

In support of this top District priority, the Division of Talent Management is offering no-charge replacement badges to any employee with a lost or broken badge from Monday, September 12 through Friday, September 30.

Badges are available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 12-30 at:

Division of Talent Management

100 N. University Dr.

Fort Worth, TX 76107

817-814-2717

*Employees who need assistance outside of business hours are encouraged to call Talent Management for scheduling assistance.

All personnel are encouraged to take this opportunity to replace their broken or lost badge, free of charge, for a limited time. Beginning on Monday, Oct. 3, the $25 badge replacement fee will be reinstated.

FWISD is Looking to Hire Campus Monitors, Plus Other Positions

On-The-Spot Jobs Available at Sept. 10 FWISD Hiring Fair

The FWISD is looking for qualified individuals to serve as campus monitors at campuses throughout the District. This is an essential position in the District’s safety and security efforts.

FWISD campus monitors are the District’s eyes and ears on the ground. They build relationships with students and parents while ensuring security measures are followed. Visit www.fwisd.org/careers and click on Campus Operations for a complete job description and qualifications.

On-the-spot job offers will be made to qualified campus monitors, teachers, teacher assistants, substitutes, bus drivers and attendants, custodians, cafeteria workers, and more at the District’s Hiring Fair, this Saturday, Sept. 10.

Seize the opportunity to step into your next career from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the FWISD Teaching and Learning Center, 1050 Bridgewood Drive in Fort Worth.

Preregistration at http://bit.ly/FWISDHiring is preferred; however, walk-in attendees are welcome.

“The new school year is here, and FWISD Talent Management is ready to welcome top candidates to our District,” said Dr. Raúl Peña, Chief Talent Officer. “Whether you are looking to become a teacher, teacher assistant, or join the team in Operations, Fort Worth ISD is the place to be!”

FWISD offers competitive salaries and benefits, and newly hired employees are eligible for sign-on incentives, stipends, and bonuses, depending on the role.

Learn more about career opportunities in the District by visiting www.fwisd.org/careers. For additional information, contact the Talent Management Department at 817-814-HIRE (4473) or email teachfortworth@fwisd.org.

Professional Learning Offers FLEX Credit Courses this September for FWISD Teachers

FWISD Teachers,

Sign up today to take and complete required professional learning courses. The Fort Worth ISD Professional Learning Department is offering Priority PD, required professional learning opportunities, this September in the following categories:

• Elementary literacy
• Elementary math (K-6)
• Secondary math
• Secondary literacy
• Education technology
• Bilingual

Register for a course today via Eduphoria!

Teachers are required to complete 30 FLEX credit professional learning hours for the 2022-23 academic year. The deadline is April 10, 2023.

For additional information and a complete listing of Priority PD offerings this September, click here to visit the Professional Learning website.

FWISD Releases 2022-23 Attendance and Data Clerks Training Schedule

Editor's Note: The following memorandum from the Business Intelligence Department provides the 2022-23 Attendance and Data Clerk Training Schedule.

Let yOUR voice Be Heard

Take the ESSER Survey

Fort Worth ISD leaders have provided an ESSER update to the Board of Trustees, outlining how the federal dollars have been spent on programs that support academic growth and outcomes; the recruitment, hiring, and retention of employees; and security and a safe return to instruction in the post-crisis era of COVID. They also asked for stakeholder input on how these funds have been utilized so far and how they should be spent in the future.

ESSER money, an acronym for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief, is federal funds designated for one-time, short-term spending to address learning recovery. The Fort Worth ISD has received more than $261 million.

In a report presented Tuesday, Aug. 23, Chief Financial Officer Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria and Deputy Superintendent Karen C. Molinar outlined how the money has been spent so far and the plans for it in the 2022-23 school year.

To date, these funds have supported the adoption of new literacy and math curricula, including the District’s new Amplify program, as well as programs like Saturday Learning Quest, rigorous, active instruction in literacy and math over 14 Saturdays in the school year.

In the Fort Worth ISD, the funds have also been used to hire 107 family engagement specialists who – among their other duties -- reach out to parents to ensure students are actively engaged and attending school on a regular basis.

As of June 30 of this year, the District has committed to spend nearly a third of the total funding and anticipates spending at least 50% by the end of December 2022.

Mrs. Molinar told trustees and other attendees that the District appreciates feedback it has received from all stakeholders about how best to utilize the ESSER fund. However, she said, more community input is needed. Parents, students, employees, and all community members are encouraged to take the survey here. Postcards with a QR code linked to the survey will be distributed by the Family Engagement Specialists to parents and others in the community.

You can also learn more about the District’s use of ESSER funding by visiting www.fwisd.org/ESSER.

Get Set to Celebrate Education: Go Get It Week

Fort Worth ISD is encouraging all campuses to offer students and their families activities and programming focused on life after high school, not only college but also careers, and military service during Education: Go Get It Week, Sept. 12-16.

Education: Go Get It Week, also known as Generation TX Week, is a time to highlight the benefits of post-secondary education and provide information on how to prepare academically and financially, and how to access available resources and services. Texas House Bill 2909 requires each school district to designate one week per academic year as Generation TX Week.

FWISD’s Education: Go Get It Week culminates with the District's annual College Night, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19. More than 250 colleges, universities, and military branches from across the United States are expected to participate and discuss college, career, and military options with attendees. For more details, visit www.fwisd.org/college or call 817-814-1564.

The District’s Student Support Services Department has prepared a suggested list of activities and programs for campuses to consider, Sept. 12-16:

Monday, Sept. 12: Guidance lessons focused on career education

Tuesday, Sept. 13: Post-secondary opportunities in Texas (locations, mascots, majors)

Wednesday, Sept. 14: Post-secondary opportunities outside Texas (locations, mascots, majors)

Thursday, Sept. 15: Guidance lessons focused on scholarship/ financial aid information

Friday, Sept. 16: College Colors Day (wear your school colors and/ or college shirt)

FWISD Launches Campaign to Make Sure Students are Compliant with State Immunization Requirements

Evidence of Vaccinations Must be Submitted to Schools by Sept. 30

Fort Worth ISD parents, are your students up-to-date on their back-to-school immunizations? It’s the law in Texas.

Classes are in full swing and some students are not in compliance with immunization requirements. FWISD’s Your Best Shot awareness campaign is also in full swing to make sure students get the vaccinations they need to stay in school. Evidence of immunizations must be submitted to your child’s campus by Sept. 30, 2022.

Click here to see the State’s minimum requirements for the following immunizations:

• Diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis
• Polio
• Measles/mumps/rubella
• Hepatitis B
• Varicella
• Meningococcal
• Hepatitis A

The above link also provides a list of locations where students can receive vaccinations, as well as information on immunization exemptions.

• Beginning August 29, parents of students who have been identified as out-of-compliance will receive notification through Parent Portal. The communication will specify what immunizations are needed and will provide information on available community resources.
• During the first week of September, we will send a targeted, telephone call-out to inform parents about immunization requirements and immunization providers.

We’re all in this together, parents, to make sure all students have a safe, productive, and fully immunized academic year.

High Schools: Start Planning Your Voter Registration Event

Fort Worth ISD high schools will host a fall and spring voter registration event this academic year. If possible, the District recommends that high schools host an event on or prior to National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 20, 2022.

The Texas Education Code mandates that state high school principals serve as deputy registrars in the county where their school is located. Twice a year, a high school deputy registrar may distribute a voter registration application to each student who is or will be 18 years old or older on Election Day.

The deadline for eligible Texans to register for the Nov. 8 general, special and midterm elections is Oct. 11, 2022. Additional voter registration information is available at http://votetexas.gov.

Requests for voter registration materials can be obtained through the Texas Secretary of State website (campus administrators received additional details on this process in a recent Principal’s Packet) and by emailing the completed requests to elections@sos.texas.gov. High school principals will receive a list of eligible student voters on their campus and must report the total number of students registered to vote.

Here are a few voter registration ideas compiled by the FWISD Division of Student Support Services office for high schools to consider:

• Hold an event on Sept. 20, 2022 (National Voter Registration Day)
• Set up voter registration tables at sporting events
• Host voter registration campus drive-through events
• Include voter registration sign-up at pyramid events
• March to the Polls (MTTP) will host voter education sessions (Spring)
• Request support from MTTP for voter registration event – Student Support Services

For additional information, contact Gail Crawford-Warren with the FWISD Division of Student Support Services office at 817-814-2367 or email gail.crawford-warren@fwisd.org.