Lackland ISD Earns State’s Highest Fiscal Accountability Rating

Lackland Independent School District officials announced that the district received a rating of “Superior 

Achievement” under Texas’ Schools FIRST financial accountability rating system for fiscal year 2008‐2009.  The 

Superior Achievement rating is the state’s highest, demonstrating the quality of Lackland ISD’s financial 

management and reporting system. This is the seventh year of Schools FIRST (Financial Accountability Rating System of Texas), a financial 

accountability system for Texas school districts developed by the Texas Education Agency in response to Senate Bill 875 of the 76th Texas Legislature in 1999.  The primary goal of Schools FIRST is to achieve quality performance in the management of 

school districts’ financial resources, a goal made more significant due to the complexity of accounting associated 

with Texas’ school finance system. “We are very pleased with Lackland ISD’s Schools FIRST 

rating,” said Lackland ISD Superintendent Dr. Burnie Roper, “as it shows that our district is making the most of our state and federal dollars.  This rating shows that Lackland’s schools are accountable not only for student learning, but also for achieving these results cost‐effectively and efficiently.” 

The Schools FIRST accountability rating system assigns one of four financial accountability ratings to Texas school districts, with the highest being “Superior Achievement”, followed by “Above‐Standard Achievement”, “Standard Achievement”, and “Substandard Achievement”.  Districts with serious data 

quality problems may receive the additional rating of “Suspended – Data Quality”.  Districts that receive the 

“Substandard Achievement” or “Suspended – Data Quality” ratings under Schools FIRST must file a corrective action plan 

with the Texas Education Agency. 

J i l l D iGiampaolo & Dav id A. Garc ia – Ed i tors

D ig iampaolo. j@ lack landisd.net

November 5, 2010

www.lack landisd.net Admin Alley

Upcoming Events: Saturday Nov. 6

Girls’ JV & V Scrimmage Basketball @Marion 10:00am

Monday Nov. 8 Academic Awards Luncheon

Tuesday Nov. 9 NW Vista Senior Mtg. 11:00 – 12:30 / Varsity Girls’ Basketball @ Knippa 6:00pm / Varsity Boys basketball scrimmage @ Knippa 7:00pm

Wednesday Nov. 10th Academic Awards Assembly during Learning Lab / Skate Night

Thursday Nov. 11 Student Holiday / Staff Dev.

Contents:

Admin Alley 1

Upcoming Events 1

Habitat / Heroes 2

Stacey Profile 3

Elementary Happenings 4

Design Field Trip 5

Science Fair 6

St. Phillips Field Trip 7

Book Fair 8

Hands On Art 9

Media Center 10

Random Shots 11

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Celebrating Our Heroes

On Wednesday, November 10 at 9:45 the elementary school will be saluting our military

heroes with a special Veterans’ Day program. Students are encouraged to wear red, white and blue as we recognize military veterans who are faculty members in our district as well

as the parents of our military children. All parents are cordially invited to attend this program and be celebrated for your service to our country.

Lackland Elementary School “Targeted” for a Make Over.

Target and The Mission Continues, an organization that empowers wounded and disabled veterans to make a difference in their community, are teaming up to renovate the

elementary school habitat. Lackland Elementary was one of only eleven schools in the nation to receive this honor. More than fifty Target volunteers and an equal number of

military volunteers will donate their time and effort on November 11 to create a beautiful outdoor classroom for our students to enjoy. We are honored to have been selected and eagerly await our greatly enhanced habitat. Thank you Target and The Mission Continues

volunteers!

Habitat Makeover / Heroes

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Mr. Michael Richard

                                                      Photo & Interview by Chanel Loudermilk

1. Where did you grow up? I lived here in San Antonio until I left for college in Houston. 2.What do you like to do in your spare time? I travel a lot (Ghana this summer), and I also enjoy working out and reading, mostly histories, play scripts and comic books.

3.Do you have a family? I have a wife, Lindsay, and three dogs.

4.What type of music do you like to listen to? I listen to a little of everything but right now the i Pod has a lot of Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer and Jay-Z. 5.Where did you go to high school? MacArthur HS in North East ISD 6.Where did you go to college? University of Houston 7.Why did you become a teacher? My usual answer is summers off but seriously I love the subjects I teach, I like working with other people and I get to help kids. As cheesy as it might sound I couldn't imagine doing a job that solely benefited me. 8.How many years have taught? This will be 10. 9.What courses are you teaching this year? Theatre 1, Advanced Theatre, Technical Theatre, 8th Grade Theatre and U.S. History 10.What are some of your favorite plays? Hamlet is my favorite but in general I tend to gravitate towards Shakespeare or the Greek classics. 11.What do you like about Stacey Jr/Sr High School? The kids are pretty great and the small class sizes are awesome for both students and teachers.

12.Is there anything else you would like to add? An auditorium

5th Grade Fantasy Football Update! Almost at the halfway point (17 weeks makes it hard to call an easy halfway spot), and here are

the standings...

Mendoza's homeroom Fohlmeister's homeroom

1. John Stauffer 1. Joshua Alvarez

2. Ethan Savey 2. Andrew Del Vecchio

3. Justin Rodriguez 3. Ms. Fohlmeister

4. Ms. Fohlmeister 4. Allison Price

5. Miles Slater 5. Yahawadah Johnson

What is that Pattern? First graders in Mrs. Allen’s class created patterns with straws and had to

finish their partners’ patterns. All of the students in first grade have been identifying and extending repeating patterns.

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Interior Design Field Trip:

Recently, Mrs. Duron’s Interior Design class visited Imagine Homes to learn more about building green. Students saw many features that saved energy and water. The house had solar panels, a tank-less water heater, and blown in insulation. The walls were insulated with recycled newspaper, fixtures had energy efficient light bulbs, windows were “low e”, and there was a control panel for the water. If your parents think you are taking to long of a shower…they can turn off the water with a flip of a switch. Out of all the items, the toilet that had two buttons for flushing was students’ favorite – you can guess what each button

was for. Students also visited Ethan Allen where they learned about furniture styles, custom design, and interior design careers.

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Lackland ISD E-News Habitat News Page 7 of 12 www.lacklandisd.net Sept. 28, 2007

Elementary Science Fair Images

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St. Phillip’s

8th grade students recently had the opportunity to visit St. Phillip’s College to learn what a community college has to offer. Students toured the campus

and visited the hospitality and science departments. Students also attended a workshop discussing different types of financial aid. These students will be

more prepared to make decisions about their future education.

Lackland ISD E-News St. Phillips Field Trip Page 7 of 11 www.lacklandisd.net November 5, 2010

Thank you PTSO and the Media Center for hosting another terrific Book Fair.

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Pre-K Students take a “Hands On” approach when painting with sponge shapes.

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The LISD Media Center Honors our Veterans

It’s always a good time to express our appreciation and respect for current and past military servicemen. Thank you for your work to ensure our liberty.   As part of the Lackland District’s Veterans’ Day observance, the media center will be spot‐lighting books and materials honoring our veterans this coming week, November 8‐11. Some of our newest titles available include some great reads about our servicemen and about the theaters of war in which they have served. In addition, we’ll be running some excellent war movies in the secondary area of the library, beginning with Memphis Belle, the story of the World War II bomber and its crew. LISD students and family are welcome to come by to see these and other materials that we have available.   New books now available about the U.S. and its military history: 

1 Anderson The Tet Offensive: turning point of the Vietnam War 2 Beevor Stalingrad 3 Beevor D-day: the Battle for Normandy 4 Bradley Flags of our fathers 5 Brady Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone 6 Burgin Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific 7 Diggs Americans behind the barbed wire: inside a German prison camp 8 Freedman The war to end all wars: WW I 9 Leckie Helmet for my Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific 10 Moye Freedom Flyers: The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II 11 Prange At dawn we slept: the untold story of Pearl Harbor 12 Proser I’m Staying with My boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC 13 Sledge With the Old Breed: at Peleliu and Okinawa 14 Tunnell Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift’s “Chocolate Pilot” 15 Yancey Life of an American soldier

The LISD media center thanks our servicemen and women for the work they do, and we appreciate our veterans for the life we enjoy today.   

Janie Pickett LISD Media Center facilitator  

                                                                                                     

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