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AUGUST 2006 HUMBLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT The Eagles have landed: a new high school opens Pages 10-11 Great Teachers Registration Info Meet the Board New Schools Humble ISD’s Information on school Get to know your Two elementaries Teachers of orientations, open School Board open, groundbreaking the Year houses and more Trustees on Elementary #23 pages 4-6 pages 12-15 page 17 page 18 2 Your SCHOOLS August 06 Superintendent’s View School supply sales offer schools are to be completed in 2008 and will bring these older facilities into parity with the new one-stop shopping AHS. Temporary building villages will house a large number of Forest, Willow Creek and Wood- classes during the renovations. land Hills elementary schools. Staff members at each campus The Gym is located at 2535- must be commended for their work G Atascocita Road, Humble, plans to minimize the disruptions 77392. Packets sold here will be that are impossible to avoid during for Eagle Springs, Fields, Humble, such massive renovations and to Lakeland, Maplebrook, North Belt, keep the focus for students on Oak Forest, Oaks, Park Lakes, Pine Learning. Forest, Summerwood, Timbers and And let’s not forget the Whispering Pines elementary expansion of the Kingwood 9th Humble ISD and Educational schools. by Dr. Guy Sconzo grade campus into the modern 9- Products Incorporated are offering Prices are: Pre-K, $21; What memories “back to 12th grade Kingwood Park High parents an opportunity for “one- kindergarten, $26; first and second school” brings to mind! The antici- School. This work is well under- stop” school supply shopping. grades, $30; third grade, $32; pation of seeing friends, meeting way and the facility will open as a Parents may purchase pre- fourth grade, $32; and fifth grade, our teachers, getting books and high school in August 2007. I must packaged school supply kits for $33. Checks should be made school supplies are all among the add a very public Thank You to the students in pre-kindergarten payable to EPI. many common memories we share staff at KHS 9th for their efforts last through the fifth grade. The kits, Some schools also will have at this special time of the year. year to make it such a successful designed according to each packets available for sale at Back- This year is especially year for their students with all the school’s specification, will be on to-School orientation. Parents who exciting as three new schools are construction going on at the sale Aug. 10-12 at Kingwood wish to purchase supplies on their opening: Atascocita High School campus. Staff members shared Country Club for schools in own may obtain a list from their and Eagle Springs and Park Lakes their experiences formally and Kingwood and at The Gym for child’s school, from the district’s elementary schools. Summer is a informally with employees at schools in Humble and Atascocita. web site at www.humble.k12.tx.us busy time for construction as Humble and Kingwood highs so Hours of the sale will be 10 a.m. to or from the Humble ISD Public virtually every campus has been that they could be as prepared as 7 p.m. on Aug. 10, noon to 9 p.m. Information Office at 281-641- renovated, repaired and had possible to manage the reconstruc- on Aug. 11, and 9 a.m. to noon on 8200. technology upgrades. tion work now in progress at their Aug. 12. Sixth-grade supply packets The most visible of these campuses. Kingwood are sold at some middle renovations are the extreme This kind of teamwork helps Country Club is schools during orienta- makeovers underway at both us all stay focused on what is most located at 1700 Lake tion. However, most Humble and Kingwood high important for our students: Learn- Kingwood Trail, middle and high school schools. Voters in the April 2005 ing! The expectations of parents Kingwood, 77339. students receive supply bond referendum showed their and teachers for our community’s Packets sold here lists from their teach- strong commitment that Humble children are high. These things will will be for Bear ers during the first and Kingwood high schools should help keep us centered on our Branch, Deerwood, week of classes. Stu- have the same facility standard as children and the personalized Elm Grove, Foster, dents should bring paper, the newer high schools. education that each one deserves. Greentree, Hidden pencils and pens on the Renovations on these two Welcome Back to School! Hollow, Shadow first day of school. Our Mission Board of Trustees On the Cover Humble ISD The mission of the Humble Independent Some homes not served by Humble ISD receive Dr. Bonnie Longnion, president In June, parents, students and community this newsletter as a result of postal routes cross- School District is to provide a safe, student- members had an opportunity to enjoy ing over district lines. To save money, we must centered, supportive environment that utilizes Mike Sullivan, vice president Jim Eggers, secretary student-guided tours of the new mail to an entire postal carrier route. all resources for the education of our children. Atascocita High School. AHS freshmen Essential to this process is a district, parent, Dave Martin, parliamentarian Patrick Tynan, Kaela Bruns, Chantel Humble Independent School District does not discrimi- and community partnership that fosters mutual Lynn Fields, member nate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, respect and willingness to work together. Edwards and Tecoren Young were among sex or disability in providing education services. Janet Our students will develop personal dignity, Daniel G. Huberty, member many students who turned out to see their Orth (281-641-8000) has been designated to coordinate Keith Lapeze, member new campus. compliance with the non-discrimination requirements of self-worth, and skills to prepare them to meet Title IX and compliance with the non-discrimination re- the challenges of the future. quirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Humble Independent School District • www.humble.k12.tx.us Your SCHOOLS August 06 3 Humble ISD Early release dates Bus transportation 2006-07 Humble Calendar Elementary Schools ISD provides Oct. 17-19, Feb. 21, March 30 transportation First Semester For parent conferences. Classes will meet: for students 82 School Days Pre-K morning session, 8 to 10 a.m. who live more 7 Professional Growth/Workdays Pre-K afternoon session, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. than two miles August 8-11 .. Prof. Growth/Workdays Kindergarten through grade 5, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. from their home campus and for those who must cross a hazardous August 14 .......... Begin First Semester May 25 thoroughfare to get to school. Bus September 4 ............... School Holiday Last day of school. All elementary school classes will meet 8 to 11:30 a.m. schedules will be posted at each Labor Day school one to two weeks prior to the October 9 .................. Student Holiday Middle Schools start of school. They also will be Prof. Growth/Workday Dec. 14-15, May 24-25 available on the district’s web site at October 17-20 ............ Exit level TAKS Students will be taking final exams. Classes will dismiss at noon. www.humble.k12.tx.us. If you have questions, contact your school or the October 27 ................ Student Holiday district’s transportation department at Prof. Growth/Workday High Schools 281-641-8720. November 20-24 ......... School Holiday Students will have early release for final exams on the following dates. Thanksgiving Early release times will be announced by the schools. December 15 ....... End First Semester Services for students Atascocita, Humble and Kingwood high schools: Dec. 13-15, May 23-25 December 18-Jan. 1 .. Winter holidays Quest High School: Nov. 2-3 (Fall Forum), Dec. 14-15 and May 24-25. with disabilities January 2 .................. Student Holiday Humble ISD is responsible for Prof. Growth/Workday identifying, locating and evaluating Second Semester all children with disabilities who are 95 School Days in need of special education and 3 Professional Growth/Workdays School hours related services who live within the January 3 ..... Begin Second Semester Elementary school district’s boundaries. Children Pre-K, 8 to 11:20 a.m. or noon to 3:20 p.m. January 15 ........... MLK Student Holiday who have a disability, or are sus- Prof. Growth/Workday Kindergarten, 8 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. pected of having a disability, may be Grades 1-5, 8 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. referred to Humble ISD. February 20-23 ................ TAKS/SDAA Writing/Lang. Arts. For children who are school grades 4, 7, 10 and Exit Level Middle schools age (ages 3-21), contact the elemen- TAKS/SDAA Reading, grade 9 8:35 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. (exceptions noted below) tary, middle or high school that March 12-16 .............. Spring Vacation Atascocita Middle, 8:40 a.m. to 4 p.m. serves your neighborhood. For Creekwood Middle students start at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday. children from birth through age 2, April 3 .......... TAKS Math testing, gr. 5 Humble Middle students are dismissed at 1:10 p.m. on Friday. call the Humble ISD special educa- April 6 .......................... School Holiday tion department at 281-641-8326 or Good Friday High schools Early Childhood Intervention Keep April 16-20 .... TAKS/TAAS, Exit Level 7:25 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. (exceptions noted below) Pace Program at 281-397-4000 (all TAKS/SDAA, gr. 3-10 All high school students start at 9:25 a.m. on Thursday. areas except zip code 77044) or April 23 .....................