Weslaco Independent School District

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Weslaco Independent School District

• Texas Educator Excellence Award
• Campus Incentive Plans 07/08
• Airport
• Central
• Cuellar
• L.B./Roosevelt
• Margo
• Mary Hoge
• Memorial
• Sam Houston
• Silva

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Part One Funding

• 75 of total award to campus teachers only.
• Required Criteria for individual teacher
  awards.
• Criterion One Success in improving student
  performance using objective, quantifiable
  measures.
• Criterion Two Collaboration with faculty and
  staff that contributes to improving overall
  student performance on the campus.
• Not required Supplemental criteria for
  demonstration of ongoing initiative, commitment,
  personalization, professionalism, and involvement
  in other activities that directly result in
  improved student performance.

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Part II Funding 25 of total award

• Must be spent on the campus qualified for this
  grant and may be used for any of the following
• Additional incentives for other school personnel
  who have contributed to increased student
  achievement. Additional incentives may not be
  spent on athletic coaches.
• Professional development for classroom teachers
  who did not qualify for an award based on
  performance.
• Professional development, teacher mentoring
  programs, new teacher induction programs,
  planning and curriculum development, stipends for
  Saturday programs that affect student
  performance, stipends for teachers certified in
  their areas and stipends for teachers with
  post-graduate degrees.

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Airport Elementary

• Total Award 125,000.00
• PART ONE
• Criterion 1, 80 or more students will meet
  passing standard on each subject and will score
  80 or higher on school-wide percentage on each
  subject tested on TAKS.
• Criterion 1, Part B Non-testing grades
  incentives will be based on early literacy
  assessments, TPRI, Tejas-Lee and end of year math
  test results for an award of 481.73

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Teachers Part One Continued

• Criterion II
• Campus based professional development or
  instructional planning collaboration with other
  teachers on development of lessons sharing
  student progress during CAR sessions and making
  instructional adjustments as needed for an
  incentive of 100.00

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Airport Part II funding

• All support staff
• Principal 2,500
• Assistant Principal 2,500
• Instructional Facilitator 2,500
• TAKS teacher 1,500
• Counselors 1,200
• Nurse 1,000
• Parent Specialist 1,000
• Librarian 1,200
• Campus Technology Coordinator 1,200
• Diagnostician 680.00
• Speech therapist 680.00
• Instructional Assistants 550.00
• Custodians 170.00
• Yard Crew 150.00
• Cafeteria staff 150.00

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Central Middle School

• Total Award 140,000.00
• Part One
• Criterion One
• All students will perform at 75 to 80 on all
  TAKS areas, 75 of all students will master
  curriculum based assessments with at least a 70
  mastery level and students will demonstrate gains
  in core area subjects as demonstrated in their
  CARR sessions for an incentive bonus pay of
  1,500.00 per qualifying teacher.

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Central, Part 1 Criterion 2

• All teachers
• Teachers must attend 65 departmental meetings per
  year, conduct or do peer observations as assigned
  and share best practices in classroom instruction
  during department meetings. Teachers will attend
  Academic Leadership team meetings and will have a
  minimum of 30 parent contacts documented in their
  contact logs. Teachers will tutor twice a week
  during their department planning period those
  students most in need of instructional
  interventions for an incentive bonus pay of
  538.46 each per qualifying teacher.

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Central Part II Funding

• All support staff All students must demonstrate
  improvement in one or more academic core
  subjects.
• Principal 3200.01
• Assistant Principal 2783.33
• Instructional Facilitator 5566.66
• Campus secretary 1000.00
• Counselor 2000.00
• Librarian 1000.00
• Campus Technology Coordinator 2000.00
• Diagnostician 1500.00
• Community Aide 150.00
• Nurse 700.00
• LVN 400.00
• Social Worker 400.00
• Sp. Ed. Assistants 600.00
• Library assistants 600.00
• Office personnel 600.00
• Security Guard 200.00
• Yard Crew 300.00
• Custodians 300.00

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Cuellar Middle School

• Total Award 90,000.00
• Part One Criterion One
• 80 overall campus TAKS scores on math, reading,
  writing, social studies and science average,
  excluding SDAA scores for 2007-2008 school year.
• 85 of students will increase at least 5 on
  individual SRI levels, through three test
  administrations over the school year.
• Total Incentive pay possible 1,036.17

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Cuellar Part One continued

• Criteria II-Collaboration with staff
• 100 participation in weekly staff development to
  collaborate on strategies, lessons, student
  progress and campus initiatives with campus
  facilitator, principal and team members for
  100.00 potential.

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L.B./Roosevelt Elementary

• Total Award 60,000.00
• Part One
• Criterion I
• All teachers (level 1) 70-75 students passing
  TAKS subjects tested) (level 2) 75 or more
  students passing TAKS. Level 1 incentive
  750.00, Level 2 1,000.00
• Teachers teaching a TAKS tested subject (level
  1) 80 or above met standard on all taught and
  tested TAKS subjects.
• Special education teachers teaching a tested
  subject 80 or above met standard on ARD
  decision in TAKS A and TAKS M tests for a bonus
  of 150.00

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L.B./Roosevelt continued part 1

• Criterion II Collaboration
• 100 participation in weekly staff development to
  collaborate on strategies, lessons, students
  progress, and campus initiatives with
  administrator and team teachers.
• Criterion III Optional
• Teacher with less than 3 absences during the
  school year for an incentive bonus of any funding
  unallocated from part 1 incentive 1.

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L.B./Roosevelt Part II funding

• All support staff incentives will be based on
  meeting Criteria 1 and II from part 1 in order to
  receive funding from Part II
• 1 principal, 2 assistant principals 1625 each
• 2 counselors 750 each
• 1 librarian 720 each
• 3 nurses 250 each
• 13 instructional assistants 415 each
• 1 campus technology coordinator 725 each
• 1 project lead teacher 720 each

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Margo Part 1 funding

• 3rd grade regular ed. teachers 88 or higher of
  students meeting minimum and or show significant
  improvement on local assessments from start to
  end of year for a bonus of 1,515.79 for 8
  teachers.
• 3rd grade bilingual/transitional teachers 80
  or higher of students meeting minimum and or show
  significant improvement on local assessments from
  start to end of year for a bonus of 1,515.79 for
  2 teachers.
• 4th grade regular ed. teachers 88 or higher of
  students meeting minimum and or show significant
  improvement on local assessments from start to
  end of year for a bonus of 1515.79 for 10
  teachers.
• 4th grade bilingual/transitional teachers 88
  or higher of students meeting minimum and or show
  significant improvement on local assessments from
  start to end of year for a bonus of 1515.79 for
  3 teachers.

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Margo Part 1 continued

• 5th grade teachers 88 or higher of students
  meeting minimum and or show significant
  improvement on local assessments from start to
  end of year for a bonus of 1515.79 for 4
  teachers.
• 5th grade science teaches 80 or higher of
  students meeting minimum and or show significant
  improvement on local assessments from start to
  end of year for a bonus of 1515.79 for 3
  teachers.
• 5th grade bilingual/transitional teachers 80 or
  higher of students meeting minimum and or show
  significant improvement on local assessments from
  start to end of year for a bonus of 1515.79 for
  2 teachers.
• Resource teachers 80 or higher of students
  meeting minimum and or show significant
  improvement on local assessments from start to
  end of year for a bonus of 1515.79 for 3
  teachers.
• PreK teachers 40 or higher developed on early
  literacy assessment. Possible incentive
  1,023.81 for 2 teachers
• Kinder and 1st grade teachers 85 or higher
  developed on TPRI or 80 developed or higher on
  the Tejas Lee, 85 or higher on district math EOY
  benchmark at 70 mastery, 22 teachers for a
  possible incentive of 1,023.81

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Margo Part I continued

• 2nd grade self contained 85 or higher
  developed on TPRI and 85 or higher students
  mastering EOY math benchmark at 70 mastery for
  an incentive of 1,023.81 for 1 teacher.
• 2nd grade language arts teachers 85 or higher
  developed on TPRI for an incentive of 1,023.81
  for 3 teachers.
• 2nd grade language arts teachers/Bilingual 85
  or higher developed on TPRI for an incentive of
  1,023.81 for 1 teacher.
• 2nd grade math, science and social studies
  teachers 85 or higher students mastering the
  end of year benchmarks with at least a 70
  mastery level for an incentive of 1,023.81 for 4
  teachers.
• Elective teachers 85 or higher students
  meeting TAKS expectations and or meet EOY
  fitness, music, art, health assessments for a
  possible incentive of 1,023.81 for 7 teachers.
• Spec. Ed. self contained teachers 70 or higher
  meeting expectations/mastering IEPS and ARD
  expectations and brigance test for a total of
  1,023.81 for 2 teachers.
• Science lab teachers 80 or higher mastery
  minimum expectations on TAKS science tests/ and
  on EOY benchmarks for a total incentive of
  1,023.81 for 2 teachers.
• TAKS teacher 88 or higher of students meeting
  minimum required expectations on state
  assessments and or show significant improvement
  on local assessments from start to end of year.

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Memorial Elementary

• Total Award 130,000.00
• Part One
• Criterion One Student Performance
• Pre-Kinder (1) 50 of students master 70 of
  checklist objectives (2) 90 of students pass the
  end of year district math test for a combined
  total of 150.00
• Kinder 90 of students are developed at the end
  of the year on TPRI or Tejas Lee. 90 of
  students will pass the end of year district math
  test for a combined possible total of 150.00
• 1st grade 90 of students are developed at the
  end of the year on TPRI or Tejas Lee. 90 of
  students will pass the end of year district math
  test for a combined possible total of 150.00
• 2nd grade 90 of students are developed at the
  end of the year on TPRI or Tejas Lee. 90 of
  students will pass the end of year district math
  test and the end of year reading test for a
  combined possible total of 225.00
• 3rd grade 90 of students pass TAKS reading,
  30 of students will earn commended on TAKS
  reading, 90 of students will pass math TAKS and
  90 of students will earn commended performance
  on TAKS math for a possible incentive in
  combination or single of 900.00

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Memorial Part One continued

• 4th grade reading and writing 90 of students
  will pass TAKS reading, 30 of students will earn
  commended on TAKS reading, 90 of students will
  pass TAKS writing and 90 of those students will
  earn commended on TAKS writing for a possible
  incentive each or in combination of 1,100.00
• 4th grade reading 90 of students will pass
  TAKS reading, 30 of students will earn commended
  on TAKS reading for a possible incentive in
  combination of 700.00
• 4th grade writing 90 of students will pass
  TAKS writing and 30 of students will earn
  commended on TAKS writing for a possible
  incentive of 700.00
• 4th grade Math 90 of students will pass TAKS
  math and 30 of students will earn commended on
  TAKS math for a possible incentive of 700.00
• 5th grade reading 90 of students will pass TAKS
  reading, 30 of students will earn commended on
  TAKS reading for a possible incentive in
  combination of 600.00
• 5th grade math 90 of students will pass TAKS
  math and 30 of students will earn commended on
  TAKS math for a possible incentive of 600.00
• 5th grade science 90 of students will pass TAKS
  science and 30 of students will earn commended
  on TAKS science for a possible incentive of
  700.00

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Memorial Part One continued.

• 5th grade Self-contained 90 of students will
  pass TAKS reading, 30 of students will be
  commended, 90 of students will pass TAKS math
  with 30 making commended performance, 90 of
  students will pass TAKS science with 30 earning
  commended for a combination possible incentive
  of 1,500.00 if all criteria is met.
• Inclusion/5th grade Science 90 of
  resource/inclusion students will pass their
  version of the TAKS science test with 30 of
  resource/inclusion students scoring commended on
  their version of the TAKS test.

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Memorial Part I, Criterion II

• Pre-kinder, kinder, 1st and 2nd grades
  Campus-based staff development, data analysis,
  data sharing, team planning and CAR conferences
  based on academic achievement of students at
  recognized or exemplary status for a possible
  incentive total of 215.00.
• 3rd 4th grade reading and writing Campus-based
  staff development, data analysis, data sharing,
  team planning and CAR conferences based on
  academic achievement of students at recognized or
  exemplary status for a possible incentive total
  of 415.00
• 4th grade reading, writing, math, 5th grade
  reading, math and science Campus-based staff
  development, data analysis, data sharing, team
  planning and CAR conferences based on academic
  achievement of students at recognized or
  exemplary status for a possible incentive total
  of 315.00
• 5th grade self-contained Campus-based staff
  development, data analysis, data sharing, team
  planning and CAR conferences based on academic
  achievement of students at recognized or
  exemplary status for a possible incentive total
  of 515.00
• Inclusion/5th Grade Science Campus-based staff
  development, data analysis, data sharing, team
  planning and CAR conferences based on academic
  achievement of students at recognized or
  exemplary status for a possible incentive total
  of 265.00
• Inclusion Sp. Ed. self-contained Campus based
  staff development, data analysis and ARD for an
  incentive total of 360.00
• PPCD Elective teachers Campus-based staff
  development, data analysis, data sharing, team
  planning and CAR conferences based on academic
  achievement of students at recognized or
  exemplary status for a possible incentive total
  of 215.00

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Memorial Part II funding

• All criterion 1 and 2 standards must be met by
  campus as a whole, including a recognized or
  exemplary status for all student achievement for
  a possible incentives listed below by support
  staff position.
• Principal 3750
• Two assistant principals 3000
• 1 teacher facilitator 2500
• 1 Campus technology coordinator 1375
• 1 secretary 500
• 8 sp. Ed. assistants 400 ea.
• 7 reg. ed. assistants 400 ea.
• 2 library assistants 400 ea.
• 6 office assistants 300 ea.
• 2 counselors 2000
• 1 diagnostician 500
• 1 speech therapist 500
• 1 security guard 200
• 17 cafeteria/custodial/yard 100

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Mary Hoge M.S. Part I Funding

• Criterion I
• All teachers 70 or higher school on a
  schoolwide percentage on 3 of the 5 subjects
  tested (TAKS) for a possible incentive of
  1,350.00
• 7th grade language arts teachers 70 or higher
  on writing TAKS test for a possible incentive of
  250.00
• Criterion II
• All teachers Completion of annual lesson plans
  of a thematic cross-curricular nature for each
  subject area at the end of the school year.
• Core area teachers Attendance at department
  planning meetings was equal to or greater than
  90 for a possible incentive of 150.00
• Elective teachers Attendance at 10 or more
  elective department meetings for a possible
  incentive of 150.00
• Criterion III
• All teachers participation on morning/lunch and
  after school tutoring for at least 5 hours per
  semester on a voluntary basis for a possible
  incentive of 250.00

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Mary Hoge Part II funding

• Meet all criteria set forth in part I
• 1 principal 2000
• 1 Assistant principal 2000
• 2 teacher facilitators 2000
• 1 diagnostician 1100
• 1 secretary 500
• 1 data entry clerk 400
• 10 teacher assistants 765 each
• 1 nurse assistant 400
• 1 library assistant 400
• 2 counselors 1400 each
• 1 social worker 1400
• 1 speech therapist 400
• 7 custodians 250 each
• 1 ISS teacher 400
• 10 cafeteria staff 150
• 1 librarian 1100
• 1 school nurse 1100
• 5 office staff 400 each

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Sam Houston

• Award Amount 90,000.00
• Part I Criterion I Base award for Recognized
  or Exemplary campus at 80 or higher on each
  subject tested on TAKS at 525.00 for 45
  teachers.
• Specialty-PE/Quest/Fine Arts/Music/Computers
  Voluntary tutoring 10 hours after school for a
  possible incentive of 200.00 each.
• Sp.Ed. teachers 85 or more of Sp. Ed. students
  served by sp.ed. teachers will meet the
  expectations on all the tests for a possible
  incentive of 300.00
• Pre-K 80 or more of the Pre-k students will be
  developed on the early literacy assessment and
  achieve at least a 70 mastery or better on the
  end of year math assessment for a possible
  incentive of 300.00
• Kinder 80 or more of the pre-k students will
  be developed on the early literacy assessment and
  will score at least a 70 on the end of year
  course math test for a possible incentive of
  600.00
• 1st grade 80 of more of students will be
  developed on TPRI at the end of the year OR 80
  or more of students in 1st grade will be reading
  on level 1.5 at the end of the year and 80 or
  more of students in 1st grade will score 70 or
  better on the end of year math test.

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Sam Houston continued..

• 2nd grade 80 or more of the students will
  score developed on their TPRI or will be on a
  reading level of 2.2 at the end of the year and
  score a 70 or better on their end of year math
  exam for a possible incentive of 600.00
• 3rd grade reading 90 to 100 of 3rd grade
  students will meet TAKS standard for a possible
  incentive of 1,300 or 85 to 90 master for an
  incentive of 1,000.00
• 3rd grade math 90 to 100 of 3rd grade students
  will meet TAKS standard for a possible incentive
  of 1,300 or 85 to 90 master for an incentive
  of 1,000.00
• 4th grade reading 90 to 100 of 3rd grade
  students will meet TAKS standard for a possible
  incentive of 1,300 or 85 to 90 master for an
  incentive of 1,000.00
• 4th grade writing 90 to 100 of 3rd grade
  students will meet TAKS standard for a possible
  incentive of 1,300 or 85 to 90 master for an
  incentive of 1,000.00
• 4th grade math 90 to 100 of 3rd grade students
  will meet TAKS standard for a possible incentive
  of 1,300 or 85 to 90 master for an incentive
  of 1,000.00

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Sam Houston Part I funding continued

• 5th grade reading 90 to 100 of 3rd grade
  students will meet TAKS standard for a possible
  incentive of 1,300 or 85 to 90 master for an
  incentive of 1,000.00
• 5th grade math 90 to 100 of 3rd grade students
  will meet TAKS standard for a possible incentive
  of 1,700 or 85 to 90 master for an incentive
  of 1,300.00
• 5th grade Science 90 to 100 of 3rd grade
  students will meet TAKS standard for a possible
  incentive of 1,700 or 85 to 90 master for an
  incentive of 1,300.00
• 5th grade Science TAKS teacher 90 to 100 of
  3rd grade students will meet TAKS standard for a
  possible incentive of 1,300 or 85 to 90 master
  for an incentive of 1,000.00

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Sam Houston Criterion II, Part 1 funding continued

• Participation on campus based staff development,
  lesson planning, after school meetings and
  attendance at a rate of 98 for all scheduled
  meetings for a possible incentive of 100.00
• Criterion IIITeacher Attendance
• 0 days absent400.00
• 1-2 days absent200.00
• 3-4 days absent100.00

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Sam Houston Part II funding

• All criteria must be met in Part 1 for qualifying
  personnel.
• 3 administrators 1500
• 1 lead counselor 800
• 1 counselor 600
• 1 librarian 600
• 1 nurse 600
• 1 diagnostician 300
• 1 speech therapist 300
• 21 instructional aides 490 each
• Attendance for IA 50 to 200 each
• 4 custodians 150 each
• 1 security guard 150 each
• 1 yardman 150 each
• 10 cafeteria staff 150 each

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Silva Part I Funding

• Total Award 120,000.00
• Teachers 85 or higher of the students will
  meet the passing standard on each subject tested
  on TAKS for a possible incentive bonus of
  1,000.00
• Pre-K 75 of the Pre-K will be developed on the
  Early Literacy assessment for a possible
  incentive of 150.00
• Kinder 80 of students will meet the standard
  of 70 or higher on the end of year math
  assessment for an incentive of 150.00
• 1st grade 80 of students will meet the
  standard of developed on their TPRI at the end of
  the year for an incentive of 405.00
• 2nd grade 80 of students will meet the
  standard of developed on their TPRI at the end of
  the year for an incentive of 600.00
• 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Math Reading 85 of
  the students will meet the 2100 standard on TAKS
  reading and in math for a possible incentive of
  400 each.
• 4th grade writing 85 or students will meet the
  2100 standard on TAKS writing for an incentive
  of 400.00
• 5th grade science 85 or students will meet the
  2100 standard on TAKS writing for an incentive
  of 400.00

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Silva Part I funding continued

• 3rd-5th grade inclusion reading 50 of students
  will meet the passing standard on TAKS alt, TAKS
  M, TAKS with accommodations for a possible
  incentive of 400.00
• Self-contained 50 of students will meet the
  passing standard on TAKS alt, TAKS M, TAKS with
  accommodations for a possible incentive of
  100.00
• 3rd-5th grade inclusion math 50 of students
  will meet the passing standard on TAKS alt, TAKS
  M, TAKS with accommodations for a possible
  incentive of 400.00
• 4th grade inclusion writing 50 of students
  will meet the passing standard on TAKS alt, TAKS
  M, TAKS with accommodations for a possible
  incentive of 400.00
• 5th grade science inclusion 50 of students will
  meet the passing standard on TAKS alt, TAKS M,
  TAKS with accommodations for a possible incentive
  of 400.00
• 3rd and 5th grade 85 of students attending
  extended day will meet passing standards on TAKS
  for an incentive of 100.00
• Teachers Teachers will provide a minimum of two
  hours per month of mentoring or tutoring TAKS
  students for an incentive of 100.00

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Silva Part I funding continued

• Criterion II
• Teachers will attend lesson planning meetings and
  campus staff development sessions to share best
  practices in the classroom for an incentive bonus
  of 135.34.

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Silva Part II funding

• All criteria must be met for part II support
  staff to receive their incentive.
• 1 principal 3500
• 1 assistant principal 3000
• 1 Inst. Facilitator 3000
• 2 counselors 1500 each
• 1 technology coor. 1200
• 1 TAKS coach 1500
• 1 speech therapist 500
• 1 diagnostician 500
• 1 nurse 435
• 1 school secretary 700
• 18 instructional aides 500 each
• 3 office assistants 150 each
• 1 nurse assistant 425
• 1 security guard 100
• 5 custodians 100 each
• 10 cafeteria staff 100 each

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For Further Information

• Each principal can be reached at their campus for
  further clarification in addition to Ms. Cris
  Gonzalez, Instructional Interventions/TEEG
  Coordinator at cgonzalez_at_wisd.us
• Phone [phone]