Week of February 3

Celebrate Excellence

This week is National School Counselor Appreciation
Week.  Please join me in thanking our amazing
counselors for all that they do for the students,
staff, and families of CISD.

Pictured from Top
BK - Melanie McCormick  JH - Candace Johnson
CHS - Shannon Royce & Rhonda Gradberg
 Primary - Sherri Smith Libby - Sonya Shelton

In the January board meeting, the Carthage ISD board of trustees called for a bond election to be held on May 2, 2020.  The bond is a maintenance bond that is for a total of $12 million that will NOT INCREASE TAXES.  There are 2 propositions in the bond.

• Proposition 1 - $9M for general maintenance and improvements to our existing buildings, maintenance staff, school buses and vehicles, security updates, and preventative maintenance to our existing building
• Proposition 2 - $3M for technology including Chromebooks for our students
• As a reminder, the bond will cause NO TAX INCREASE.

This maintenance bond is the same bond program that Carthage ISD has had in place for the last 12 years. The purpose of the bond program is to ensure that we reduce the amount of tax dollars that are sent back to Austin due to recapture (Robin Hood).

If you have questions about the bond, please feel free to give me a call or send me an email.

Formative Assessment 4 Coming Up 

Pictured here are some of the many JH
students who showed growth on Formative
Assessment 3.

The 4th 6 Weeks Formative Assessment will be coming up during the week of February 10.  For tested areas of 4 & 7 Writing, 5 & 8 Reading, 5 & 8 Math and EOC English 1 & 2, they will be taking a Mock STAAR test that will be similar to the format of STAAR.  Your child's performance will tell us where they currently would perform if they took the real STAAR test.  For the other grades, they will take their final smaller formative assessment during this week before they take their Mock Test during next 6 weeks.

To motivate your child to do their best, please ask them what their +10 goal or growth goal is for each tested area.  Encourage them to push themselves to meet or exceed their goal, and finally, talk to them about their game plan or the strategies they will use to reach their goal.  If you need to know more info on your child's performance, please remember that you can always contact your child's teacher or campus principal.



Bulldogs of the Week

Bulldogs of the Week are:

Staff - Nancy Dominguez

Community - Nancy Langford

Student - Kelby Glass

Transportation - Jena Van Winkle

Upcoming Events

• Fri, Jan 31 - G/B BB vs Hudson
• Fri, Jan 31 - Girls Soccer at Gladewater
• Fri, Jan 31 - Boys Soccer vs Pleasant Grove
• Sat, Feb 1 - Softball vs Tyler Lee/Elysian Fields
• Sat, Feb 1 - UIL Academics at Marshall
• Week of Feb 3 - FFA at Ft. Worth Steer Show
• Mon, Feb 3 - State Football Celebration 
• Mon, Feb 3 - SB at White Oak
• Tue, Feb 4 - Soccer vs Waskom
• Tue, Feb 5 - BB at Center
• Fri, Feb 7 - Girls Soccer vs Sabine
• Fri, Feb 7 - BB vs Jasper (Girls Senior Night)
• Fri, Feb 7 - Boys Soccer at Spring Hill
• Sat, Feb 8 - UIL Academics at Canton

Click Links below to each School Calendar

Mrs. Jones’ and Mrs. Fitts’ First Grade classes
taught us all about Community Helpers during their
play last week.

Carthage HS Calendar
Carthage JH Calendar
Baker-Koonce Calendar
Libby Elementary Calendar
Carthage Primary Calendar

Your Input Matters
If you have a question, suggestion, or comment, please leave a comment below. Comments are not published immediately. Please do not leave negative comments about individual people. If you have a negative comment, please email the principal, superintendent or call 903-693-3806.