Announcements

Summer is just around the corner and GENaustin has a cool opportunity for 
girls!  GENaustin’s We Are Girls Summer Series is a two-day workshop series 
that provides girls with a friendly space to learn tools and strategies to 
thrive in the upcoming school year. We Are Girls Summer Series is open to 
girls entering  5th and 6th grades.  We would greatly appreciate it if you 
would help us spread the word.  I have attached a flyer for the event and 
below is basic information. 
 
We Are Girls Summer Series:
 
Session One- July 16 & 17, 2013  from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
OR
Session Two- July 31 & August 1, 2013 from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
 
Location: Mitte Carriage House, 1008 West Ave,  Austin, TX 78701
 
Cost: $80 per two-day session (includes lunch)
 
What girls can expect:
Day 1-Girl Talk
Girls will dive into activities and discussions surrounding the complex 
issues that they face everyday.  This session will focus on creating and 
maintaining better friendships, building confidence through effective 
communication and adopting a healthy body image.
 
Day 2-Looking Ahead
We will focus on thinking about the future and the transition to middle 
school. Girls will have an opportunity to ask questions and get real answers 
and advice from older girls about classes, friendships and all of the changes 
ahead! They will also learn about stress management and the importance of 
setting goals. All in an engaging and fun environment!
 
To register for either session, click here.
 
If you have any questions about our Summer Series, please feel free to 
contact me.  Thank you for your time and we hope to see your girls this 
summer!
 
Thank you so much!
 
 
Blair Stirek
Conference Coordinator
GENaustin  | Girls Empowerment Network
P.O. Box 3122 Austin, TX  78764
Work: 512.808.4044, ext 111  
Fax: 512.916.9885
www.genaustin.org





Elective course verification forms will be going home with students this 
week.  If any corrections/changes to electives need to be made, please 
indicate this on the form.  Forms with changes will need to be returned to 
your child's Advisory teacher as soon as possible. If there are no changes to 
be made, please keep the form for your records.

Final exams will be May 29-31.

RRISD has a TAG Parent Meeting and Family Game Night on Wednesday, May 15 
from 6:00 - 7:30 pm at Cedar Valley Middle School in the cafeteria.
 

May 13 - 6th grade trip to Reunion Ranch in Georgetown.  Please contact your 
child's Advisory teacher for any questions about the trip.


STAAR testing is during the week of April 22-26.

During the month of April, Mr. Damron will be visiting Advisory classes to 
show and discuss a video about internet safety and cyberbullying.


National School Counselors Week - Feb. 4th-8th


Information to current 7th grade students regarding elective choice sheets 
will be presented through students' Language Arts classes on the following 
dates:

Mrs. Porters classes:    Tuesday, Feb. 5
Mrs. Pickle's classes:  Thursay, Feb. 7
Mrs. Burgdorf's classes:   Wednesday, Feb. 13
Ms.   Duncan's classes:     Friday, Feb. 15
On the applicable day, students will receive a blank elective choice sheet to 
bring home, discuss and be signed by their parents/guardians.  The choice 
sheet should be returned to the student's Language Arts teacher by Monday, 
March 4.

Information to current 6th grade students regarding elective choice sheets 
will be presented through students' World Cultures classes on the following 
dates:

Mrs. Appl's classes:    Friday, Feb. 22
Mrs. Conner's classes:  Monday, Feb. 25
Mrs. Perez's classes:   Tuesday, Feb. 26
Mr. Remus' classes:     Wednesday, Feb. 27

On the applicable day, students will receive a blank elective choice sheet to 
bring home, discuss and be signed by their parents/guardians.  The choice 
sheet should be returned to the student's World Cultures teacher by Monday, 
March 4.


Two parent information sessions will be offered for parents of current 6th 
and 7th graders regarding the choosing of electives for next school year. The 
dates/times are:

Monday, Feb. 4 at 11:30am in the Lecture Hall
Thursday, Feb. 14 at 8:15am in the Lecture Hall
 




Attention 8th grade and incoming 5th grade parents.  I am moving my website 
from teacher web to Google sites.  The new address is 

Leverette.RMS.Counseling

Please check out my new website.  I am adding to it as I get information.  
Please email me if you have suggestions of things you would like added to the 
site.  My email is still melissa_leverette@roundrockisd.org



 
	
Gifted Students Institute


	
10th Annual Gifted Boys’ Conference

									
								
	
For 7th grade boys and their sponsors

Thursday, January 10, 2013
The conference registration fee per person is $45. The registration fee for 
boys who are eligible for the free or reduced-price lunch program is only 
$10. Each teacher who registers five boys will receive a free
	
Dr. Nathan Huntoon
Keynote—Why I Love Engineering
Dr. Huntoon graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a B.S. 
in Electrical Engineering. He immediately went to work for the U.S. Navy as a 
Civil Servant working at China Lake Naval Weapons Center in California. He 
received both his MSEE and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from SMU. Dr. 
Huntoon founded the SMU Robotics Club in late 2006. The purpose of the club 
is to give undergraduate students real design problems, and have them work on 
interdisciplinary teams. Dr. Huntoon’s work on the Robotics Club brought him 
to the attention of the development team for the Innovation Gymnasium. As 
Director of the Innovation Gymnasium, Dr. Huntoon is responsible for 
developing and leading student design projects. In addition to running the 
Innovation Gymnasium, Dr. Huntoon also teaches Senior Design in the EE 
Department at SMU.
This conference is being held on the SMU campus
For more information,

Call 214-768-0123

Or email gifted@smu.edu
Registration Form
Breakout Session Choices 
www.smu.edu/gsi
	
	



Attention 8th grade and incoming 5th grade parents.  I am moving my website 
from teacher web to Google sites.  The new address is 

Leverette.RMS.Counseling

Please check out my new website.  I am adding to it as I get information.  
Please email me if you have suggestions of things you would like added to the 
site.  My email is still melissa_leverette@roundrockisd.org





The TAG Open Referral window will be open November 19 - December 
7. 

The TAG referral packets will be available for parents to download from the 
Gifted and Advanced Academic Services webpage beginning the morning of 
November 19th. 
Link to the Advanced academis page Link to: 
http://www.roundrockisd.org/index.aspx?page=1189



7th graders will be utilizing Career Cruising in November to explore college 
options based upon their areas of interest (from last years inventory). They 
will be bringing home Parent Portal letters with your parent access code. 
Please be sure to hang on to these codes as we will use the Parent Portal  
extensively in 8th grade when we do High School 4 year plans>




In November, 6th graders will be introduced to the Career Cruising website.  
This is the website that students in RRISD will use extensively for high 
school, college and career planning.  They will receive their login 
information to access the website at school and at home. Please contact Mr. 
Damron for more information.


October 15th-18th-8th graders will begin using Career Cruising Course Planner 
to fill in their 4-year plan core classes.  This process will be done in two 
lessons-one next week and one in January.  Please see the counseling calendar 
to find out when your child's history class will be going to the lab to start 
selecting classes.  High School classes will not be final until after the 2nd 
week of March so I encourage all parents to review their child's courses at 
home before that date. To see your child's course planner you will need to 
access the Parent Portal using the activation code that your child will be 
bringing home next week.  If you already have a portal active from last year 
then you do not have to re-activate this year. Once you have your code you 
can go to  www.careercruising.com/parent to register and log into your 
account. There  is a video tutorial on the Parent Portal login page and an 
About The Parent 
Portal PDF inside the Portal to help parents learn more about the features 
and benefits of the Parent Portal. To view these parent resources, click the 
links below:
 
About the Parent Portal: 
http://www.careercruising.com/newmedia/docs/parent/About_ParentPortal_US.pdf 
 
Parent Portal Video Tutorial: 
http://www.careercruising.com/streamingvideos/careercruising/training/ParentPo
rtal-NavigatingTheParentPortal.htm 




November 5th at 6:00pm RMS will be hosting an Academy night in the Ridgeview 
Lecture Hall for all 8th grade parents who would like information about Cedar 
Ridge High School academy programs.  All 8th graders will need to have their 
academy selections done by the 2nd week in March so their 4-year plans can be 
complete.


Parent Portal Activiation Codes:


We are hosting a parent training September 28th at 8:15am in Lab 310 for 
parents that would like more information about parent portal.  The Parent 
Portal allows parents and guardians to monitor and comment 
on their child’s career development activities. From the central dashboard, 
parents can track their child’s portfolio completion status; view their 
child’s portfolio, including the interests, achievements, goals, and career 
and education plans he or she has recorded there; provide feedback on 
portfolio content; receive messages from their grade level counselor; and 
explore ccSpringboard.
 
Parents can access the Parent Portal using the activation code that their 
child brought home in May or by having their child log in to Career Cruising 
and invite them to join their portfolio. Once they have a code, they can go 
to 
www.careercruising.com/parent to register and log into their account. There 
is a video tutorial on the Parent Portal login page and an About The Parent 
Portal PDF inside the Portal to help parents learn more about the features 
and benefits of the Parent Portal. To view these parent resources, click the 
links below:
 
About the Parent Portal: 
http://www.careercruising.com/newmedia/docs/parent/About_ParentPortal_US.pdf 
 
Parent Portal Video Tutorial: 
http://www.careercruising.com/streamingvideos/careercruising/training/ParentPo
rtal-NavigatingTheParentPortal.htm 


RRISD is hosting a College Fair on Monday, Sept. 24.  The event will be held 
at Round Rock High School starting at 6pm.  Middle school students and their  
parents are welcome to attend.

We Are Girls Registration is Now Open!
 
As a past conference participant, I wanted you to be the first to know that 
registration is now live. You can sign up to attend by visiting 
www.wearegirls.org.
 
Tickets are available right now for our lowest pricing of the year, $20 per 
person. This early bird discount is 33% off the normal ticket price and will 
expire on September 15th.
 
This unique one day event will take place on November 3rd at Austin High 
School. The We Are Girls Conference helps girls explore the issues of 
bullying, body image and being a girl.  Over 40 available skill-building 
workshops and dynamic presentations are offered on topics including creating 
healthy relationships, building financial and media literacy, enhancing 
parent-daughter communication, and increasing positive body image, health, 
and wellness.  Designed especially for girls in grades 5-12 and the adults 
who care about them, the We Are Girls Conference connects individuals with 
questions to the experts who have the answers.
 
To check out our featured speakers, click here. For more information and to 
register, click here. If you would like to register a group of over 6 girls, 
please email ami@genaustin.org. Scholarships requests can be made here.
 
See you November 3rd!
 
 
 
"Parent Kick-Off" will be Thursday, August 23 at 7pm in the Gymnasium.


Free and reduced lunch applications can now be found online as well as in the 
counseling office.  The link for online applications is:  

roundrockisd.schoollunchapp.com


Schedule and Textbook Pick-up:
Please look at the following dates and times to determine when it is best for 
you to come. Please expect to wait in lines if you come at 8:30 a.m. the 
first day. Any student who is unable to attend these days will have 
opportunities during the first week of school to receive textbooks and to 
purchase an organizer.

Date

Time

August 21

Schedules and Textbooks Distribution

8:30-11:30

Schedules and Textbooks Distribution

1:00-4:00

August 22

Schedules and Textbooks Distribution

8:30-11:30

Schedules and Textbooks Distribution

1:00-4:00

August 23

Schedules and Textbooks Distribution

4:00 - 6:45

Panther Camp is orientation for incoming 6th grade student. It is on August 
8, 2012 from 8:00 - 12:00. For more informartion contact 
Jenny_Porter@roundrockisd.org or James_McClintock@roundrockisd.org.

Back-to-School Nights:

Back-to-School Nights is an opportunity for Parents to meet their students' 
teachers. Their are two nights on September 10 at 6:30 p.m. parents of 7th 
and 8th grade students can come meet teachers and September 11 at 6:30 is for 
6th grade parents.



Parent Portal Activiation Codes:


Students were also given their Parent Portal activation 
codes. The Parent Portal allows parents and guardians to monitor and comment 
on their child’s career development activities. From the central dashboard, 
parents can track their child’s portfolio completion status; view their 
child’s portfolio, including the interests, achievements, goals, and career 
and education plans he or she has recorded there; provide feedback on 
portfolio content; receive messages from their grade level counselor; and 
explore ccSpringboard.
 
Parents can access the Parent Portal using the activation code that their 
child brought home or by having their child log in to Career Cruising and 
invite them to join their portfolio. Once they have a code, they can go to 
www.careercruising.com/parent to register and log into their account. There 
is a video tutorial on the Parent Portal login page and an About The Parent 
Portal PDF inside the Portal to help parents learn more about the features 
and benefits of the Parent Portal. To view these parent resources, click the 
links below:
 
About the Parent Portal: 
http://www.careercruising.com/newmedia/docs/parent/About_ParentPortal_US.pdf 
 
Parent Portal Video Tutorial: 
http://www.careercruising.com/streamingvideos/careercruising/training/ParentPo
rtal-NavigatingTheParentPortal.htm 


Summer TAG testing


The district is in the process of revising our TAG Referral Packet which 
includes the registration forms and as soon as this process has been 
completed, parents that have filled out the Parent/Student information form 
will be contacted.  

If you have any questions, please contact:
Lisa Ramirez
Administrative Associate
Gifted and Advanced Academic Services
(512) 464-5104



Tools for Cyberbullying:
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has put together a brochure to help parents, 
students and schools address the issue of cyberbullying.  This brochure is 
located under Informational Flyers. Check it out!!


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Who do I contact regarding different situations with my student?
Attendance Issues	424-8403	Dora Guerrero, Attendance
Health Concerns	        424-8421	Leanna Bridges, Nurse
Student Records/HAC	424-8416	Tonne Williamson, Registrar
General Information	424-8400	Ana Arroyo, Receptionist
Textbook/Lockers	424-8402	Nancy Kelly
Classroom/Grade Concerns		Classroom Teachers
Safety/School-wide Issues	424-8400
Grade Level Administrators-
		6th Grade Kit B'Smith  424-8405
		7th Grade Lesley Roberts 424-8461
		8th Grade Brett Coleman  424-8407

Counseling and Schedules-	
		Grade Level Counselors:
		6th Grade Ken Damron  424-8420
		7th Carrie Proctor    424-8419
		8th Melissa Leverette 424-8417