Cypress South November 2018

Cy-Fair High School. Campuses that received an accountability rating
of Met Standard are eligible to earn distinction designations, which are
awarded for achievement and progress in the following areas:
Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading; Academic
Achievement in Mathematics; Academic Achievement in Science;
Academic Achievement in Social Studies; Top 25%: Comparative
Academic Growth; Top 25%: Comparative Closing the Gaps and
Postsecondary Readiness.
Principals representing the nine CFISD campuses. Starting from left they are
Ana Martin (Cy-Fair High School), Jodi White (Arnold Middle School), Maria
Mamaux (Aragon Middle School), Dr. Abe Lozano (Holbrook Elementary
School), Connie Roberson (Wilbern Elementary School), Elizabeth Bradley
(Pope Elementary School), April Wright (Lowery Elementary School),
Heather Motzny (Sampson Elementary School) and Stacie Everson (Birkes
Elementary School).
CFISD Campuses Earn
All Possible 2018 TEA
Distinction Designations
Nine CFISD campuses were recognized for earning all possible distinction
designations by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) during the Board of
Trustees meeting October 8 th .
The honored campuses were: Birkes, Holbrook, Lowery, Pope, Sampson
and Willbern elementary schools, Aragon and Arnold middle schools and
Each campus is assigned to a unique comparison group made up of
Texas schools that are most similar to it. The groups are determined on
grade levels served, size, percentage of students who are economically
disadvantaged and mobility rate. It also includes the percentage of
English language learners, students receiving special education services
and students enrolled in an Early College High School program.
A campus earns a distinction designation if it is in the top quartile of its
comparison group for at least 33 percent (for high schools) or 50 percent
(for elementary and middle schools) of the indicators used to award the
distinctions.
Campuses earning one or more of these distinction designations met
rigorous criteria to earn the highest level of recognition in the state
accountability system.
“Congratulations to our campuses that earned distinctions designations,”
said Dr. Linda Macias, CFISD associate superintendent of curriculum
& instruction and accountability. “Earning one or more distinction
designations is quite an accomplishment and should be celebrated. We
are especially proud of our campuses who earned all of the distinction
designations available to them and recognize the commitment of
our administrators, teachers and the community to the success of our
students. High expectations and an attitude of doing ‘whatever it takes’
is a common theme among these campuses.”
GRAND CHAMPIONS!
The Bridgeland
High School drum
majors pose with
the marching band’s
awards it won October
13 th .
The Cypress
Ranch High School
marching band
placed first in
Enrollment Class V
and finished second
overall.
Bridgeland Band and Cy-Ranch Band Win At ‘Battle At The Berry
The Bridgeland High School marching band claimed the grand champion award at the fourth annual “Battle at the Berry,” which was held October 13 th
at Cy-Fair FCU Stadium. Hosted by the Cypress Ridge High School marching band, the Battle at the Berry featured 15 bands from across the Houston area
competing in five different classifications based on marching band enrollments. Bridgeland claimed first in its division (Enrollment Class IV) in addition
to winning the event’s grand champion award. The marching band finished ahead of runner-up Cypress Ranch High School and third-place Spring
High School. “The 2018 edition of the ‘Battle at the Berry’ was a great success for our local area marching bands,” said John Morrison, coordinator of
secondary music for CFISD. “Many of these groups are in the final stages of fine-tuning their productions for the upcoming UIL contest this Saturday, so
this event is perfectly timed for these schools to get a run of their show prior to the regional level of UIL competition.” Added Cypress Ridge High School
Director of Bands Armando Robledo: “We were very honored to have hosted the fourth annual ‘Battle at the Berry’ marching contest. All of the bands
performed exciting shows and we are extremely happy that the students and Cypress Ridge band boosters did a wonderful job of hosting this contest.”
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