Skyline High School Early College - Issue No. 3 - October 2023 - Newsletter

Sep 26, 2026

October 2023 Skyline Early College newsletter shares updates for students, parents, and staff as the school closes Hispanic Heritage Month and strengthens support for academic success. It highlights advisor-based weekly follow-ups, progress monitoring expectations, and safety and classroom duty reminders. The issue emphasizes TSIA ramp-up for juniors and sophomores, including Accuplacer practice resources, Friday TSIA boot camps beginning November 4, and outlined testing goals by grade level, alongside coordinator and event announcements.

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Issue No. 3 | October, 2023

Hispanic Heritage Month Recap

Helping Students Succeed

Principal's Playbook and Safety Systems

College Facilitating and Progress Monitoring

Classroom Expectations and Self-Care Tips

Aggressive Monitoring and Safety Tips

Upcoming Events

Monthly Highlights: TSIA Ramp-up Initiative

Announcements and Action Plan

Coach's Call and Reminders

Coordinator's Corner

Skyline High School Early College | | Issue No. 3 | October, 2023 | | | --- | --- | --- | As we closed down Hispanic Heritage Month, students at Skyline Early College walk down the corridors at Skyline ECHS observing their peers' visual creations to celebrate HIspanic Culture in the United States represented by many peoples with roots in Spanish Speaking Countries. Helping students succeed! When it comes to student's success, all hands should be on deck!. This past month, the Dallas ISD Postsecondary Partnerships & Programs Department held C IF (Common Instructional Framework) training for Early College Teachers, a core component in Early College schools design. All ECHS students have an Advisor to talk to for celebrating weekly successes in their college courses, or to talk about strategies to complete weekly lessons and assignments. Parent/Guardian are encouraged to support Advisors by asking their students often for updates on their college courses' grades. Principal's Playbook: Ms. Johnson Shout out to those that have been present in the hallways every period. Shout out to those who have been visible and vigilant. It is needed for all of our safety and systems that are put in place. If you are not on board yet, hop on the train this week! Thanks to Ms. Anthony and Mr. Phillips for holding the first TSIA boot camp for the year. College Facilitating Progress monitoring has been goint great formost of us! Kuddos to you all for supporting our scholars. Please don't wait until late in the week to check. This should be progressive th rougout the week. . Classroom Expectations Please use your planning periods for preparation and when you have DUTY, please report to duty. You are required to have a 45 minute planning time per instructional day or a total of 450 minutes in 2 weeks. You all have roughly 675 minutes per week, so please use that time wisely. The rest of the time for duty and PLC, please comply. Self care tips Walk a Local Trail Find a new playlist Write or Doodle in a Journal Aggressive monitoring Rosters should be complete and you should have as you walk around the room and give feedback to students. Safety tips Please check the following daily: Every student should have ID badge visible. Every ECHS should have a collegiate shirt on and be in dress code. ECHSthe loop... UPCOMING EVENTS Parent University 11/9/23 8-week term 2 begins 10/17/23 Senior Symposium 4 year University visits TBA MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS TSIA Ramp-up Initiative Parents, did you know the Texas Success Initiative Assessment is a crucial component of the Early College Program? The purpose of the Texas Success Initiative (TSIA) program is to guide Texas public institutions of higher education in determining whether entering, non-exempt students are ready for entry-level college coursework in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics.. Skyline Early College students will have several opportunities to review and practice for these important exams during Advisory periods and TSIA Boot Camps every Friday starting on November 4th. Please encourage your student to be present and to study/ practice on their own as much as possible. [Accuplacer.org](Accuplacer.org) is an excellent resource for practice tests. | | | --- | | ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are ramping up TSIA testing for juniors and Sophomores that have not passed ELAR and/or Math.
Skyline ECHS Goals
9th graders: will be tested by Dec. 16th for ELAR ( English Reading/Writing) only
10th graders:will be tested at least once by Dec. 16th for ELAR and MATH
11th graders: 90% TESTED and minimum 50% passed TSI or met through waiver exemptions.
12th graders: 100% tested with minimum of 85% passed TSI or met through waiver or exemption
Let's get it! | COACH'S CALL... Mr. STEWART'S REMINDERS Parents please encourage your students to remain engaged during the duration of their classes. Our Teacher have Bell to be

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) for Early College students?

The purpose of the TSIA program is to help Texas public higher education institutions determine whether non-exempt entering students are ready for entry-level college coursework in reading, writing, and mathematics.

When do TSIA Boot Camps and practice activities start?

TSIA Boot Camps begin every Friday starting November 4. During Advisory periods, students are expected to log in and practice on Accuplacer for 20 minutes while teachers complete progress monitoring.

What testing goals are listed for each grade level?

The newsletter states 9th graders will be tested by Dec. 16 for ELAR only; 10th graders will be tested at least once by Dec. 16 for ELAR and math; 11th graders target 90% tested with at least 50% passed or met through waiver/exemptions; 12th graders target 100% tested with at least 85% passed or met through waiver or exemption.

Sep 26, 2026

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