Avalon Independent School District
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8/09/10 > Registration for 2010-2011
Registration for all students in grades PK-12
Tuesday, August 10 ~ 12 noon - 8 p.m.
Wednesday, August 11 ~ 12 noon - 8 p.m.
Thursday, August 12 ~ 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
High School building - Room 104

Parents/Guardians - please bring Social Security and Driver's License
to copy for your child's file.
5/10/10 > New Student Information for 2010-2011
Students entering Avalon ISD for the first time are asked to call for an appointment with the elementary principal, Mrs. Margret Day or the high school principal, Mr. Khris Marshall.

Please bring an updated transcript or the final report card from 2009-2010 showing all classes and final grades, TAKS scores (if applicable to grade level), birth certificate, social security card and updated immunization records.

Specific enrollment dates have been set for August 10 and 11 from 12-8 p.m. and August 12 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. for all current students and all new students to the district. Parents must accompany students to registration in order to fill out all required forms on site, including the new year lunch application.

Enrollment for students who live out of district and wanting to enroll in Avalon ISD is limited per grade levels. Please call 972-627-3251 for more information.
2/09/10 > NCLB Report Card for Avalon ISD available

The 2009 NCLB Report Card for Avalon ISD is available at the Texas Education Agency website for all students and parents to view. Click here to access their website address. A PDF version of this report is available at this link .

Contact the school if you have any questions concerning this report.
9/10/09 > Avalon ISD Launches FlashAlert Communication System
Parents and Staff
Avalon ISD

This year Avalon ISD has elected to use a program called FlashAlert for informing both faculty and parents about events that occur in the district. This will be especially useful for emergency communications such as early school closings, storm alerts, and other special events. Registration is REALLY simple. You can receive messages by cell phone and computer, but you must register by computer to receive your annual updates from the vendor and tests of the system.

Here is the process for registering:
(1) Log on to the internet and access www.flashalert.net.
(2) On the map, click on the Dallas/Ft. Worth button.
(3) On the list, click on Dallas/Ellis Co. Schools.
(4) On the list, click on Avalon ISD.
(5) Enter an e-mail address for your home computer (or the computer you choose) in the box.
(6) Make sure the box is checked in front of Emergency Alerts and click on the Subscribe button.
NOTE: Prior to clicking the Subscribe button, you may click on Follow our Flash alerts on Twitter to receive district information in that way also. Follow the direction online to add Avalon ISD to your Twitter account or to create a Twitter account using their directions. After you have created your Twitter account, return to this screen and start at Step #6).
(7) Re-enter your e-mail address and create a MEMORABLE password (there is password recovery should you forget it),
(8) Select Dallas/Ft. Worth/North Central TX from the first list and Dallas & Ellis Co Schools from the second list,
(9) Enter additional devices (computers or cell phones as directed).
(10) Click on the RED test message to send a test to your devices. You are now registered.

You will now begin receiving emergency or regular announcements from Avalon ISD by e-mail and cell phone texting. You must be able to receive text messages to get cell phone notifications. If you also added Avalon ISD to your Twitter account, you will receive these messages that way also.

Thank you for registering to help Avalon ISD keep its parents and staff more informed and up-to-date should emergencies occur.
*sample of what was sent today via Flashalert: “Friday is Grandparents Day at Avalon ISD. Students have invited their Grandparents to come to school and enjoy a hamburger lunch with them during their lunch time.”

Best regards,

David Del Bosque
Superintendent
7/31/09 > Avalon ISD Earns Recognized Rating from TEA for 4th Year in a Row!

The Texas Education Agency released offifical accountability rating Friday, July 31 and Avalon ISD is, once again, designated as a "Recognized" school district for 2009 from all tests taken last school year and an evaluation of all subgroups. Avalon ISD was also rated as a "Recognized" district for 2006, 2007 and 2008.

"We are very pleased with this year's results and commend all of our students and staff for the continuous success they have achieved. Our "Recognized" status has become a source of great pride for the entire school community and the community of Avalon. Through the TPM results, we can see how very close we are to reaching our ultimate goal for the rating as an "Exemplary" school district," stated Superintendent David Del Bosque. The new Texas Projection Measurement, used this year for the first time, indicated that Avalon ISD attained 14 Exemplary indicators and one Recognized indicator in a subgroup. To achieve the exemplary status, all measures must be at the exemplary status at 90%. The lone subgroup was two scores short of Exemplary.

Avalon overall district TAKS results, without TPM, for grades three through eleven were: Reading/ELA - 95%; Writing - 89%; Mathematics - 86%; Social Studies - 91%; and Science - 85%.

 

Del Bosque continued, "As we begin this new school year, we bring high expectations and renewed enthusiasm and high hopes into each classroom. As a staff, we set a common goal for all of our students and that is to bring to them the highest level of instruction and to draw from them their innate enthusiasm to learn and discover. It is always our goal to encourage that enthusiasm and self-discovery as we prepare them for each new stage of their educational experiences."
10/23/08 > Avalon Earns Gold Acknowledgments
Avalon Independent School District officials announced that the district has received Gold Performance Acknowledgements from the Texas Education Agency. The Gold Performance Acknowledgment (GPA) system acknowledges districts and campuses for high performance on indicators other than those used to determine accountability ratings. Of the 12 eligible categories, Avalon ISD earned the Gold Performance honor in five of them. Those five included:

- Advanced Courses/Dual Enrollment Completion (06-07 - the number of students earning credit for Advanced/Dual Credit courses);

- Attendance Rate (06-07) - 96.5;

- RHSP/DAP (Class of 2007) - 94% of students receiving the Recommended High School diploma or the Distinguished Achievement diploma;

- Commended Mathematics (TAKS) - 25% or higher of students overall and in all subgroups; and

- Commended Writing (TAKS) - 25% or higher of students overall and in all subgroups.

Avalon ISD is rated as a "Recognized" district for the third year consecutive year. Superintendent David Del Bosque congratulated all of the teachers and staff and the student body for continuing to achieve at such a high level and on how their efforts continue to bring the school district great honors. "We are very proud of them! The community and our parents see the excellence that occurs at Avalon ISD and honors such as these only confirm it."