Thank you for checking out the Content Mastery website!
Our room is open the entire day from 7:45 AM to 3:45 PM. (We are closed for lunch.) Our room is 313, located upstairs near the bathrooms in the 300 hallway.
The CM staff includes Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Griffin and Mrs. Eveslage. We also work closely with the 3 helping teachers, Mrs. Meredith, Mr. Panek, and Mrs. Mattson. These wonderful people work in the classroom with the CM students.
STIMULUS FUNDS SURVEY FOR PARENTS- DUE JUNE 7TH
Carroll ISD is receiving "Stimulus Funds" under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to be used to enhance services and programs for students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Specifically, the funds must be used to provide additional support for students who have an ARD Committee and an IEP/Accommodation Plan. This could include students who receive speech-only services and/or are in content mastery, resource, and life skills programs, among others. Students with 504 Plans are not included in this particular group, under ARRA and Texas guidelines.
If you have a child (or children) who meet the above criterion, we would like your input in the development of a Needs List. CISD staff members are also being asked to respond to the survey. Dr. Friar, the Executive Director for Special Programs, has convened an advisory committee which will review and prioritize all of the input provided and submit the list to the administration for consideration.
In order to access the survey, please see the link in the Useful Links section at the very bottom of this page. The deadline for you to access the survey is June 7, 2009. We ask that you only submit one survey per family.
SPECIALNEEDSNEIGHBORHOOD.COM
Looking for resources for your special needs child? This is a website that allows everyone to share their resources, post events, ask questions of others, and blog! It is just getting started in the DFW area, but it looks like a fantastic place to share your knowledge and gain knowledge from other parents. See the link below in Useful Links.
ONLINE GRAPHING CALCULATOR
There is a link below to a free online graphing calculator. Most kids need the real thing and have the real thing. But in a pinch, this may be helpful to have saved in your favorites. See the Useful Links at the bottom of the page.
AUDIOBOOKS ONLINE
There is a link at the bottom of this page to a website that has digital recordings of novels, etc. that are public domain. These books or individual chapters can be downloaded and put on an ipod or mp3 player too. Some of the ones our English classes are reading are Scarlet Letter, Red Badge of Courage, Frankenstein, Huck Finn, Beowulf, The Awakening, Gulliver's Travels, and Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
FREE SOFTWARE FOR READPLEASE.COM
This is a free software program that never expires! It will read with computer generated voices anything that can be copied and pasted into a new file. The voices are pretty good and the speed and font size can be adjusted. There is a very reasonably priced upgraded version that you can download and use free for 30 days without entering any credit card information. It opens up to a full screen (the free version does not expand to a full screen)and has some other additional features. HINT: Copy and paste from Sparknotes.com. Also some Sparknotes have the full text if they are older than 75 years. You can find the full text after choosing a chapter. The link for the full text is at the top of the chapters screens.
See the link for Readplease.com at the bottom of this page to try it out.
ALGEBRA II HELP!!
There is a website that goes with the new Algebra II textbook that you need to check out! It has LOTS of great help that correlates with the textbook that is being used this year. You can view tutorials with sound, take practice quizzes and tests and get feedback on your answers. The link is found at the bottom of this page under "Algebra II Textbook Website".
ACCEPTING DONATIONS
Content Mastery is accepting copies of novels you no longer need or want from last year(those required by junior and senior English teachers). We can use some extra copies to use here in the room or to loan out for a class period. These can dropped off in room 313 or in Jennifer Baker's mailbox. Any donations are greatly appreciated!
FAMILY ACCESS
Parents can access their child's grades online (9th-12th grades) beginning with the 2nd 6 weeks. To get signed up for Family Access, pick up the information in the main office. This will give you directions on accessing the site and your login and password.
BOOKS ON TAPE
Students needing books on tape can check them out in CM, room 313. Please come in as soon as possible to let Mrs. Baker know what you will need this semester. Some titles may have to be ordered if we do not have them already.
SPECIAL EDUCATION NEWS ARTICLES
Parents interested in receiving email newsletters from Council for Exceptional Children may sign up at http://www.smartbrief.com/cec/
After signing up, you will receive emails with brief summaries and links to articles in newspapers and magazines from all over the U.S. This is a free newsletter and most links to articles are also free.
ONLINE REVIEW FOR TAKS
This website has tutorials and practice tests for all 4 subject areas. Check it out!
http://www.track.uttelecampus.org/(see link below)
PRACTICE TAKS TESTS AVAILABLE
Go to: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/taks/index.html to find released TAKS tests to practice with. (See link below) Answer keys are also available. If the
ELA essay is an area your student needs to improve, check out the link to the "Scoring Guide". It gives examples of essays that score a 1, 2, 3, or 4 and explains why they are scored that way.
TEACHER WEBSITES
You can find links to the teachers' websites on the district website. Click on "Faculty", then "Carroll Senior High" and look next to the teacher's name.
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