BISD is rated overall Recognized for Community and Student Engagement*

Canales is an overall Exemplary Campus

under House Bill 5 Community and Student Engagement

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* House Bill 5, Section 46; Texas Education Code Section 39.0545

Fine Arts Program rated ExemplaryCanales Elementary is rated Exemplary in

Fine Arts due to the various events that

our students have participated in. Our

campus drumline was video taped and

showcased by KBSD. The drumline also

participated in the Veterans Parade. The

Canales Conjunto is made up of 5th,4th and

3rd grade students . The Conjunto has

been featured at Vermillion Restaurant,

Charro Days Parade and in the

Brownsville Herald. The Conjunto was

accompanied by the Canales drill team.

Students at Canales learned to paint their

faces as an art inititative.

Canales Drumline and Conjunto

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Wellness and Physical Education Programs rated ExemplaryCanales Elementary is rated

Exemplary in the Wellness and

Physical Education Program.

Canales students and parents

participated in Zumbathons that

were organized by our Drill

Team sponsors. Students and

parents enjoyed hours of music

and physical activity. The

Zumbathon was part of Parent

meetings Por tu Salud program.

At Canales we want to make

sure that our students stay

active and healthy.

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Zumbathons

Community and Parental Involvement rated RecognizedCanales Elementary is rated

Recognized in the Community

and Parental Involvement area.

Parents gathered in the parent

center on a weekly basis.

Meetings included presenters

who presented on different

topics such as dyslexia, TLI

strategies, Healthy eating and

more. Parental involvement at

Canales Elementary

encourages parents to attend

these meetings to socialize and

support each other.

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Parent sessions

21st Century Workforce Development rated RecognizedCanales elementary is rated

Recognized in the 21st Century

Workforce Development area. This

school year our campus encouraged

students to begin thinking about their

future and college. Our campus hosted

a career fair where students were able

to see Brownsville firefighters,

Cameron County Sheriff deputies,

State troopers and other agencies. To

motivate student success in the

STAAR test our campus had a STAAR

rally in which the drumline performed.

Teachers performed a motivating skit

for students and speakers encouraged

students through speeches.

Careers and College Readiness

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Second Language Acquisition Program rated Exemplary

Canales Elementary is rated Exemplary in Second Language Acquisition. Students at Canales Elementary celebrate Thanksgiving by reading pilgrim passages and acting them out. Our students practice their sentence writing skills in groups of four. Working in groups encourages cooperation and peer learning.

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Digital Learning Environment rated Recognized

Canales Elementary is rated

Recognized in Digital Learning.

Students at Canales enjoy

working with technology.

Students use calculators to

figure out Math problems.

Different student needs are met

through Reading Software. This

software reads the story to

students as they follow along.

Students are encouraged to

explore the Campus website to

see the different resources

available for parents and

teachers.

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Dropout Prevention Strategies rated ExemplaryCanales Elementary is rated

Exemplary in Dropout Prevention

Strategies. Our Canales students

participate in afterschool Science

tutorials. Afterschool tutorials

allowed students to work on

hands on projects. Students also

participated in Saturday

academies where they were able

to work in small groups with

manipulatives. Our campus

encouraged and supported the

Math Software Think Thru Math

and students would participate in

this extra tutorial in the mornings.

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Gifted and Talented Program rated RecognizedCanales Elementary is rated Recognized in the Gifted and Talented program. Our students competed in the district Destination Imagination. Canales Destination Imagination students participated in a Day at Palo Alto battle field. Canales students also competed in several chess tournaments across the district.

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