COLLEGE & CAREER READY

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 11 – Stafford MSD Proud Month Kickoff (Competition

Gym) 4-5:30 p.m.

August 11 - Red & White Football Game, 5 p.m.

August 13 – August Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

August 15 – First Day of Classes for 2018-19 School Year

August 17 – Stafford Football Scrimmage vs. Porter

August 22 – Joint Budget Meeting @ Stafford Civic Center

August 23 – Stafford Football Scrimmage vs. Kinkaid

August 24 – Stafford Volleyball vs. Alief Hastings

August 24 – Stafford Cross Country Opener @ LaPorte

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM SMSD BOARD PRESIDENT CALDWELL

Stafford MSD Board President Christopher Caldwell wrote a letter

to the Stafford MSD Community, to confirm the District’s strong

commitment to Safety and Security. He said the District WILL

have School Resource Officers on campus in 2018-19 and

beyond.

Here is the link to the article:

http://www.staffordmsd.org/a_b_o_u_t_u_s/news/a_letter_fro

m_board_president_caldwell

STAFFORD PD’S GENEROSITYThe Stafford Police Department

has gone above and beyond all

expectations of community

engagement.

On Thursday night, Stafford PD --

including Chief Ramirez, Assistant

Chief Horn, School Resource

Officers and several other SPD

personnel -- distributed backpacks

and other school supplies, while

interacting with SMSD students

and families at Stafford

Elementary's Meet & Greet Event.

FIRST DAY OF 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR

WEDNESDAY,

AUGUST 15,

2018

SMSD/BEST BURGER EVENTStafford MSD and Best Burger are two

long-term staples of Stafford.

The two legends collaborated for an

event on Monday night. Trustees, staff,

students and families enjoyed

excellent food.

We were happy to give away free SMSD

T-Shirts, Car Flags, Wristbands and

more.

If you missed this event, we will have

those giveaways – plus buttons at

Saturday’s SMSD Proud Event.

CONVOCATION 2018Tuesday, August 7 was a great day for Stafford MSD.

All returning SMSD employees received a $200 Retention Incentive

Check, thanks to the support of the Stafford MSD Board and the

Stafford City Council.

The delicious luncheon was followed by excellent keynote speaker,

Dr. Adolph Brown, who shared his powerful message with the Faculty

& Staff.

DR. BOSTIC’S CONVOCATION PRESENTATION

SMSD WILL NOT REST UNTIL WE HAVE:

100 PERCENT OF THIRD GRADERS READING AT GRADE LEVEL.

...100 PERCENT OF EIGHTH GRADERS PASSING ALGEBRA I

100 PERCENT OF STUDENTS TAKING THE SAT/PSAT/ACT EXAMS BEFORE THEY BEGIN HIGH

SCHOOL.

100 PERCENT COLLEGE & CAREER READY, WITHOUT REMEDIATION.

HE ALSO UPDATED THE FACULTY & STAFF ON THE 2017 SMSD BOND -- THE LARGEST

INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN STAFFORD. THE NEW STAFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL

CAMPUS WILL OPEN DURING THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR.

DR. BOSTIC EMPHASIZED THAT THE SMSD ADMINISTRATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND

CITY COUNCIL ARE COMMITTED TO SCHOOL SAFETY & SECURITY -- THE DISTRICT'S TOP

PRIORITY.

#Keepinit100

PRESIDENT CALDWELL’S SPEECH

“Teachers aren’t in it for

the income. They’re in it

for the outcome.”Christopher Caldwell

Stafford MSD Board President

#Keepinit100

MEET & GREET NIGHT STAFFORD ELEMENTARY,

INTERMEDIATE AND MIDDLE

SCHOOL CAMPUSES HOSTED

“MEET & GREET” NIGHTS.

FAMILIES WAITED IN LONG LINES

OUTSIDE OF STAFFORD

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ON

THURSDAY IN ANTICIPATION OF

THURSDAY’S “MEET & GREET

NIGHT”

STAFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL IPADS

TUESDAY WAS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW

CHAPTER FOR SMSD AND THE MIDDLE

SCHOOL. IT’S THE BEGINNING OF BECOMING

AN APPLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL.

TEACHERS RECEIVED THEIR IPADS. MORE

THAN 90% OF THE TEACHERS ARE APPLE

CERTIFIED!!!!

CAM MONTGOMERY EXCELS AT RICE UNIVERSITY

Cam Montgomery, a 2017 Stafford High School graduate, credits his time

at SMSD with preparing him for Rice University.

"I believe Stafford prepared me academically for Rice," Montgomery said.

"It also prepared me athletically."...

Montgomery, a sophomore at Rice University, is studying Sport

Management with plans to add a Business minor.

"Rice is going to get the best out of you, on and off the field," Montgomery

said.

SWC HALL OF FAME SELECTS MICHEAUXCongratulations to Stafford High

Automotive Teacher Larry Micheaux!

Micheaux, a founding member of Phi

Slama Jama at the University of

Houston, was selected to be inducted

into the Southwest Conference (SWC)

Hall of Fame next month in Fort Worth.

Micheaux played in two NCAA Final

Fours, alongside Hakeem Olajuwon and

Clyde Drexler, for the UH Cougars before

playing in the NBA for the Kansas City

Kings, Milwaukee Bucks and the

hometown Houston Rockets a year

before they became ...Western

Conference Champions.

From 1985-94, Micheaux played

professional basketball in Italy and

Spain.

TEACHER OF THE YEAR LEASES NEW CAR

Stafford MSD 2017-18 District Teacher

of the Year was presented with a

complimentary summer vehicle lease

from Classic Chevrolet of Sugar Land.

Ray Aguilar of Classic promised Ms.

Bratcher a different vehicle for each

month of the lease, at her request.

Her vehicle for August?

...A Chevrolet Tahoe.

Congratulations, Ashley, and we look

forward to seeing you when classes

start on Aug. 15.

STAFFORD MSD PROUD BANNERS

As part of Stafford MSD

Proud Month, our

dedicated SMSD

Maintenance &

Operations Team posted

“Stafford MSD Proud”

Banners all around the

City of Stafford.

LOCAL COUPLE MAKES BACKPACK DONATION

Stafford MSD is grateful for the

generous donation of

backpacks and school supplies

from Ross & Grace Cahee -- two

former public education

administrators.

They donated a total of 150

backpacks -- each of them

stuffed with school supplies.

WELCOME MS. LANGE!On behalf of Stafford Elementary Principal Twyla Hynes and

her dedicated staff, we would like to welcome new Stafford

Elementary Assistant Principal Ciji Lange to the District!

Ms. Lange grew up in Waller County and taught at her alma

mater, Royal ISD, as well as Alief ISD.

She has two Master's Degrees from Prairie View A&M

University in Administration and Counseling, respectively.

..."I look forward to working with the students and the

teachers," Lange said. "I love that Stafford is close to

Houston, but is a small enough district to be so close-knit."

STAFFORD HIGH FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGEThe Stafford High Football Team began

practice on Monday, and they will have

the annual Red & White Scrimmage at

5 p.m. Saturday, August 11 at Spartan

Stadium.

Stafford will host Class 5A Porter in a

scrimmage on Friday, August 17.

JOYCE WILKINS PHOTOGRAPHY

AS PART OF STAFFORD MSD PROUD

MONTH, JOYCE WILKINS

PHOTOGRAPHY (A STAFFORD-BASED

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPANY) IS

OFFERING 50 PERCENT OFF TO SMSD

FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS FOR

THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

STAFFORD VOLLEYBALL

THE STAFFORD VOLLEYBALL

TEAM COMPETED WELL IN A 3-0

LOSS AT CLASS 5A LAMAR

CONSOLIDATED ON TUESDAY.

THE LADY SPARTANS WILL FACE

SEVERAL 6A & 5A OPPONENTS

BEFORE DISTRICT

COMPETITION STARTS ON

SEPTEMBER 7.

ELEMENTARY STUDENTS LEAD PLEDGES

Stafford Elementary

students led the Pledge of

Allegiance and the Texas

Pledge of Allegiance

before the SMSD Special

Called Board Meeting on

Thursday, August 2.

TURNER IS SECOND NATIONALLY

Stafford’s Dylon Turner finished second in

a national Golden Gloves Boxing

Tournament.

His first priority is academics. Turner is an

honor roll student who will start his first

day as a Stafford Middle School Seventh

Grader on Wednesday.

FREE BACK TO SCHOOL HAIRCUTS

Stafford MSD’s Community Partner,

The Ogle School, is offering

coupons for a free Back to School

Haircut. You can pick up the

coupons at The Ogle School, 12788

FOUNTAIN CIRCLE LAKE, in Stafford.

MARCO’S PIZZA PARTNERSHIP

Thank You to our community partner, Marco's

Pizza of Stafford. They have donated 48 gift cards

to Stafford MSD. In addition, as part of Stafford

MSD Proud Month (Aug. 1-31), Marco's Pizza of

Stafford will provide a 20 percent discount for all

students, teachers and staff.

On Thursday, Marco’s Pizza of Stafford owner

Dannish Daya, a former SMSD student, met with

Stafford Elementary and Stafford Intermediate

Principals as part of Stafford MSD Proud Month.

2017-18 SMSD ANNUAL REPORT

• READ ABOUT THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE

STAFFORD MSD 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR:

• HTTP://WWW.STAFFORDMSD.ORG/USERFILE

S/SERVERS/SERVER_895872/FILE/ABOUT/S

MSD2018ANNUALREPORT_REVISED%20PRO

OF%20071118.PDF

STAFFORD MSD RULES ROBOTICSThe Stafford High Robotics

Team has competed in the

World Championships each

of the past two years.

In the Greater Houston area,

it's safe to say that Stafford

Rules Robotics!

2018-19 SMSD SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST

For everyone out there looking to get a head start

on Back to School Shopping, here are the lists:

http://www.staffordmsd.org/cms/one.aspx?porta

lid=895956&pageid=12139543

BOND SALE = TAXPAYER $AVINGS• SMSD sold $52 Million worth of the $62

Million Bond on Feb. 28.

• The remaining $10 Million will be sold in

2019, in a bank qualified option plan, as

recommended by our financial advisors,

RBC Capital.

• RBC Capital recommended two sales

instead of one, lowering the cost from

$8.75 per month per $100,000 valuation

to $7.08 per month for taxpayers.

WE ARE HIRING!Contact Tera

Bressler,

tbressler@staffor

dmsd.org if you

are interested in

applying for a

position with

SMSD Child

Nutrition or SMSD

Transportation.

STAFFORD MSD IS STEM-FOCUSED• STAFFORD MSD IS ALREADY A LEADER IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,

ENGINEERING & MATH (STEM). THANKS TO THE 2017 BOND, WE ARE

ABOUT TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

• WE WILL BECOME THE ONLY CAMPUS IN FORT BEND COUNTY TO HAVE A

STEM MAGNET FOR GRADES 3-THROUGH-12.

• HERE IS THE VIDEO:

• HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YIHCLSVJUXW

VISIT OUR ARCHIVESDID YOU MISS A PREVIOUS COMMUNITY

UPDATE?

WE HAVE ARCHIVES OF COMMUNITY UPDATES

ON THE STAFFORD MSD WEBSITE.

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO FIND THEM:

HTTP://WWW.STAFFORDMSD.ORG/A_B_O_U_T_U

_S/COMMUNITY_UPDATES

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