S.A.G.E. Students Build & Program Robots

Fourth grade students attending the Summer Academy For Gifted Education (S.A.G.E.) are learning robotics and computer programming with the use of LEGO MindStorms software. The students then journal data in preparation for 5th grade science next school year. Very cool!

Did you know? METSA Student Wins Pre-Calculus second annual E2 Brainiacs Mathematics Competition

METSA freshman Takahiro Yoshimoto won first place in pre-calculus at the second annual E2 Brainiacs Mathematics Competition at the University of Texas at Dallas.  Congratulations Takahiro. Read more about the competition here...

Check out our "Did You Know?" Tweet Series

Follow @cfbisd to see our "Did You Know?" Tweet series.
New posts like these will appear throughout the summer.  Learn interesting tidbits about students, alumni, teachers and more as the "Did You Know?" series continues.

• Did you know? C-FB has been named one of the top 100 districts for music education in the country 5 times. Excellent! http://ow.ly/5mcbs
  

• Did you know? Nine recent C-FB graduates received appointments to a US military academy. Thank you for your service to our country!

• Did you know? C-FB had 1,732 graduates this year that earned over 27 million dollars in scholarships! That is awesome!

• Did you know? METSA is a demonstration site for the New Tech Network. The academy provides tours and models stellar #STEM teaching. Wow!

• Did you know? METSA at RLT welcomed over 500 visitors last year observing the stellar #STEM teaching at the Academy.http://ow.ly/5mMP9

• Did you know? Jason Maxiell, NBA Detriot Pistons player, graduated from Newman Smith. Go Trojans! http://ow.ly/5oAxK

Follow @cfbisd to see our "Did You Know?" Tweet series. 

Back to School Information

Need Back-to-School information?
Looking for calendars, school supply lists, immunization requirements, or schedule pick-up dates?
Well, visit www.cfbisd.edu/back for all your Back-to-School needs.

Creekview Graduate Wins International Jewelry Competition

C-FB Students Place at National Debate Tournament

Professional Jump Roper Shares His Love of Fitness with Students

On June 15, students in Exploration Academy and S.A.G.E. saw a presentation by professional jump roper and certified personal trainer, Wllie Amos. Amos has been jumping rope for over 21 years and is a National and World Jump Rope Champion. He started a company, Jumpin' Rope Industries, to help young people excel at the activity. Amos encouraged the students to work out and exercise by demonstrating jumps and difficult maneuvers.

Students experiment, cook, compute and create at Exploration Academy

C-FB Community Welcomes Marine, NSHS Grad, Home

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June 2 School Board Meeting Video

June 2 School Board Meeting Photos

School Board Approves New Start Times

For the 2011-2012 school year, the C-FB ISD schools will have new schedules. The schedules for the schools are as follows:

· Elementary School: 7:40 a.m. to 2:55 p.m.

· High School: 8:20 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.

· Middle School: 9:00 to 4:15 p.m.

Office hours for other district facilities such as the Administration Building, the Community Learning Complex (CLC), and the Technology Learning Center (TLC) will be 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Have a Safe Summer

We wish all our students and staff a safe and relaxing summer.  We will see you back at school on August 22, 2011.

Check out our Back to School Information on the district's website including the 2011-2012 School Calendar.

District Honors MVP Staff Members

Congratulations to this year's honored Making the Vision Possible (MVP) staff members. While our teachers are the heart of the district, the backbone is a group classified as full-time auxiliary, paraprofessional, and non-campus-based support professional team members. The MVP award recognizes these employees for helping “Make the Vision Possible” … they support our classroom teachers so our students can achieve to the highest level possible. Employees were nominated by fellow employees for exhibiting leadership, innovation, service, cooperation, and teamwork. 

The following employees were nominated for MVP and received a token of our appreciation.  

Kenny	Brackett	Technology
Cathy	Bulthuis	Blair Elementary
Shashawn	Campbell	Educational Services  - Math Department
Janice	Caperton	Payroll
Rachelle	Casey	Payroll
Lavy	Chhay	Polk Middle School
Leta	Clarke	Student, Family, and Community Services
Eric	Coker	Technology
Sally	Cramer	Technology
Vickie	Edwards	McKamy Elementary
Tina	Flatt	Advanced Academic Services
Laura	Flores	Perry Middle School
Shelley	Gammon	Public Information
Misty	Grimm	Warehouse
Daniel	Herndon	Technology
Laura	Kehoe	Tom Landry Elementary
Kim	Kockritz	Technology
Cindy	Liquori	Polk Middle School
Tammy	Longoria	McKamy Elementary
Rosie	Mendez	Strickland Intermediate
Mary	Mendoza	Student, Family, and Community Services
Paula	Morrow	Administration Building
Betu	Nguyen	Annie H. Rainwater Elementary
Pam	Pena	Public Information
Carolina	Rios	Central Elementary
Antonio	Rodriguez	Administration Building
Pam	Rogers	DeWitt Perry Middle School
Rosie	Salinas	Central Elementary
Roxanne	Schrag	McCoy Elementary
Lynn	Scifo	Educational Services
Sharon	Scrivner	Superintendent's Office
Esmer	Sepulveda	Farmers Branch Elementary
Candice	Smith	Superintendent's Office
Kim	Song	Central Elementary
Jill	Speckert	Educational Services - Math Department
Gayle	Thompson	Superintendent's Office
Maria	Varela	McKamy Elementary
Lori	Wallace	Farmers Branch Elementary
Monica	Weese	Educational Services - Math Department
Angela	Whitehead	Educational Services - Math Department
Paul	Wilson	Strickland Intermediate

Ten of these MVP recipients will be randomly selected and honored at the August School Board Meeting.  Be watching for photos from that celebration.