Primary Purpose:
Develop, market and coordinate new revenue-producing programs for the district.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Develop and execute marketing plans and programs.
• Coordinate fee-based pre-school, after-school care, summer enrichment and community-based visual arts program.
• Initiate and develop new revenue sources for the District.
• Deliver presentations designed to build community interest and participation in the external revenue enhancement opportunities of the District.

Qualifications:

• Prior experience in marketing, sales and/or program development
• Prior experience in fund-raising
• Knowledge of, interst in, and advocacy for children and learners of all ages. Prior teaching experience preferred but not required.
• Organizational skills, including strong detail orientation

Employment:

Negotiable base salary, plus commission based upon new revenue generated.

December 2002 

GRANT FUNDS AWARDED TO GCISD TEACHERS
Funds for 15 Grapevine-Colleyville ISD projects, totaling $ 28,186, were
awarded on Thursday, Dec. 5, when the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Education
Foundation prize patrol visited 11 campuses. In an atmosphere of
excitement with balloons and oversized checks, teachers were surprised in
their classrooms and proclaimed winners. The complete list of grant
recipients is as follows:

Jackie Weilmuenster, All middle schools and Grapevine High, $2,500 for
Increasing Student Achievement in Mathematics through Geometer's Sketchpad
This grant will fund purchase of Geometer's Sketchpad, a dynamic,
interactive software program that allows students to test conjectures,
reason inductively, and draw conclusions as they study geometry. The
upgraded version also integrates algebraic concepts with the geometric
modeling, making it a powerful tool in preparing students for the
mathematics portion of the TAKS tests. Teachers will gain greater insight
and confidence in using the virtual constructions as they are trained and
collaborate in creating units of study for their classes.

April DiCarlo, Danna Boren, Sheri Thompson, Lori Jackson, Sarah Kassen,
Deborah Highfill, and Rebecca Johnson, Silver Lake Elementary, $2,500 for
Silver Lake Science Lab
This grant will allow teachers at Silver Lake Elementary to transform the
science room into a true hands-on science laboratory, which will enable
each grade level to successfully and safely perform the labs in the
science curriculum.

M.K. Smith, Heritage Elementary, Lynne Foley, Glenhope Elementary, and
Julie Walker, Grapevine Elementary, $1,183 for Eggs, Eggs Everywhere
As part of the science curriculum for science, kindergarten students
identify animals that are oviparous. This grant will provide funds for
plastic eggs and small animal models, which will allow students to move
from looking at pictures to handling models, which will provide them with
a better understanding.

Judy Lowery, Reading Specialist, Tom Madden, English as a Second Language
teacher, Karen Miller, Special  Services, Grapevine Middle School,  $913
for Manipulatives for Varied Practice in Reading, Spelling and Writing
Students need varied and engaging practice with concepts of language
structure, and manipulatives can provide alternatives for practice. This
grant will provide a classroom-ready library of concepts of language
manipulatives for all students at Grapevine Middle School.

Cheryl Hein Walters, Heritage Elementary, $820 for Music Memory Kit
This grant will provide for each GCISD elementary school a Music Memory
kit of music lesson plans, listening maps, tests and compact discs that
teach challenging classical music pieces.  This will further excellence,
coordinate the district music program and offer a valuable assessment
resource for elementary music teachers.

Connie Williams, Sue Cooper, Kim Ray and Hollie Finley, GCISD second
grade, $1,648 for Butterflies, Silkworms and the Observations of
Metamorphosis
This grant will provide one butterfly habitat to each second grade
classroom, so students can observe the metamorphic changes in the life
cycle of the butterfly as they occur.  The science curriculum in
second-grade includes the life cycles of butterflies and mealworms. What
an exciting experience to watch a butterfly emerge out of its chrysalis or
to watch a caterpillar spin its cocoon!

Sheila Shimmick, Robyn Fletcher, Janie Harer and Mary Anne Stevens,
Heritage Elementary, $2,500 for  Science Inquiry Lab
This grant will provide funds to establish a science lab for all students
and teachers at Heritage Elementary. This will allow our students the
opportunity to participate in lab investigations in an authentic lab
setting, which will enhance their inquiry and investigative skills.

Cindy Miller, Bear Creek Elementary, $375 for Backpacking to Literacy
ESL students need to continually build English vocabulary.  Backpacking
to Literacy will provide the materials for English as a Second Language
students to spend more time reading at home.  It will also build a link
between phonological awareness (hearing) and print awareness (seeing),
which is an important step in the reading process for beginning readers.
Beginning readers who reread books regularly become better readers.  It is
critical to extend the practice of effective reading strategies taught at
school to the home.

Nicole Miller, Laura Feemster, Patti Harness, Melany Moss, Janelle Specht,
Keari Tate, Timberline Elementary, $647 for  "Lights, Camera, Action!"
Literacy Theme Packets
This grant will enhance literacy, vocabulary, and oral language through
unique literature theme packs, which include 24 fiction titles along with
all of the props and materials the class would need for a dramatization of
each story.  These theme packs would increase the oral language
opportunities for all children in Kindergarten and provide the necessary
language extensions for our increasing ESL and economically disadvantaged
population.

John Doughney, Administration, $5,000 for Gaining Access to Student
Achievement through Acces Software
This grant will fund software that will allow GCISD to assess student
performance data in a timely manner, allowing for improved instructional
decisions to be made for students. The Acces Test Generating Engine can
also be used to support modifications for the special education students
who, by law, must be assessed along with the rest of the students.
Every teacher in the district will have access to the test generator for
formative classroom assessments as well as district-wide assessments.
When coupled with our current ADMcrt program, which allows us to
disaggregate and analyze student assessment data, teachers will be on the
cutting edge of targeting and addressing the instructional needs of our
students through technology. 

Deanna Terry, John McKay and Adam Bartells, Colleyville Heritage High
School,  $2,200 to Replace Physics Equipment with New Updated Equipment
This grant will equip the CHHS physics labs with state of the art data
collection and analysis equipment.  This will better prepare our students
for higher level math and science courses and for technology careers.

Susan Green and the Colleyville Middle School Math Dept., $2,400 for  Math
for Me
This grant will purchase a site license for a comprehensive computer
assisted interactive learning program, Understanding Mathematics. This
will allow middle school math teachers to provide maximum learning
opportunities for all students. 

Tina Dittrich, Melissa Johnson, and Kari Davis, Timberline Elementary,
$2,500 for Science Inquiry
This grant will provide additional supplies and materials for Scientific
Inquiry based programs. It will allow every student at Timberline
Elementary the opportunity to conduct scientific exploration, which will
encourage students to use higher level questioning and critical thinking
skills.

Brenda Burmeister, Silver Lake Elementary, $2,000 for Proud To Be An
American
This grant will fund the Proud To Be An American program, which will get
children excited about American history through storytelling, encourage
them to read independently for more information, provide them with
readable American history books, and inject American history and
patriotism into the curriculum at all levels.

Debra Lewis, Melissa Smilie, Linda McWherter, Charlotte Sullivan, Jana
Schultz, Grapevine Elementary, $1,000 for  Mathland  Manipulatives
Second-graders are having fun learning math concepts using our Mathland
lessons, and this grant will purchase the math manipulative kits to go
with the program.

All GCISD teachers were eligible to apply for the grant money and 37
detailed applications totaling $116,335 were submitted for consideration.
The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Education Foundation was created to support
the educational programs of the GCISD. The Foundation provides funds
beyond the normal operating budget for educational programs and activities
for students and staff. Foundation funds are used to facilitate student
achievement and skill development, recognize and encourage staff
excellence and expand community involvement from individuals, businesses
and civic organizations.
The Foundation is a non-profit, tax-exempt public corporation.
Tax-deductible contributions may be made payable to the GCISD Education
Foundation and sent to: P.O. Box 292, Grapevine, TX 76099.

Summary of Board of Trustees November 18 meeting

BOARD ACTIONS
The board took the following actions.

• Postponed approval of the Financial Audit Report for the 10 months ending June 30, 2002, until a final audit is submitted. A draft version of the report was presented as information. The Board is expected to take action on the audit report on Dec. 9.
• Adopted the 2002-2007 GCISD Long Range Plan. The plan has been completed after an eight-month process that has included community members, staff, parents and administrators. The Plan will be incorporated into the budget. The cost of the Plan in year one is $562,336, in year two, $1,174,832, in year three $1,164,832, in year four $1,104,000, and in year five $1,104,000. This does not include the cost associated with goals 14 and 15. The Long Range Plan will be posted on the district website for review.
• Approved payment to Vestal Loftis/Kalista Architect Firm in the amount of $226,294.35 for services performed that exceeded the scope of work as described in the original contract and exhibits.
• Approved the 2002-2003 membership dues to the Texas School Coalition in the amount of $8,500.
• Approved the method of Competitive Sealed Proposals as being the method that will be used to acquire services and provide the "best value" to the District for the demolition project of the Grapevine High School Field House.
• Approved the October Construction Report.
• Approved the November Betterment Report. Betterment funds are used for ongoing construction projects.
• Approved the October Month-End Tax Collection Report.
• Accepted the Quarterly Investment Report for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2002.
• Approved budget amendments.
• Approved the October Financial Report.
• Approved the Financial Statements for the month ending Oct. 31, 2002.
• Approved the following reports to the Board: determining the ratio of the number of students per coach in Athletics.
• Approved the minutes for the Oct. 28, 2002, Board meeting.
• Approved and awarded the proposal to Courts-N-Stuff offering the overall best value to resurface the District's 26 tennis courts in the amount of $53,442.
• Approved the Board Charge and Parameters to help guide the 2004-2005 calendar committee in establishing a GCISD instructional calendar.
• Postponed approval the updated 2002-2003 Board Operating Procedures. The document will be brought back for possible action at the Dec. 9, 2002, meeting.
• Approved the expenditure of $500 for materials to install two additional electrical outlets at Grapevine High School, and to amend the 1998 bond program as follows: move $500 from the undesignated general contingency to GHS construction.

INFORMATION

• Presented as information Board Policy Update 68 from the Texas Association of School Boards. No action is necessary, other than Board review, prior to TASB's incorporation of these legal policies into the policy manual of the District.
• Reviewed proposed local policies prior to first reading at the next regularly scheduled meeting, with the exception of the recommended GKD (Local), for which a localized version is in process.
• Discussed the possible revision of Policy DEB (Local), which discussed fringe benefits extended to District employees.
• Information was presented on Policy EC (Local), which provides wording that provides a daily opportunity for students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Information was presented on Policy FL (Local), which clarifies student information.
• Information was presented about a proposed plan for implementing a Limited Open Enrollment Option for GCISD.
• Information was presented about a Letter of Credit-Collateral. A change in the law in 2001 allows districts to utilize a letter of credit to collateralize bank deposits in excess of funds insured under FDIC.

RECOGNITION
Grapevine Middle School six graders Taylor Cooper, Alison Hessling, Ryan Guthrie, Matt Simonson, Courtney Kitten, Margaret Graf and Jessica Crilley led the Pledge of Allegiance and Texas Pledge and made a brief presentation about the history of the flag. Students performed the Star-Spangled Banner, and then trustees each received a special poem signed by students.

Tara Tate, assistant debate coach at Colleyville Heritage High School, was recognized for receiving the national recognition for the St. Mark's Acolyte Award for Outstanding National Assistant Debate Coach for 2002-2003. The award is given to the assistant debate coach voted best in the nation by previous Acolytes.

BOARD PREVIEW
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, 2002.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD 2002-2007 Long Range Plan
Planning for the future is an intensive exercise undertaken by only the most courageous businesses and institutions to provide reflection, evaluation, and determination. In forecasting, all elements of what is yet to come cannot always be anticipated. However, a clearly articulated and communicated Long Range Plan and Vision serves as an invaluable roadmap that charts the course for continued district achievement.

During the 2001-2002 school year, the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Board of Trustees unanimously adopted goals that included a first for the district - the establishment of a district Long Range Plan. The process was begun through assessment and feedback gained from a comprehensive Curriculum Management Audit, followed by a Community Survey. A broad-based Long Range Planning Committee was then created to begin the daunting task of planning for our future. The volunteer committee comprised of parents, patrons, teachers, administrators, staff, and trustees eagerly went to work. Countless hours of research and discussion across several months resulted in a comprehensive document.

The Board then faced the challenge of reviewing and refining the exciting ideas and recommendations into a five-year plan that was achievable, financially affordable, and forward thinking. Trustees met with the Administrative team to discuss the Plan at three different study sessions. The resulting plan was unanimously approved and adopted by the Board of Trustees on November 18, 2002.

As lengthy as the process was to develop the 2002-2007 Long Range Plan, the document is only the first stage. Implementation is the performance essential for moving Grapevine-Colleyville ISD forward in identified areas of student learning, community involvement and organizational capacity. Plan assessment will include an Annual Performance/Progress Report to the Board. And, as the world around us changes, the Long Range Plan will be adaptable as well. This document will be reviewed/revised each year as appropriate.

Establishing the Plan involved hundreds of interested and involved members of the GCISD community. Achieving success will take us all: our parents, our teachers and staff, our trustees, our patrons, and our students. Download an Adobe Acrobat version of the plan or call 817/251-5504 to have a copy faxed to you.

Habitat for Humanity project on a roll
Ideas keep rolling in and so does the money collected for the district's Habitat for Humanity project. Many schools and departments have jumped into the spirit of giving with their own "fund" projects. To date, the Habitat acccount has over $14,077, with $45,000 needed, so any end of year donations would be greatly appreciated!

Here's what some of you have been doing:

• Grapevine Elementary School students created art of Habitat for Humanity houses, then Campus Technologist Amy Phillips and Assistant Principal Deonna Courtney put the students' art on a CD. Copies of the CD are available for $5, with all proceeds going to the district's Habitat project.
  • Contact Deonna Courtney to purchase a CD.
  • Preview a portion of the CD (you will need Microsoft Power Point and may download it free now if you don't have it)
• Grapevine Middle and Cross Timbers Middle co-sponsored a community basketball game between firefighters and policemen from Colleyville and Grapevine, and the 8th grade basketball teams from GMS and CTMS. Proceeds were donated to Habitat and all canned food collected went to GRACE.
• Heritage Elementary is building a special house in the halls of the school. Each time staff and students raise $500, a piece is added to the paper house. Currently their house has a foundation, walls and a roof and they've collected over $1,500. When $2,500 is collected, the house will be complete.
• Dove Elementary students and staff are busy with several fund-raising ideas:
  • Student council members are making pillows and selling them on Wednesdays and Fridays.
  • Staff members have brought in their baby photos for a "Guess the Baby" contest. Student Council sells guesses for $.50 each.
  • Dove students can pay $1 to "Walk with the Principal" around the school grounds. Our sources tell us this event is VERY popular at Dove!
  • Twins Day will be held on Dec. 13. For 50 cents each, students may dress alike, with prizes given for the "Best Twins."
  • Students plan to sell handmade ornaments during December.
• Heritage Middle School students are donating money during their advisory classes. Advisory classes with $25 get to advance to the front of the lunch line; classes with $50 get double lunch time. To promote the various fund-raising activities on campus, members of the Service Learning Council and PALS have made a Habitat for Humanity video.
• Nutritional Services had a Silent Auction in the Gallery of the Administration building, where visitors bid on holiday items such as a gourmet coffee basket, hand-crafted ornaments and chocolate and caramel dipped apples. Proceeds and the $1 donation collected for cookies and punch went to Habitat and $450 was raised.
• Transportation Services employees sponsored a Chili Cook-off and for a $5 donation "tasters" were able to enjoy a bowl of chili, dessert and a drink.
• Timberline Elementary Student Council members are collecting money for Habitat by visiting each classroom on a regular basis.
• Bridges Learning Center has been raising money for Habitat through its own "Gong Show" on Fridays. Teachers present a talent (good or bad) and if the viewers think it is good, they donate; if they think it is bad, they donate to have the person stop performing. Music, dancing and juggling have all been featured in this entertaining way to raise money.

Stay tuned for updates about the many creative ways of collecting money for the Habitat project.

This TALK is about Tobacco Abuse…
DATA:
30% of all GCISD students in grades 7-12 report using tobacco at sometime.
4% report using some sort of tobacco product everyday, ranging from 1% in 8th grade to 8% in 12th grade.

FACTS:
Cigarettes contain nicotine, arsenic, ammonia, carbon monoxide and tar.
Nicotine is just as addicting as heroin.
It is possible to become addicted to nicotine in less than one week.
Smoking causes cancers of the mouth, throat, and lungs and contributes to
many other cancers.
Spitting tobacco has 10 times the amount of cancer causing substances as
smoked tobacco.

TOBACCO CAUSES:
Smelly breath, stained teeth and fingers, dulled sense of taste and smell, decreased heart rate, poor circulation, increased breathing problems and decreased athletic performance.

To find out what you can do to change these numbers and for more information on tobacco and other drugs, please contact the GCISD Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention Coalition, 3051 Ira E. Woods Avenue, Grapevine, TX 76051 or 817/358-4783.

"What's all this Talk" is a new educational information campaign for students and parents, sponsored by the GCISD Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention Coalition. This is the first of seven topics that will be featured in newsletters, on the cable channel and on the website.

Disney teacher honoree featured on Disney website
Sherri Steward-Ganz, GHS Science teacher and Honoree for Disney's American Teacher Awards 2002-03, is featured on Disney's website along with the other 31 honorees.

Honorees were selected from more than 185,000 nominations by students,
parents, educators and community members across the nation, and will be saluted at Disney's American Teacher Awards televised on ABC next year.

To view Sherri's photo and bio online, which includes some comments from Assistant Superintendent Janet Hood-Hanchey, visit Sherri's page.
Check out the Disney site for more information about the Disney American Teacher Awards.

Lights, camera, action! Let the film fest begin!

GCISD's first Video Festival will premiere in the spring and is open to any student or staff member who is interested in trying their hands at movie-making. The mission of the festival is to "showcase and celebrate the creative talents and accomplishments of students and staff." Official entry forms and all guidelines will be available at each campus and on the district's website in December.

CONTEST NEEDS LOGO
The Video Festival committee is sponsoring a contest for students to create the logo that will be used with all festival materials in print and on the website. Logos should be submitted in color, on 8 1/2 x11 size paper by Jan. 10. Collection envelopes and entry forms for the logo contest will be available soon in the office of each campus.

For more information, please contact Video Festival Chairperson Steve Pandolfo, 817/251-5788.

Student-made sculpture graces the lobby of the Administration building
Next time you visit the Administration Building, be sure and check out the wire sculpture that now has a permanent home there. Created by GHS students Vince and Zack Craddock, the sculpture depicts a man and a little girl reading on a bench, with a little boy curiously peering over their shoulders. A plaque on the base of the sculpture reads, "Knowledge is the Future."

The brothers were "commissioned" by Superintendent Kevin Singer to create the artwork after Dr. Singer saw a wire pony sculpture one of them had done for GMS Principal Tim Hughes. Their mom, Teresa Craddock, is on the support staff at GMS, and said her sons are always doing art projects. "I'm very proud of them and their talent for art," she said. "They have entered and won contests all of their lives and they are doing something they really love."

During the recent presentation of the sculpture to the district, Zack and Vince pointed out details of their project from the artists' perspective. "Dr. Singer was the model for the man," said Vince. "And the little girl is asking a question," added Zach. "Her face is turned toward the man and her finger is pointing to a line of words on the book." Other details (find them if you can) include a squirrel, a slingshot, a skateboard and a wedding ring.

"I never dreamed it would be so good," said Dr. Singer, as he admired the sculpture with a group of employees, the artists and their family. "It is certainly as good as any professionally-done piece of artwork, and I am thrilled to have it on display as an example of the outstanding talent of GCISD students."

The addition of the sculpture continues the focus on art that Dr. Singer began last year, with the dedication of the Gallery in the Administration Building. Student art from throughout the district is displayed on a rotating basis in the Gallery, as well as on walls throughout the building. December's Gallery display will feature Holiday Cards designed by students and submitted for selection as the official district holiday card from the Superintendent and Board of Trustees. The Gallery is open for visitors during regular work hours during the week, unless reserved for a meeting.