Welcome

Welcome to the website of the James Bowie High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) in Austin, TX.  Find out how to join our organization today! Our PTSA committees also offer many exciting and interesting volunteer opportunities. The Bowie PTSA usually meets on the second Tuesday of each month of the school year at 6:30pm in the AV room. Please join us at our next meeting! Additional Bowie information can be found on the Bowie High School website and by joining the JBHS Newsgroup.

Upcoming Important Dates

February 2 Late Start
February 9 Late Start
February 14 PTSA Meeting 6:30 pm, AV Room

Full PTSA calendar...

 

Join PTSA now

Please consider the array of volunteer services the Bowie PTSA coordinates every school day at Bowie High School. The Bowie PTSA organization potentially can be the largest in the District with our almost 3000 student population.

Your status as a Paid/Voting member provides financial support to the Bowie PTSA and allows the many functions provided by the Bowie PTSA to continue, such as; Hospitality, Kennel Student Store, Bulldogs and Hot Dogs, Student Directory, Advisory Council, Teacher Appreciation, Reflections (Bowie is the lone AISD High School with Reflections), Class of 2012 PTSA Student Scholarships, Campus Improvements, Mr. Kane's Technology Project.

Membership in the Bowie PTSA also places you in the volunteer service position to engage all things Bowie in increments that agree with your busy lifestyle.

PTSA Membership Forms are available here. If you are interested in being a Bowie volunteer, please fill out a Volunteer Form. Thanks!

Copy Room Volunteers needed

Campus Copy Room is looking for parent volunteers. Flexible two hour shifts are available on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. We will train you so don't worry if you are not familiar with the machines! If you are interested please contact Sherri Dugan - sherridugan@austin.rr.com for more information.

 

STAAR Information

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As you know from our ongoing communications, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) end-of-course (EOC) assessments are replacing the four exit-level TAKS (Texas Assessments of Knowledge and Skills) exams as the state-mandated assessments for present 9th grade students to graduate. Our students, teachers, and staff have been working hard all year to prepare for these new, more rigorous tests.

Under the STAAR program students who entered grade 9 for the first time in 2011-12 will take the STAAR EOC exams this spring. Students currently enrolled in grade 10 or higher will continue to take TAKS and graduate under the requirements of the TAKS program. Eventually, the state will phase out the TAKS in high school, and all students will graduate under the new STAAR EOC requirements.

In addition to serving as assessment requirements for graduation, state law also requires that student performance on the new EOC assessments count for 15 percent of the student's grade in the corresponding course. The new law stipulates the 15 percent requirement it states that school districts are responsible for developing their own policies to meet this requirement, which is why I am writing to you today.

The District is asking for your help in selecting a methodology for factoring EOC assessment results into a student's final course grade. Currently, there are four options under consideration. Information regarding each option is available on the STAAR AISD website at http://www.austinisd.org/staar. The District is seeking input from parents on these options via a quick survey. Starting Monday, January 30, you can go online to http://www.austinisd.org/staar to give input, or respond to a telephone survey that will be conducted the week of January 30.

Bowie High School will be hosting a community meeting for all 9th grade parents to gain input on the conversion options. You are invited to attend this community meeting on Wednesday, February 1st at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria. There will be a brief presentation to explain the options and also a time for questions and discussion. Austin ISD is committed to choosing a conversion methodology that serves the best interest of students while complying with the law, and will strongly consider any feedback provided by parents. Please join us for this event.

Sincerely,
Steve Kane

Bowie School Report Card

Below you will find a link to the State of Texas 2010-11 School Report Card for James Bowie High School. This is a report required by the Texas Legislature and prepared by the Texas Education Agency. It is to be sent to the parent or guardian of every child enrolled in the public schools. The report provides information concerning student performance as well as information concerning expenditures, average class size, and student/teacher ratios.

State law requires that the information be provided for the state, the district, the school, and a group of schools similar to our school. Where possible, the information must be reported by race/ethnicity and socio-economic status of the students and must include at least two years of results.

The School Report Cards can be found at:

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/src/2011/campus.srch.html

A more complete report about James Bowie High School, the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) report can be accessed online at:

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/2011/index.html

Yearbook Information

Yearbook are on sale for $65. You can purchase them online at jostensyearbooks.com. There is also a direct link on  www.jbhs.org and click on the link on the front page.  You can also print out an order form and send your cash or check payment with your student and have him/her bring the order to Room D215.

Seniors Ads are available for purchase at these discounted prices:
Full page $325.00
1/2 page $200.00
1/4 page $150.00
1/8 page $65.00

You can go to JostensAdService.com to create and pay for your own ad OR you can submit your payment and pictures to us and we will make your ad for you. All ads must be paid for and submitted by 11/30/11. Prices will increase after 11/30.
Questions?  Please email Deanna Dellana at Deanna.dellana@austinisd.org.

Gifted/Talented Info

The Department of Advanced Academic Services will post updates regularly for parents and educators directly on their new blog.   http://aisdaas.blogspot.com/

AISD calendar

The 2011-2012 AISD calendar is posted on the AISD website.

AISD Board of trustees meeting schedule

All scheduled board meetings and their respective agendas may be viewed at boardbook.org.  

To view Board Briefs, go to the AISD News Archive and search for "Board Briefs."