Come and receive information on Bullying....February 16, 2012, 11:30 a.m.  PAISD Administration Building...4801 9th Avenue....Port Arthur, TX    Working Lunch...Feb. 15, 2012.....11:30 a.m.Bullying Workshop......... Presenter: Gladdie Fowler, Sharing resources: Dr. LaWanda Finney and Dr. LaTonya Waters Questions and Answers: Dr. Mark Porterie and Mr. Melvin Getwood 11:30 a.m. Administration Building Title 1 Statewide School Support/Parental Involvement Initiative One-Day Summit, Region 5 ESC, Beaumont, TX., Register now..... CLICK FOR SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 2011-2012 DISTRICT-WIDE and CAMPUS PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT MEETINGS in word document 2011-2012 DISTRICT-WIDE AND CAMPUS PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT MEETINGS in pdf format   Click here for Parent Library Elementary School English  Elementary School Spanish Middle School English Middle School Spanish FAMILY FRAMEWORKS Debora Bartosh,  Family Frameworks Trainer, pictured with Port Arthur ISD Family Frameworks certified trainers  (Graciela Alvarez, not pictured) Click here to learn how parents can help and learn more about CSCOPE   This allows parents to see by grade level and subject what the curriculum content includes in each 9 week period Click here to read PAISD, Sept. 2011 parent engagement updates Click here to read PAISD, January, 2012 parent engagement updates Click here for Emergency Planning Parent Guide  Click here for Parent Library 2011-2012 ESL CLASSES 2011 Connecting Homes, Family, and the Community PowerPoint    This PowerPoint was presented by Dr. Johnny E. Brown, Dr. LaWana Finney, Mrs. Graciela Alvarez and Mrs. Gladdie Fowler at the 2011 TASA/TASB Convention in Austin, TX, Sept. 30, 2011     Click below to read Team Building Magazines   Team Building - Vol. 2. No. 6, Dec. 2011   Team Building - Vol. 2. No. 5, Oct. 2011   Team Building - Vol. 2. No. 4, June, 2011   Team Building - Vol. 2. No. 3, March, 2011   Team Building - Vol. 2, No. 2, Dec. 2010 Team Building - Vol. 2, No. 1 Team Building - Vol. 1, No. 3 Team Building  - Vol. 1, No. 2 Please be patient when opening documents below as they are large files Click on to view 2011 PAISD Parent Volunteer Appreciation Booklet Click here to view PAISD 2011 Volunteer photoshow Click on to view 2010 PAISD Parent Volunteer Appreciation Booklet                      Click Newsletters below: Elementary School English Elementary School Spanish Middle School English Middle School Spanish   Parent Involvement Parents of students in the Port Arthur Independent School District are asked to assist the district in implementing the new Excel PAISD initiative. Click on How Parents May Support the Excel PAISD Initiative (page 75) to learn specific strategies to assist children. To aid parents in staying involved, please also click on and download the EXCEL PAISD Parent Monitoring Form. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING PARENT INVOLVEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT:         Dr. LaWanda Finney at  409-989-6291 or lfinney@paisd.org                                             Mrs. Gladdie Fowler at gfowler@paisd.org or 409-989-6211                                          or Elvira Narcisse at enarcisse@paisd.org or 989-6212   Port Arthur ISD Parent Involvement Program recognized by Texas Education Agency Sixth Annual Statewide Parent Involvement Conference, 2001    Recognized by the United States Department of Education by sending former USDE Assistant Secretary Mario Morena  two years consecutively  to the Port Arthur Goes Back to School Education EXPO   Connecting Homes, Family, and the Community PowerPoint This Powerpoint was presented at the 2011 TASA/TASB Convention in Austin, TX, Sept. 30, 2011 by Superintendent, Dr. Johnny E. Brown, Dr. LaWanda Finney, Mrs. Graciela Alverex and  Mrs. Gladdie Fowler PAISD is District-Wide Accredited by AdvancED Accreditation Commission Parent Involvement site updated February 03, 2012, by LaWanda Black Finney, Ed.D.       PAISD is an Equal Opportunity Employer in full compliance with Title VI, Civil Rights Act, 1964; Title IX, Education Amendment, 1972; Section 504, Rehabilitation  Act, 1973. It is the policy of the PAISD not to discriminate based on sex, handicap, race, color, age or national origin in educational or vocational programs, activities, or employment. For further information, please contact Dr. Johnny E. Brown at 409-989-6244.                                             PAISD Home Page