IBeginning Monday, March 30, students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their learning on the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) assessments. These statewide tests, required by state and federal law, measure achievement of grade-level expectations based on the Colorado Academic Standards.

At TIS, we use assessment data to identify strengths and areas for growth, guiding instruction to support meaningful progress for all students.

Testing will begin March 30 and continue after Spring Break for most students. If a student is absent on a testing day, they will be rescheduled to complete their missed test as soon as possible.

📌 See the attached flyer for the full testing CMAS Testing Schedule at TIS

📅 Math: March 30, April 1, 2

📅 English Language Arts (ELA): April 22, 23, 24

📅 Math & English Language Arts (ELA): March 30, April 1, 2 (one test in the morning and one test in the afternoon)

📅 Social Studies: April 22

📅 Math & English Language Arts (ELA): March 30, April 1, 2 (one test in the morning and one test in the afternoon)

📅 Science: April 22, 23, 24

📅 Math & English Language Arts (ELA): March 30, April 1, 2 (one test in the morning and one test in the afternoon)

📌 Please ensure your student is well-rested, eats a good breakfast, brings a water bottle, and has wired headphones if needed. Our students have been learning so much. Please remind your child not to stress, but just to do their best so they can demonstrate to the world how great they are! Reach out to principal Zoe Gillett or your child's teacher if you have any questions. TIS students rock!

April 2 Join Superintendent John Pandolfo for Coffee Talk on Thursday from 8:00-9:15 AM at Coffee Cowboy

April 6-17 No School PK-12 Spring Break

April 23 KOTO Access with BOE

April 24 Battle of the Bands 5:30 PM Palm Theater

April 27 School Board Work Session 3:30 PM Bridal Veil Conference Room/Zoom

April 28 School Board Monthly Meeting 5:15 PM Bridal Veil Conference Room/Zoom

April 29th Club de lectura en español: Generación Ansiosa 5:00-6:30 pm TIS

EF High School Exchange is interested in having Telluride host a foreign exchange student next year, similar to what Rotary does. If you are interested in becoming a host family to host a student, please use this link for more information:  https://efexchangeyear.org/iec/ellen-angeles/

As part of monitoring our Ends Policy goal of fostering a safe and healthy community through “consistent student and staff culture across buildings which supports achieving our ends”, we will once again have students in grades 3-12, staff, and parents complete the School Climate Assessment Instruments (SCAI) developed and administered by the Alliance for the Study of School Climate (ASSC) in the month of March. The SCAI surveys, which are scientifically developed and third-party administered and analyzed, are rated as one of the most effective school climate tools. Below are the links to the parent survey in both English and Spanish. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to complete the survey, as it provides valuable data on areas of strength and improvement. This survey will be open through the month of March.

Parent Survey - English

 

Parent Survey - Spanish

We would like to have all returning students registered for next year before spring break.  Simply login to PowerSchool and click "Forms" on the left.  Check to make sure that all the forms are accurate and up-to-date and then resubmit each form. Forms in most cases will say "Approved", if your student is currently enrolled. Open them anyway check the information and then resubmit the form. In the end all 5 forms should say "Pending".

PHONE NUMBER FOR ATTENDANCE: 970-369-7203. Please remember to submit any attendance matters to tisattendance@telluride.k12.co.us or call 970-369-7203. All attendance matters should be communicated to me by 9am. Please let me know ahead of time if you're picking up your student early.

Also, If your student will miss 2 or more days, please complete this PREARRANGED ABSENCE form.