As parents prepare their kids to go back to school, the Becker Independent School District is preparing their school for the kids and bringing in additional resources, restoring programs and providing more options to accommodate more students.

 

After last November’s referendum passed, ISD 726 has reinstated some programming that was reduced in 2014-15 due to cuts.

 

Supt. Dr. Stephen Malone said the primary, intermediate and middle schools will reinstate to full time slots physical education, media, music, keyboarding, band language/cultures, lifeskills, health and art for the 2016-17 school year.

 

At the high school level, seven sections that were reduced for 2015-16 were added for 2016-17.  A personal finance unit was added to economics and required for sophomores. AP biology will be a new elective and College In The Schools World History will also be a new elective.

 

Also with the passing of the referendum, three new teachers were added at the second, fourth and fifth grade levels to lower class sizes and make them more manageable.

 

Primary  and Intermediate Schools

The Becker Primary and Intermediate Schools will once again begin the upcoming school year with two assessment/conference days for students and families. Each student will have a scheduled one-to-two hour time slot to attend school with a parent Sept. 6 or 7. 

 

During this time, students will meet their new teacher and tour the classroom. read and complete a reading assessment with the classroom teacher, take part in a phonics assessment with staff, have their Lifetouch picture taken, participate in a hearing and vision screening (third and fifth grade students), take care of business (emergency forms, lunch accounts, headphones, etc.), tour the building and become familiar with staff and learn more about the expectations for their new grade level.

 

The school day begins promptly at 8 a.m. every day of the week.

 

Becker Middle School is gearing up for the coming year as staff prepares to welcome students and families back to school with an open house/orientation for students in grades six,seven and eight. The open house will be held Tues., Sept. 6 from 10:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.

 

Students and parents/guardians will have an opportunity to conference with their child’s grade level advisor as well as complete a number of “back to school” tasks on this day.

 

Families should allow approximately 60 minutes to complete the open house/orientation process. During this time, students and parents will conference with the advisor at the prescheduled time (about 15 min.), have school picture taken by Lifetouch, obtain locker assignment, obtain class schedule, purchase PE clothing, take care of other “business” (e.g. update emergency forms/information, deposit funds in lunch accounts, etc.) and tour the building and facilities.

 

Classes for middle school students will begin Wed. , Sept. 7 at 8:10 a.m. and conclude at 2:55 p.m. on regular school days.

 

Becker High School will be holding their open house for high school students Wed., Aug. 31 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

 

A special meeting for ninth grade students and their parents/guardians will be held at 5 p.m. in the auditorium to explain the high school program and answer questions.

 

To welcome freshmen to the high school, a special day has been planned for them, Tues., Sept. 6 that will include an assembly, an abbreviated class schedule, a class meeting, a picnic lunch, and an activity fair.

 

The following day, the entire student body should be in attendance where students will report to their advisor’s room for a brief orientation and to go through the schedule for the day and back to school information.