Thursday, May 17, 2012

We Need YOU! Become A C-FB Community Ambassador

We are C-FB ISD Proud!


We know there are devoted citizens who believe in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch School District!  We invite you to be members of our first Community Ambassador Academy.

We are offering three two-hour training sessions on how to be Community Ambassadors for C-FB ISD and Texas public education.  The programs will run 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
  • June 14
  • July 19
  • August 9
Participants must make the commitment to attend all three sessions.  We will meet in the District's Board Room in the Administration Building, 1445 North Perry Road, Carrollton 75006.  All three meetings will include lunch.  If you are interested, please call 972-968-6186 or email cfbinfo@cfbisd.edu.  Or, if you know someone who will be an excellent Ambassador, encourage that individual to be a member of our inaugural academy.

When you call or email, we just need to know your name, address, phone number and email address.  We will then follow-up with all details regarding the academy.

Many of you read Focus Points regularly so you know that the district has one goal: "high achievement for all students."  And, to meet that goal, we have four strategic objectives. 

We believe the Community Ambassador Academy will help increase stakeholder confidence and support of our school system.  If our citizens are united around their district's purpose, they will have a greater understanding of what is happening with the students and educators in their neighborhood public schools.

At the same time, we want you to be C-FB ISD Ambassadors in your neighborhoods, your grocery stores, your place of business, your faith community -- basically everywhere you go. We need your voice of confidence and support. 

The training will be provided by Friends of Texas Public Schools (FOTPS), an organization that formed in 2004 simply to bring more good news to light about Texas public education. The Friends organization believes that much can be accomplished when people understand what our classroom teachers really do. 

When people who believe in public school classrooms know how to promote the immense promise and possibility that exist within the classrooms, we gain confidence and support. FOTPS proudly embraces Texas schools and educators as their students meet higher standards. The organization's mission is to draw attention to the many untold success stories and zero in on the accomplishments of outstanding students, teachers, administrators, educational team members, and schools.

As you can see, their message is very similar to what we believe in C-FB ISD. We understand that what goes in the classroom is what counts; our teachers matter.  We are fortunate that we live in a community that believes in public education.  In a poll of registered voters in March 2011, C-FB ISD learned that 70 percent of those polled believe that C-FB ISD is an excellent public school system. When looking at registered voters with C-FB ISD students that number climbed to 90 percent.

However, that may not be true in other communities.  And, when people do not have a connection with their local public school district or the local school down the street, sometimes they either don't "have an opinion" or it isn't a a positive one.  And, that is where the C-FB ISD Community Ambassadors come into play.

Carrollton-Farmers Branch is a school district where families feel connected.  Our 2011 parent survey told us that 90 percent of our parents were satisfied with their child's campus.


“Our people are our single greatest strength and most enduring
long-term competitive advantage.”
Gary Kelly, President and CEO, Southwest Airlines

Like Southwest Airlines, C-FB ISD is an outstanding choice because of the people who have chosen Carrollton-Farmers Branch for their families and as their professional home.  This is one of the many reasons that C-FB ISD ranks consistently in the top 9% in academic performance of the 200 largest school districts according to the Education Resource Group (ERG).

And, we need you to help spread the word about the positive work of C-FB ISD teachers and students.  We invite you to be part of our team as one of the first C-FB ISD Community Ambassadors.  Sign up today! cfbinfo@cfbisd.edu


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