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Morgan Pease
Angeles Perez
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Staci Brinkley
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Spring ISD is a district very near and dear. I graduated from Westfield High School. I also attended Bammel and Link Elementary. I have run into so many of my former teachers and former classmates that work within the district. It has been a great opportunity to be able to give back to the community that helped raise me up to be the person that I am today.
It feels like home.
Geralyn Mosley (Director of Purchasing, Spring ISD)
In the 10 years that I’ve been here I’ve worked in special education, and been a teacher working with kids with special needs. Kids need access to opportunities. And my biggest thing is that–no matter what the child needs–to get them what they need to succeed and all the opportunities that will help them meet their potential.
Paula Mickle (Coordinator, Special Education)
I like to provide support for people, and I enjoy having the ability to take care of things for our employees so that they can focus on the stuff that’s really important. I have children that are in the district.
We live here, and I work here. The things that Spring ISD is doing and the way that I have seen our administration invest in things that are really important, like putting students first, that’s important to me as a parent and community member.
Candace Carter (Leaves and Benefits Specialist, HR)
We live here, and I work here. The things that Spring ISD is doing and the way that I have seen our administration invest in things that are really important, like putting students first, that’s important to me as a parent and community member.
I am a bus attendant in Spring ISD because I have a passion for children. I love what I do. When you’re working, you’re interacting with the children, and you get to know them, you build those relationships. For children with special needs, that consistency is important, because they depend on us to be here. I have children, so I want to make sure I’m treating everybody’s children the way I want my children to be treated when I’m not with them. I try to be who I want my kids to encounter.
Breea Wiltz-Foster (Bus Attendant, Transportation)
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Morgan Pease
Angeles Perez
Rick Galetti
Staci Brinkley
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Spring ISD is a district very near and dear. I graduated from Westfield High School. I also attended Bammel and Link Elementary. I have run into so many of my former teachers and former classmates that work within the district. It has been a great opportunity to be able to give back to the community that helped raise me up to be the person that I am today. It feels like home.
Geralyn Mosley (Director of Purchasing, Spring ISD)
In the 10 years that I’ve been here I’ve worked in special education, and been a teacher working with kids with special needs.
Paula Mickle (Coordinator, Special Education)
Kids need access to opportunities. And my biggest thing is that–no matter what the child needs–to get them what they need to succeed and all the opportunities that will help them meet their potential.
I like to provide support for people, and I enjoy having the ability to take care of things for our employees so that they can focus on the stuff that’s really important. I have children that are in the district. We live here, and I work here. The things that Spring ISD is doing and the way that I have seen our administration invest in things that are really important, like putting students first, that’s important to me as a parent and community member.
Candace Carter (Leaves and Benefits Specialist, HR)
I am a bus attendant in Spring ISD because I have a passion for children.
Breea Wiltz-Foster (Bus Attendant, Transportation)
I love what I do. When you’re working, you’re interacting with the children, and you get to know them, you build those relationships. For children with special needs, that consistency is important, because they depend on us to be here. I have children, so I want to make sure I’m treating everybody’s children the way I want my children to be treated when I’m not with them. I try to be who I want my kids to encounter.
US academic year | Smapse
The academic calendar at the universities of the United States of America is divided into several structural units – semesters, trimesters or quarters.
Educational institutions themselves determine what type of academic calendar students study, specific dates for the start of studies, and the duration of vacations. Typically, the school year runs from the beginning of September to the end of May, and in the middle of the course, students take midterm exams to assess progress.
Academic year: semester, trimester, quarter
The most common form of division of the academic year in the United States is the division into semesters, although there are universities that divide the academic year into trimesters and quarters.
- Semesters divide the academic year into two parts, autumn and spring, and last about 15 weeks. The autumn semester runs from August to December, the spring semester runs from January to May.
- Trimesters divide the academic year into three parts – autumn, winter and spring. The duration of the trimesters is about 10 weeks. Autumn lasts from September to December, winter – from January to March, and spring – from March/April to June.
- Another option for dividing the academic year into study periods in the US is the division into 2 large and one small trimester: 4+1+4 or 4+4+1.
Some colleges have summer classes that last all summer or last 6-8 weeks. Summer schools / courses are suitable for students who wish to receive additional credits in selected courses or study the discipline additionally, in some cases they help to complete their studies faster, to study courses missed during the regular semester. Similar short intensive courses are sometimes held during the main semesters from autumn to spring.,
Holiday and holiday schedule:
- Fall break (1st week of October)
- Thanksgiving (3rd week of November)
- Christmas break (mid-December – first week of January)
- Spring break ( beginning of March, week)
- Summer holidays (mid-May – end of July).
List of US universities with different divisions of the academic year
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American University, University of South California, University of Washington 9000 9,0002 | |
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Oregon State University, Princeton University, Caltech, University of Chicago |
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4-1-4 |
MIT (4-1-4), University of South Alabama (4-4-1) |
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The US educational system offers the student to choose programs and courses within their specialty, except for a few compulsory disciplines.
Each course allows you to get a certain number of credits – 3 or 4 (in the case of a project – 5 or 6). When a student receives the required number of credits, he or she may qualify for a degree. In most universities, this parameter is from 30 to 36 credits (usually with a project) for a bachelor’s degree.
The system of credits is convenient in that if you want to change your specialization, university / college, loans received earlier can be taken into account. It must be remembered that the number of credits that can be transferred is limited (specific numbers depend on the college / university department).
Preparation for the start of studies for international students
International students begin preparation for admission and study in advance. Students apply early in order to complete the necessary formalities: Embassies and Consulates may issue a student visa 120 days or less before the registration date of the course of study.
Freshman students enter the US no later than 30 days before the course start/report date.
If a student wishes to enter the US early, they must obtain a visit visa. The visitor’s visa will show the intended student’s mark, and the traveler will be required to clearly state their intent to study with the US immigration officer at the port of entry. Before beginning any research, he or she must obtain permission to change visitor status by filing Form I-539Princeton University
Louis University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Amerigo Los Angeles – Bishop Montgomery High School
Marian Catholic High School Amerigo Education
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At the beginning of the school year, we decided to tell our readers about the features of the programs of all three schools, as well as about what new and interesting things the teachers are preparing for their students. Bellaire High School Bellaire High School started the new academic year with a new Russian language program. It’s called the Advanced Placement Program (AP). This program will allow students to earn between 15 and 27 credit hours in Russian, which are credited by all American universities. But happiness is not in credit hours. What is important is that the new program provides knowledge of the Russian language and Russian culture at a really good university level. The program is fully computerized and students will take tests online. They will have to take the final exam in the spring. It will last four and a half hours and will include a test of knowledge not only in spoken and written Russian, but also in Russian literature, history, music and science. So the students of Bellaire High School have an intense but exciting job. Bellaire High School was selected as one of 15 schools across America to launch the AP Pilot Course thanks in large part to outstanding Russian teacher Elizabeth McLendon and the success of her students. The merits of Elizabeth McLendon in the field of teaching the Russian language and promoting Russian culture can hardly be overestimated. The space of this short note is not enough to list all her awards. She has been teaching Russian for thirty years, was awarded the title of teacher of the year, was one of the top 100 American teachers, one of the ten most successful women in Houston, and in 1986 was one of fifteen American teachers of the Russian language participating in the international exchange program initiated by at the highest level by Reagan and Gorbachev. We hope that the success of the AP program at Bellaire will have a positive impact on the expansion of Russian language studies in the United States. Furr High School Russian teacher Anna Levina says: I have been working at Furr High School for the third year. When I got there, they taught French, German, Spanish, Chinese and Russian. A year later, French was reduced, and this year there is no German either – HISD cuts the budget, and first of all, of course, non-core items fly. With the Russian language, the picture is different – three years ago I started teaching 50 children from the Magnet program (a program for gifted children), and now I have 112 students (both Magnet and ordinary). Moreover, there is not a single Russian-speaking student in our school, not even those whose parents even came from Russia. However, at the Russian Language Olympiad last year, all 14 participants took medals, with 11 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze. One of my gold medalists has a very dramatic story. Three years ago, Juan Rayez lost his mother in a car accident. And we, I must say, through our Russian school club correspond with the guys from Russia. We have a Russian club. The history of Russia, its culture (literature, music, ballet), traditions and holidays, Russian cuisine, Russian folk dances are the usual activities of the club. I cannot but say kind words to Shahista Turnley, my predecessor, who organized all this and passed it on to me like a baton. I can’t help but also talk about our wonderful Russian dance teachers Alena Kochurova and Oksana Shevchuk – women who are in love with their work, angelically patient and spare neither effort nor time, even if this time under the contract has already expired. I would also like to tell you about a wonderful enthusiast and propagandist of the Russian language, Professor of the University of Texas in Austin Tom Garza, with whom our school maintains close friendly relations. Lamar High School Russian teacher Sofia Gutman answers our questions. – What is the structure of the Russian language program at Lamar High School? – In our school, Russian is taught at four levels, from grades 9 to 12. – What is the International Baccalaureate Program and what benefits does it offer students? – After graduating from the International Baccalaureate program and successfully passing the exams, a graduate of the American High School gets the opportunity to apply and be enrolled in higher education institutions around the world. The fact is that a mere diploma of an American High School in Europe, for example, is not recognized. – Does your school offer Russian language courses only to Magnet Program students? – Yes. Unlike Bellaire High School, in which the Magnet Program is aimed specifically at studying foreign languages (after all, it is called the Bellaire Foreign Languages Academy), in our school the Magnet Program is focused on studying business, where foreign languages are one of the important components of the program. – What aspects do you focus on in teaching the Russian language? – You see, since there is no single Russian language program in Texas, each teacher develops his own program on his own. I try to teach, basically, the spoken language, remove psychological barriers, “untie the language”. In my opinion, this is the most important and the most difficult thing in learning a foreign language. Although, of course, we all focus on the program of the Russian Language Olympiad. – At the last Olympiad, this spring, your students won the main prize – a trip to Russia. – Yes. They were Sofia Mnjoyan and Megan Wilson. Sofia Mnjoyan took the main prize in the “Heritage” contest. This competition is designed for children permanently residing in America, but for whom Russian remains their native language, the so-called “first language”. Megan Wilson, as you know, is an American. For her, Russian is really a foreign language. The girls went to Russia this summer, traveled around the Golden Ring and got a lot of new impressions. |
Elizabeth McLendon was personally involved in the development of this program, which was developed over the course of three years by the American Committee of Teachers of the Russian Language (ACTR) and financially supported by a grant from the American Department of Education. 
And Juan established such close, close contact with one of the Russian families from Arzamas that he began to call the Russian woman his Russian mother. One must see how his Russian language has gone up. 
In the last academic year, he organized an amazing holiday for all students of the Russian language – Russian Day. The university at its own expense invited us to Austin, where Tom’s students in the halls of the university arranged an excellent exposition with stands about Russia (in various directions – from the history of national minorities in Russia to the Mothers Against War society), another section introduced Russian kitchen (and what was not there!), and the third section, the play area, was cut into towns. Then there was a concert with Russian folk songs a cappella and dances (here we also showed our skills), and the day ended with a performance by Evgeny Schwartz “An Ordinary Miracle” – completely, without a single cut, played in Russian by the same students. It was so great that this year we want to arrange such a holiday at our school. 
We have the Russian language as part of the Magnet program. Language taught in IB (International Baccalaureate) 
