* House Bill 5, Section 46; Texas Education Code Section

Fine Arts Program rated Recognized Art Exhibits Art Competitions – Charro Days Fiesta 3 rd Annual Art Contest 3 rd Place in Spring Art/Multimedia Contest Honor Choir Performances Vermillion Elem.

Wellness and Physical Education Programs rated Exemplary *All level 2 C.A.T.C.H 370 Participation Points *All level 3 Fitness Gram Participation and results for tested students grades 3-12 – Vermillion Rating – 95% *All level 4 Get Moving Activities Participation in Community/Campus runs, walks, and rides -March of Dimes Vermillion Elem. Honorable Mention for Health Educator of the Year& Binder of the Year Coach Candice Salazar

Community and Parental Involvement rated Recognized *Parent meeting increased by 11% from *Cluster Parent Meetings *BISD Thanksgiving Canned Food Drive Vive Tu Vida *Cyclobia Brownsville Vermillion Elem.

21 st Century Workforce Development rated Recognized *College Awareness Presentations *Parent Meeting – Counselors presents “Preparing Your Child For College” Vermillion Elem.

Second Language Acquisition Program Exemplary *All Level 1 - ELL students were provided with cultural awareness experiences *All Level 2 - ELL students in need of supplemental academic support were provided language tools to assist in development of the English language through the BISD Bilingual program, such as ELL writing portfolios, ESL computer assisted intervention software, ELL intervention plan, etc. *All Level 3 – Parents participated in program activities to learn strategies for assisting their children to learn English and to meet the same academic standards as all students including Fall and Spring District Bilingual parent meetings, Open House, and BISD Parental Involvement sessions. Vermillion Elem.

Digital Learning Environment rated Recognized *Istation Program *Home Access Center/School Messenger *Bullying Presentations *Author Visit – Dr. Rene Saldana Vermillion Elem.

Dropout Prevention Strategies rated Recognized *Anti-Bullying Activities *College 101 Presentation – Pilar Janis *Animal Defense – Anti Bullying – Tessie Sarmiento *Cyber Bullying Presentation – Rebecca Lake *Anti Bullying – Oscar Munoz *Afterschool Tutorial Programs *21 st Century *RTI Support Vermillion Elem. Motivational Presentation by Illusionist Oscar Muñoz

Gifted and Talented Program rated Recognized *GT classes performed a skit during the Author Visit – Dr. Rene Saldana. Students were to perform what they thought was the ending of the story before Dr. Saldana read it to them. Vermillion Elem.