ACE Tiger s is wel l underway at the Intermediate and Jr. High Schools. This is our second year in our 5-year grant. ACE Tigers (Afterschool Centers on Education) is Rockdale’s after-school program at the two schools. The ACE grant is funded by the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program which is administrated by the US Department of Education.
ACE classes are Monday through Friday with parent pick-up or bus transportation home. ACE offers a healthy evening meal served to all students staying after school, along with teacher taught tutorial classes, fun enrichment activities and a safe environment. Between the two schools, the ACE program will serve close to 300 students this school year.
Each campus offers program activities unique to their school’s students.
The Intermediate campus focuses on math and reading tutorials, homework help and then offers enr ichment act iv it ies. Some of our enrichment classes include cooking, gardening, math games, sports, board games, computers, Legos, and Build it!
The Jr. High also engages students in their classroom tutorials and offers exciting enrichment classes that are interesting to both boys and girls.
ACE Tigers also offers Parent and Family Engagement opportunities throughout the year. Some events will be offered from the campus and some are district-wide events. Your campus’s ACE Site Coordinators will share this information as it becomes available.
Once again this year, ACE Tigers is involved in and is looking forward to seeing students and parents in some great Halloween costumes at the Rockdale ISD Halloween Trunk or Treat event on Monday, Oct. 31, at the RHS stadium parking lot.
ACE Tigers will be celebrating a national event called “Lights On Afterschool.” The ACE Tigers Intermediate and the Jr. High ACE team will have a fun activity for all kids looking for a little fun for Halloween. Be on the lookout for more information to come from your child’s school. ACE Fall semester: Aug. 29-Dec. 2. ACE Spring semester: Jan. 17-May 12, 2023 The ACE Site Coordinators are: Jr. High, Kristy Kaufmann, 512-430-6100 ext. 3130. Intermediate, Sandy Robbins, 512-430-6200 ext. 4130. Rockdale ACE Vision Statement: Working together in a combined effort to ensure students are provided the opportunity and ability to strive successfully in a diverse society.
Rockdale ACE Mission Statement: The Rockdale ACE program provides a structured, safe, and suppor t ive place focused on improving academic scores through math and ELA tutorials, along with encouraging social interaction, positive behavior and learning through engaging enrichment classes, while remaining in the school environment.
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