We are committed to striving towards and working for racial and educational equity for all of our students at Wells Branch Elementary Arts Integration Academy. We believe that this is a journey for all of us as educators and community members, and it requires deep self reflection.

Another excellent partner in this work is our own WBE AIA PTA. They have a Racial Equity Working Group that meets every other Friday and engages in conversation and action around racial equity in our school and community. You can find more information about them here! 

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Estamos comprometidos a esforzarnos y trabajar por la equidad racial y educativa para todos nuestros estudiantes en Wells Branch Elementary Arts Integration Academy. Creemos que este es un viaje para todos nosotros como educadores y miembros de la comunidad, y requiere una profunda autorreflexión.

Otro puente excelente en este trabajo es nuestro propio WBE AIA PTA. Tienen un Grupo de Trabajo de Equidad Racial que se reúne cada dos viernes y participa en conversaciones y acciones sobre la equidad racial en nuestra escuela y comunidad. ¡Puedes encontrar más información sobre ellos aquí!

What happens at our Arts Integration Academy?

Arts integration is an approach to learning in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through art. Together with our campus Dual Language program, which provides students the opportunity to engage multi-language curriculum, students experience the creative process in a way that meets their own unique cultural, social, emotional and intellectual needs.

Dual Language Application for 2023-2024 school year – (now closed)

Please contact noe_gutierrez@roundrockisd or attend any Parent Information Session throughout the district to receive more information. See the informational meeting dates and times.  Deadline to submit an application to Wells Branch Elementary Arts Integration Academy is July 20, 2023. 

Dual Language Programs are those where students are taught literacy and content in two languages. The RRISD Dual Language Program goals are the same for both native English speakers and native Spanish speakers.

In the dual language program, the focus is to transfer language skills to develop bi-literacy and not to transition into one language instruction. In this way, all students become bi-literate, bi-cultural and bilingual.

At Wells Branch Elementary Arts Integration Academy we follow the 90/10 immersion program:

In this model, Prekindergarten and Kinder students are immersed in Spanish for the majority of the instructional day. All students in the program learn to read and write in Spanish first. Every year the student’s English instruction increases and the Spanish instruction decreases until 3rd, 4th and 5th grade where the instruction is 50% in Spanish and 50% in English.

ARRIVAL PROCEDURES:

Doors open at 7:15 am. The front of the school is for bus and walkers. To ensure the safety of our students, parents are not allowed to walk students into the school building. Staff are on duty to guide your children safely to class.  

• Bikers and walkers: Bike riders must walk their bikes once they are on school grounds. Students will enter through the main front entrance of the school.
• Bus Riders: Will be dropped off at the front of the school.

• Car Riders:  Morning drop off is at the back of the school. Staff will be stationed along the driveway to help students exit vehicles until 7:40 am. The back doors will lock at 7:40 am. DO NOT drop students off in the back if staff members are not there because the doors will be locked. Late arrivals will need to be walked up to the front entrance.
• Students arriving after the 7:40am tardy bell, must be escorted by a parent to the front office intercom (located outside the front entrance doors) to check students in.

BREAKFAST: Breakfast is served from 7:15 to 7:40 am. All students get free breakfast. 

LUNCH:
Students will be eating lunch in the cafeteria. If students will not be purchasing lunch then parents are encouraged to send lunch with the student in their backpack to help avoid any cross contamination. Parents must bring late lunches no later than 10am and put the student name, teacher and grade on the lunch box prior to coming to school. To ensure that we maintain a safe environment and avoid disruption of instructional time, only parents are allowed in for lunch to sit with their child in the cafeteria. 

DISMISSAL PROCEDURES:
Staff members will escort students in groups to the following dismissal zones at 2:55 pm each day:

• • Car Riders: The back driveway of the school. All students  must be picked up by 3:10 pm.
  • Daycare Riders: front of the school
  • YMCA: (cafeteria) Parents must park in the back and pick up after 3:15 pm.
  • Walkers: dismissed at the bike racks by the front of the school. 
  • Bus Riders: (Front of school) Specifically designated for eligible riders only.

Please discuss dismissal information with your child to avoid confusion during afternoon dismissal.

EARLY PICKUP PROCEDURES:
If a student needs to be released early from school for an appointment, parents/guardians need to come to the front office intercom with a Photo ID to check the student out.  If someone other than the parent/guardian will be picking up the student, the person picking up must be listed as one of the student’s emergency contacts. Parents/Guardians should email the school registrar (wellsbranch_registrar@roundrockisd.org) at least 24 hours in advance to add any additional people to the emergency contacts. The email should specify the name and phone number of the person picking up.

If you need to pick up your student near the end of the day, make plans to do so no later than 2:00 p.m.

• To preserve instructional time, students are called to the office once the parent arrives. 
• Parents/Guardians/Emergency Contact will need to bring a valid photo ID
• Office staff will call students to the office for dismissal while parents will remain outside.

LATE PICKUP PROCEDURE:
All students are expected to be picked up by 3:10 pm. Any students not picked up by 3:10 are taken to the front office. 

CHANGES IN AFTERNOON DISMISSAL:
When making changes to your child’s regular dismissal routine, please communicate your arrangements to the front office (512-428-3400) prior to 1:30 pm.