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  • Marlen Martinez

    Marlen Martinez 
    Principal

    Thank you for your interest in Ortiz Middle School, and welcome to our website. Whether you are a member of our school community or exploring the Ortiz Middle School website for the first time, we hope you find it informative, enjoyable, and easy to navigate. We hope our website conveys the essence of the wonderful learning environment fostered by our dedicated teachers and talented students. Together they make Ortiz the unique place we believe it to be.

     

    For important school information, please view our Ortiz bitmoji.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS

  • INFORMATIONAL PARENT MEETING ON REOPENING OF ORTIZ MS

    Ortiz will hold an important informational meeting for all parents to provide an overview of the procedures for the reopening of in-person learning that begins October 19th. Parents will have an opportunity to ask questions about procedures and options for the reopening.

     

    Parent Meeting
    Thursday, September 24, 2020
    3:00 - 3:45 PM
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  • INFORMATIONAL PARENT VIDEO: WHAT SCHOOL WILL LOOK LIKE

    This helpful informational video will let parents and students see what school will look like when students have the option to return in person or stay in the remote learning environment. Click below to watch this important message.

    English

    Spanish
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  • SECOND SIX-WEEKS SELECTION SURVEY FOR STUDENT IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION

     

    Starting with the second six weeks of the 2020-2021 school year, families will be required to select either in-person or virtual instruction for students. The first day of the second six weeks is October 19.

     

    Please complete this survey to select your option of either in-person or virtual learning for the second six weeks.

     

    Additional information is as follows:

    • Once a selection is submitted for a student to be taught in-person or virtually, that selection is final for the current six weeks period and cannot be updated until the selection window is opened again.

     

    • Students for which a selection has not been made by the deadline automatically will be selected for in-person learning for planning purposes.

     

    • For campuses where the number of in-person selections are more than can be accommodated to ensure social-distancing guidelines, there may be a phase-in process.

     

    Please email us at OrtizMS@houstonisd.org or call the campus at 713-556-5650 if you have any questions.
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  • PROJECT EXPLORE NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS

    Once again, Ortiz is offering students the opportunity to participate in Project Explore. This program provides college and career experiences for interested students. Click HERE for more information.
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  • PARENT CODES FOR NEW HISD CONNECT

    HISD Connect by PowerSchool includes student contact, enrollment, and demographic information, as well as grades and online resources.

     

    Parents will be given a unique code, or access ID, for each of their students and will be able to use those codes to set up an account to access their students' profiles through the new parent portal.

     

    Parents have three options to obtain their code:

    • Email us at OrtizMS@houstonisd.org your student's name and grade level. We’ll email you the code sheet.
    • Fill out the survey at http://bit.ly/OrtizConnect and we’ll send you the code via text or email.
    • Call us at 713-845-5650 if you want a printed copy to pick up from campus.

     
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  • WE'RE TRYING TO REACH YOU!

    Teachers and staff have attempted to reach all Ortiz students to ensure our families are safe and that students have the technology needed to access our distant learning classes. If you have not yet been contacted, please update your contact information HERE so that we can correct any misinformation we may have in our records. You can also call the Ortiz main phone number at 713-845-5650 and leave us a voice message.
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  • STUDENTS RECEIVING DYSLEXIA SERVICES

    Ortiz students who received dyslexia services are able to continue receiving services HERE.
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  • HISD @H.O.M.E TV

    Launching this week to support distance learning is HISD @ H.O.M.E. TV, which will provide educational programming that includes lessons from teachers and teacher development specialists in several subject areas, including math, science, reading and writing, social studies, and fine arts. Segments will be in English and Spanish and will broadcast on HISD-TV (Comcast Channel 18 and Uverse Channel 99), as well as online via HoustonISD.org/LiveTV. Click HERE for a full schedule of lessons for this week.

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  • STUDENT ACCESS TO HISD@H.O.M.E LESSONS

    Students can access online lessons from the HISD@H.O.M.E website by clicking HERE.
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  • HISD@H.O.M.E. SURVEY

    To ensure we meet the needs of all our students, please fill out the HISD@H.O.M.E. Survey:

    English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9VPFZ5Q

    Spanish:  https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/GS5KPGH

    Arabic: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GPGD3GV

    Vietnamese: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GTVXYC5
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