Italy Independent School District

ATTENTION ITALY ISD PARENTS Italy ISD received several calls this evening concerning a possible threat at the high school tomorrow morning. Initial investigations have not substantiated the rumors, however, with the safety of our students and staff being of the utmost importance, there will be additional police officers on campus in the morning. The investigation will continue in cooperation with the City of Italy Police Department.

SUMMER HOURS BEGINNING THE WEEK OF 5/30/22 THROUGH 7/29/2022 OFFICES WILL BE OPEN MONDAY-THURSDAY 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM WE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, 5/30/2022 AND THE DISTRICT WILL BE CLOSED THE WEEK OF 7/4/2022 PLEASE CALL 972-483-1815 OR EMAIL ddearing@italyisd.org if you have further questions.

2022 Italy ISD High School Athletic Awards Banquet Italy ISD will be honoring our high school student-athletes at the 2022 High School Athletic Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 24th at 6:00 PM in the cafetorium. Those wishing to eat dinner can purchase tickets at the reception desk at the high school for $10 each (checks should be made out to Italy ISD). High school student-athletes will eat free and can pick up their tickets at the front office with Mrs.White. Any other students, up to and including 8th grade, that attend and wish to eat will need to purchase a ticket. There will be a limited number of tickets available for purchase at the door, so please buy them ahead. You do not have to have a ticket to attend the awards, but you must have a ticket to eat dinner at the event. We look forward to a special evening honoring our student-athletes and the excellent job they did this year.

Community Pep Rally - Meet & Greet Coach Lee Wilkins Italy ISD Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Italy ISD will be hosting a Community Pep Rally - Meet & Greet on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 2:30 PM in the Italy HS Dome to welcome our new Athletic Director/Head Football Coach, Lee Wilkins. The pep rally will highlight our students and culminate in a few words from Coach Wilkins. Following the pep rally, Coach Wilkins will be available for some meet and greet time with our guests. We hope you are able to join us for this special event. We are excited to continue the tradition of uniting Italy ISD, our families and community to support events that will make a difference for our wonderful students.

2022 Italy ISD High School Athletic Awards Banquet Italy ISD will be honoring our high school student-athletes at the 2022 High School Athletic Awards Banquet. At this time there are two possible dates for the banquet. If our spring sports are finished with playoffs, the banquet will be held on May 24, 2022 at 6:00 PM in the High School Cafetorium. If baseball or softball are in the playoffs the weekend of May 20-21, the banquet will be moved to June 6, 2022 at 6:00 PM in the High School Cafetorium. Those wishing to eat dinner can purchase tickets at the reception desk at the high school for $10 each (checks should be made out to Italy ISD). High school student-athletes will eat free. Any other students, up to and including 8th grade, that attend and wish to eat will need to purchase a ticket. There will be a limited number of tickets available for purchase at the door, so please buy them ahead. You do not have to have a ticket to attend the awards, but you must have a ticket to eat dinner at the event. We look forward to a special evening honoring our student-athletes and the excellent job they did this year.

Community Pep Rally - Meet & Greet Coach Lee Wilkins Italy ISD Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Italy ISD will be hosting a Community Pep Rally - Meet & Greet on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 2:30 PM in the Italy HS Dome to welcome our new Athletic Director/Head Football Coach, Lee Wilkins. The pep rally will highlight our students and culminate in a few words from Coach Wilkins. Following the pep rally, Coach Wilkins will be available for some meet and greet time with our guests. We hope you are able to join us for this special event. We are excited to continue the tradition of uniting Italy ISD, our families and community to support events that will make a difference for our wonderful students.

The Italy ISD District Site-Based Decision Making Committee will be meeting on Monday, April 25, 2022 at 4:15 PM in the Italy High School Conference Room (old cafeteria) to accept public comment on the proposed District of Innovation Plan for August 2022-July 2027. The proposed plan can be found on the district website at this link. https://5il.co/17w5v

As a final farewell to the Class of 2022 - for one enchanted evening - the Junior Class will host the Junior/Senior Prom this Saturday

8th & 9th Grade Parent Meeting Personal Graduation Plan & High School Readiness When: Thursday, April 21, 6:30 - 8pm Where: Cafetorium The school counselor will be discussing information for students in their upcoming high school year. We look forward to meeting you all THIS Thursday! Why Do I Need To Plan for High School?-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adsGbCwYS3k

7th grade Math tutoring is COMING! 8th grade Math & Algebra I tutoring is COMING! As we quickly approach the state mandated test, extra tutoring will be provided on the following dates: 7th grade: April 18, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28; May 2, 4, 5, 9 FROM 7:25 am - 7:55 am 8th grade: April 18, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28; May 2, 4, 5, 9 FROM 3:40 pm - 4:30 pm Algebra I: April 18, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28; May 2 FROM 3:40 pm - 4:30 pm Snacks will be provided! Let’s rock this!

Here is the SHAC Agenda https://5il.co/18ku0

NACHO average Band Dinner!! Cost: • $12 per person Date & Time: • Saturday, April 9 / 5:00-7:30 p.m. Location: • Central Baptist Church Family Life Center Includes an Authentic Taco Dinner, a raffle, and a silent auction. Purchase a ticket from your favorite band member or at the door. Benefiting the Italy Gladiator Regiment Band Booster Club. We thank everyone for your continued support for the band!!! ihs.italyisd.org #OneTeamOneItaly

2022-2023 Italy ISD Approved Calendar https://5il.co/17thw

Update.... The city has the water leak fixed and water pressure should be back to normal within the hour. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

Our campuses are currently without water as most of town is as well. Restroom arrangements have been made to carry us through to the end of the day.

CONGRATULATIONS '97 BOYS BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPION TEAM! Congratulations to the 1997 State Champion Boys Basketball team! Coached by Don Clingenpeel and Kyle Holley, the team will be reuniting this weekend in San Antonio, where they will be honored at this year's state tournament. Happy 25th Anniversary and thanks for the memories.

To families that did not complete the online free/reduced lunch application: We just received word, and are encouraging all those who are interested in possibly receiving benefits from the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program, to apply. If you think your family may qualify for free/reduced lunch, please complete the application. Student eligibility for the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program is based on your student’s status in the current 2021-2022 school year. The free & reduced lunch application is online at the Italy ISD website under the Child Nutrition link where you will find the myschoolapps.com application. The due date to apply is March 21, 2022 so please don’t wait!!!

Regular start for February 25th Italy ISD will begin school at the regular start time on Friday, February 25, 2022. We will continue to monitor the situation tonight and early tomorrow morning. If you do not receive another notification, school will begin as usual. Rachel L. Kistner Italy ISD Superintendent

Inclement Weather Notice Early release on February 23. No school on February 24. Dear Italy ISD Families, Out of an abundance of caution, we will be releasing students early today before substantial precipitation is expected to begin. We will release Stafford students at 2:30 p.m. and JH/HS students at 2:40 p.m. All after-school activities for today are cancelled. Given the forecasts for precipitation and freezing temperatures overnight, we have also made the decision to cancel school tomorrow, Thursday, February 24. Please contact your child’s campus if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for your flexibility as we work to keep all students, families, and staff members safe. We will continue to monitor weather conditions and will announce a decision about any potential delays or closures on Friday as soon as we are able to do so. ITALY ISD

After school activities We are monitoring the weather and road conditions closely. At this time we are cancelling all afterschool activities for this afternoon.