Italy Independent School District

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.

The Italy ISD School Board is planning to take action on a Proposed 2022-2023 School Calendar at the March board meeting. There are 2 draft calendars for you to review (DRAFT A and DRAFT B). Your comments and suggestions about the draft calendars will be taken into consideration by the district site-based committee. The committee will then draft a final version to recommend for approval by the Italy ISD School Board. The final version may or may not look exactly like the drafts depending on the feedback. If you have comments or suggestions, please complete the survey by Monday, February 28, 2022. Your input is appreciated. Italy ISD https://forms.gle/9mxhRG7fkYb1SocM7

ATTENTION: Due to the expected winter storm this evening and the freezing, frigid temperatures expected through Friday, Italy ISD has made the decision to close on Thursday, February 3rd and Friday, February 4th. All extracurricular activities will also be cancelled or postponed. Please stay safe and warm during this weather event. ITALY ISD

NC Dual Credit Flyer https://5il.co/14fqi TSI & Dual Credit Flyer https://5il.co/14fqj Italy Dual Credit Handbook https://5il.co/14fqk

Italy ISD School Closure Friday, January 14, 2022 Due to rapidly increasing COVID cases and staffing shortages (both current and projected), we are changing this coming Friday, January 14 to an in-person staff workday. The day will be a student holiday. We have additional minutes built into the school calendar and this time will not have to be made up for students. Currently scheduled extra-curricular activities (UIL games, etc.) will continue as scheduled unless you are contacted by your coach or sponsor. All staff should report to their campus from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. All staff should be working in their classrooms or offices alone and refrain from any group gatherings including meals together. All staff must be in-person or have an absence documented for the day. While the COVID Omicron variant is quickly spreading and we expect mass population coverage soon, we will continue to monitor active cases each week to mitigate the spread. We apologize to our families for the inconvenience but feel this decision is in the best interest of Italy ISD students and staff. We are feeling the impact of staff absences throughout the district. This will allow for an extra day apart along with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 17. Please contact your campus if you have any questions. Rachel Kistner Italy ISD Superintendent

Dear Italy Families, Italy ISD would like to remind everyone of the current Italy ISD COVID Protocols. We understand that it can be confusing with various guidance being given on different media outlets. We ask that everyone continue to follow the guidance to help the spread of all illness within our school and community. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to your campus nurse. See Covid Guidelines link below. https://5il.co/13xy2

Italy ISD staff will return to school on Wednesday, January 5th and students return on Thursday, January 6th. We are excited to kick off 2022 with our fabulous Gladiators!!!!