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Itasca ISD February 2021
February Events
February 2 HS Girls and Boys BB@Valley Mills
February 4 MS Girls BB@Frost/MS Boys@Home
February 5 HS Girls and Boys BB@Home
February 8 Board Meeting 7pm Library
February 9 HS Boys @Meridian
February 11 Tennis Meet@Waco, JH Boys BB@Hamilton
February 12 HS Boys BB@Rio Vista
February 13-15 State Congressional Debate
February 15 No School
February 16 Progress Reports
February 17 Tennis @Waco
February 18-20 HS SB Tournament@Rio Vista
February 18 HS BB @Home
February 22 HS BB @Home, JH Track @Rio Vista
February 22 Parent Night SEC 6pm
February 23 HS SB@Blum
February 25 Tennis @Waco, Track @Rio Vista, BB@Hillsboro
February 26 HS SB and BB @Home
February 27 HS BB @Hillsboro
Please make plans to attend our Spring Family Night!
Spring Assessments
You may have seen on the news that TEA has waived school ratings for the 20-21 school year. What does that mean for student assessments? This spring (2021) students will still take STAAR (State of Texas Assessment for Academic Readiness) at grade levels 3rd through 8th and High School English 1, 2, Biology, US History and Algebra 1.
All assessments, both online and paper are required to be taken at the student's campus. We will ensure remote learners are in small, socially distanced testing groups. Please make note of the following testing dates:
April 6- 4th and 7th grade Writing, High School English I
April 8- High School English II
May 4-7- High School EOC for US History, Biology, Algebra I
May 6- 8th grade Science
May 7- 8th grade Social Studies
May 11- 3rd-8th grade Math
May 12- 3rd-8th grade Reading
May 13- 5th grade Science
TELPAS Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System for English Learners will be held March 1-10. Grades 2-12 will be taking an online Reading, Listening and Speaking assessment along with working on a writing collection. We will work with remote learners to schedule a time within the window to come on campus for the online assessment.
Gifted and Talented Program Referrals
Campus Contacts: Chastity Benson at IES cbenson@itascaisd.net, Shelly Beaird at IMS sbeaird@itascaisd.net, Mr. Webb at IHS rwebb@itascaisd.net
Family Literacy
Reminders
- Parents have the opportunity to enroll students in Virtual Health Care. This can help students to get medical care while at school. Registration Link: https://urgentcarekids.formstack.com/forms/itascaisd_registration_english
- Please contact Nurse Rea if you have questions about the Virtual Health Care at srea@itascaisd.net
- As we work to reduce our COVID exposure, please do not send students to school if someone in the home is being tested or if the student is showing symptoms of COVID-19. Students can be moved to virtual learning while waiting for results.
- Please let the campus office know if your students plan to return from virtual learning at the start of the next grading period.
Staying Connected!
One of our goals is to keep our school community informed and involved in Itasca ISD. We have several ways for you to stay connected.
- Download the Itasca ISD App from your device app store. You can get push button notifications as they are sent.
- Keep your contact information up to date in the campus office so that you receive campus/district call out information.
- Check out our website along with the family support site updated with our most current information for both remote and onsite learners. https://sites.google.com/itascaisd.net/20-21guideforfamilies/home
Itasca ISD
Email: 2020info@itascaisd.net
Website: itascaisd.org
Location: 123 North College Street, Itasca, TX, USA
Phone: 254-687-2922
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itascaisdnews
Twitter: @itascaisdnews
