To all of our returning students and families, welcome back, and to all of our new students and families that will be joining us this year, welcome! It has been an extremely busy but productive summer here at Somerville ISD, and we truly are ecstatic to have our staff and students back on campus! I want to say thank you to our students and families both new and old! It is an honor to have the opportunity to serve you, and we thank you for choosing Somerville ISD! We are thankful for those who have paved the way before us, excited about what the future holds for all of us moving forward!

Eric Holton, Superintendent

Somerville ISD

You can now purchase your athletic tickets online at https://www.somervilleisd.org/o/somerville-isd/page/tickets, visiting somervilleisd.org and clicking the "Athletic Event Online Tickets" button on the homepage, or simply by clicking the button below! Skip the line by purchasing your tickets ahead of time! Cash will still be accepted but on the home side of the stadium only.

Please park in the designated areas that are highlighted in orange. All home fans will enter through the gates in the middle of the home side of the stadium designated on the map below as "Home Side Gate Entrance". All visiting fans will enter the stadium through the "Visitor Side Gate Entrance". Only players and coaches will utilize the entrance designated as "Player/Coach Entrance", which is the gate located closest to the concession stand. Approved designated parking areas are shaded in orange on the map, which now includes the parking lot owned by the American Legion. We would like to thank our veterans at the American Legion for allowing us to do so.

We are excited to begin our partnership with HealthPoint Clinic here at Somerville ISD for the 2023-2024 school year! Beginning in September, Somerville ISD will have an onsite health clinic that will be available for all Somerville ISD students and staff. For more information, please click on the links below. HealthPoint representatives will be on site at each campus during Meet the Teacher to learn more about how we believe this partnership will be incredible for the health and well-being of our students!

First Day of School - August 28th!

Somerville ISD School Start/End Times

• Breakfast - 7:15 a.m.
• Start - 7:45 a.m.
• End - 3:25 p.m.

Important Policy Updates

• SISD Student Code of Conduct
• SISD Dress Code

• HB114 - This law makes the possession and/or use of a vape or e-cigarette on campus or at a school-based event a mandatory DAEP placement.
• Students may possess cell phones/ear buds/AirPods but they are not allowed to be used or visible during the instructional period. Students may use those devices before or after school, during passing periods, or during lunch (grades 7-12). Secondary students are issued Chromebooks and are expected to bring those devices to school every day charged and ready for use.

Campus Specific Reminders:

Somerville Elementary/Intermediate

Somerville High School

2023 STAAR/EOC scores are now available to parents in the Somerville ISD Parent Portal. Click here for more information.

Our team here in Somerville ISD has worked extremely hard over the summer to continue making our campuses as safe as possible for our students! As safety and security is our utmost concern, below are just a few of the projects that we have been working on this summer:

• 3M Safety and Security Film installed on all exterior doors and windows
• ID badge access points installed on campus/district exterior doors to reduce the use of keys and being alerted when doors have been propped open
• Campus and district buildings have been rekeyed to restrict access to essential personnel and ensure that entry points are controlled
• Concrete sidewalk poured from football stadium bleachers to concession/restroom area
• Wheelchair ramps installed with access to the sidewalks leading up to the Yegua Center
• Digital repeater installed on local radio tower to allow SISD personnel and emergency first-responders to communicate more effectively in the case of an emergency
• HealthPoint Clinic partnership to provide more convenient healthcare access for all SISD students and staff
• Rollout of student ID badges for students pre-k - 12 grade which principals will further communicate this in the coming week(s)
• Rollout of the Somerville ISD Safe Schools Reporting Form for students, staff, and community members to report safety concerns to SISD administration and campus safety officer (click here to access)
• District-wide implementation of Crisis Go Safety Platform with Silent Panic Alert Technology access for all SISD employees (fully implemented in September)