Volunteer Spotlight:

CarrieAnn Jones
What is your occupation?
I am a corporate regional director of training/development and recruiting turned motivational speaker, drama instructor, substitute teacher, travel agent, fragrance representative and gymnastics coach. I invest more time now volunteering as president of the Northwest ISD Council of PTAs and the global coach/mentor to Mothers of Preschoolers MOPS in India and beyond.
 
What brought you to Northwest ISD as a volunteer?
I got connected with my schools' PTA because I wanted to be involved in my five children's education.
 
How long have you been volunteering with NISD?
I have been volunteering for 12 years and counting.
 
What is your favorite thing about volunteering with NISD?
I get the opportunity to make a positive impact on the students, educators and community at large.
 
What was your favorite activity/hobby as a child?
I was an internationally competitive gymnast until I retired at 17 and went to college at Liberty University and traveled with Light International, a creative dramatics/vocal team focused on children's ministry, and I served as a short-term missionary in Liberia, Africa.

 

The Northwest ISD Partners in Education program creates school-support opportunities for parents, businesses and the community by offering a wide variety of options amenable to every school schedule, talent and expertise. PIE brings volunteers into Northwest ISD classrooms at each campus and at all grade levels. To learn more, please visit www.nisdtx.org/pie.
NRSEA News
The Northwest Retired School Employees Association will be holding it annual Garage (Parking Lot) Sale on October 21, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., at Justin State Bank, 412 FM 156, Justin, 76247. 

Proceeds will be used to buy books to put in NISD schools. 

NRSEA has placed roughly 150 books in the schools each year. The group is hoping to start awarding NISD new teachers a little spending money to begin the year starting in 2018.

If you have items you would like to donate to their garage sale, contact NRSEA President Janice Barnes at 817-439-3686 or email [email protected].
PIE Shares Ways to Connect with NISD
Partners in Education hosted the annual Partnership Rally to engage community partners and agencies on ways to connect with our campuses.  Dr. Ryder Warren, superintendent of schools, addressed the group and campus leaders from 27 NISD campuses had face time with area with area businesses and organizations to explore opportunities for collaboration.  For more information about PIE, go to www.nisdtx.org/pie.

Total Volunteer Hours (to Date) 16,715
Total Approved Volunteers (to Date) 3,350
If you plan to work with children in NISD schools, you must pass a criminal background check prior to volunteering.

You will be required to provide your birthdate, address, full name, phone number and primary email address for contact purposes.  
 
Raptor captures your volunteer hours.  A record of your volunteer hours is of vital importance to the school where you volunteer and to the district.  Please remember to document all your volunteer hours.   To access the NISD Background Check, please log on to www.nisdtx.org.

NEF News
The Northwest ISD Education Foundation Employee Giving Campaign officially ended Friday. 

We sincerely thank those of you who donated and for supporting your fellow teachers, campuses and students.  We hope you know how much of a positive influence you are making every day to ensure our students are happy and future ready!  Every dollar raised directly through the Employee Giving Campaign funds Innovative Teaching Grants.

With the help of your generous donations, we raised $42,235 in this year's campaign! 

If you're interested in learning more about the foundation and how you can partner to support teaching grants or student scholarships, contact Alyssa Edstrom, community relations specialist for NEF, at  [email protected] or call 817-215-0084.
NISD Schools, Council of PTAs Partner to Help Hurricane Harvey Evacuees
Northwest ISD schools and the NISD Council of PTAs in collaboration with Hicks Logistics Solutions and Durham School Services partnered to collect donations to help Hurricane Harvey evacuees.  We had an overwhelming response.  Thank you for your compassion, generosity and giving spirit in the face of tragedy affecting our fellow Texans.   


With a district as large as Northwest ISD, the possibility of fraudulent business practices can grow year to year. Often times, it is the students, business partners, and booster club organizations who suffer as a result of scam artists. Recently, an organization named Touchdown Sports, claiming to represent NISD, fraudulently sold advertising to one of our business partners for thousands of dollars.

When the advertiser contacted NISD to hang banner ads in our facilities, they realized Touchdown Sports had misrepresented themselves and defrauded the customer. Please be aware that NO EXTERNAL ORGANIZATION IS AUTHORIZED TO REPRESENT OR SELL ADVERTISING FOR NISD AT ITS CAMPUSES.  The only external advertising partnership Northwest ISD has is with is EFPages, which is currently selling ads in a magazine (not schools) that the district will soon launch. The district has no other partner to sell advertising.

We want to do our best to prevent this type of fraudulent business practice from occurring again in the future. We ask all of our community members and business partners to contact the NISD administration directly if you are unsure about vendors or businesses claiming to represent or sell advertising for Northwest ISD and its campuses. You can reach us at 817-215-0056, or you can email NISD Communications Coordinator Jerry Cantu at [email protected].
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