Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) applications due tonight at 11:59 p.m.
This is the final day for high school juniors and seniors to apply to participate in The George Foundation's Youth in Philanthropy program. Applications are due tonight, Sept. 6, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. Students chosen to participate in this year’s cohort are required to attend an orientation on Oct. 12, 2019 and an evaluation session on Feb. 29, 2020.
Fort Bend ISD is excited to launch a new weekly video series to help promote literacy development in young learners. Each Thursday, Fort Bend ISD will release a new “Goodnight, Fort Bend” video that features an FBISD staff or community member reading a children’s tale. The videos will be shared each Thursday at 7:00 p.m. on the District’s Facebook page, and also posted to the District’s website at www.fortbendisd.com/goodnightfortbend.
Click on the image to see the first installment of the video series, which features FBISD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Charles Dupre reading The Hare and the Tortoise.
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Read about some of our student, staff and District honors and achievements.
FBISD Board meetings and upcoming community events and observations
September 2019 meetings of the Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees
The September meetings of the FBISD Board of Trustees will be held on the following dates:
Sept 16
Called Meeting and Agenda Review, 6 p.m.
Sept. 23
Regular Board Meeting, 6 p.m.
The Board meetings take place in the FBISD Administration Bldg. Board Room, unless otherwise stated. For more information regarding the Board meetings, including upcoming meeting dates, agendas and agenda packets, visit the Board of Trustees webpage.
Join FBISD as we "Turn It Gold" in observance of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month - READ MORE
Safety First - slow down in school zones
Slow down, stay off your cell phone and stop for school buses loading and unloading our precious cargo. Please look out for FBISD crossing guards and police officers directing traffic. Let's all do our part to keep our FBISD students and staff safe.
Join us for FBISD Family Night with the Houston Dynamo, Sept. 11 as the Houston Dynamo take on the Minnesota United, Wed., Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. A portion of the ticket sales will go toward FBISD student scholarships, teacher awards and a donation to the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Tickets start at $10. To purchase tickets, please visit www.houstondynamo.com/FBISDfamilynight.
FBISD mentors invited to GPS training, Sept. 18
New and returning FBISD mentors are asked to attend a mandatory mentor training on Wed., Sept. 18, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., to prepare for supporting the District’s Guiding Promising Students (GPS) mentoring program.
FBISD’s Collaborative Communities Department, in partnership with Loving Houston, is hosting its first of three sessions in the 2019-20 Interfaith Leaders Breakfast Series on Thurs., Sept. 26, 2019, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., in the FBISD Administration Bldg. Board Room. READ MORE
Fort Bend County Fair Day Holiday is Fri., Sept. 27
All FBISD schools and offices will be closed for the holiday.
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