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Labor Day on Monday marks first district holiday
We're only in the first week of school, but the first districtwide student and staff holiday will take place Monday, Sept. 3, in observance of Labor Day.
Schools and district offices will resume on regular schedules on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
To view Northwest ISD's 2018-19 district calendar,
click here. To view school starting and dismissal times by campus type,
click here.
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District welcomes roughly 24,000 students for first week of 2018-19 school year
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Northwest ISD welcomed roughly 24,000 students for the first week of the 2018-19 school year, about 1,000 more students than the first week of school during 2017-18.
Curtis Elementary School and Adams Middle School added to the district's size with their first classes ever, aiding the growing Haslet and Fort Worth area of Northwest ISD. This area annually represents one of the fastest-growing areas of the district in terms of student population.
Northwest ISD photographers visited several campuses for the first day of the new school year, with photos available on the district Flickr account. |
Verify transportation in HAC to use SafeStop app
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Reliant Transportation has been working diligently to ensure students are arriving safely to and from school. Because of the increase of student enrollment and approximately 2,000 students who did not register for transportation services prior to start of school, we will continue reworking routes for the first few weeks of school.
If your child is eligible for transportation, please make sure you have elected to use the school bus when enrolling online. You can check this status by logging into Home Access Center. Once logged in, you can view your child's transportation status. If you do not see a bus route listed, but your child is using transportation, this means you are not registered for transportation. Please contact your child's campus (the registrar or office manager) so that your intention to ride the bus reflects a "yes" in the system.
It is important to update this information so it reflects accurately in the SafeStop bus-tracking app. We expect to have all students who have changed their transportation status on bus routes reflected in our system and the SafeStop app by Monday, Sept. 10. The SafeStop app allows you to receive real-time tracking updates of your child's school bus at your fingertips. For information about the app and download links, click here.
Please remember the app will not show transportation for your child if it is not listed in HAC.
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Byron Nelson volleyball team ranked top in state
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Byron Nelson High School's volleyball team has earned the top ranking in the Texas Girls Coaches Association's poll of the 6A classification, the largest in the state.
The Bobcats earned the No. 1 ranking in the Aug. 27 poll following victories over the previous top-ranked 6A team, the Oak Ridge War Eagles, and the current top-ranked 5A team, the Lovejoy Leopards. Byron Nelson currently only has one loss on the year.
To see results of the TGCA poll,
click here.
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Online registration open year-round for students joining the district
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Online registration remains open for the 2018-19 school year for those who have not already completed their registration.
Registration for students new to Northwest ISD is open throughout the year. Families of returning students should have already submitted registration, and if they have not yet submitted it they
must do so immediately.
Online enrollment is managed through the PowerSchool system for quick registration, as data is saved and stored for the next school year. For more information about enrollment, visit
www.nisdtx.org/enrollment.
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Nominations for the GEM Award are open
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Have you been assisted by a central administration staff member during the first week of school or over the summer? Nominate that person for the GEM Award!
The GEM - or Going the Extra Mile - Award recognizes central admin staff members who put in an extra effort to help families, community members and staff members receive the attention and support they need.
The award promotes positive support provided by staff and is presented in partnership with EECU, a district Partner in Education, which provides prizes for the winner.
To nominate a central admin staff member for the award, visit
www.nisdtx.org/gem and fill out the form (located on the sidebar as "GEM Nomination Form").
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Find your school's social media accounts
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Is your child at a new campus and you want to follow the school on your social media platforms? Visit
this district webpage to see a list of all our schools' Twitter and Facebook social media accounts. While schools will connect directly with you through email newsletters, texts or phone calls, they regularly update their social media with news and photos from school events.
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| Where Northwest ISD publishes news |
This Northwest News email newsletter is one of the primary ways Northwest ISD contacts families, but it's not the only way.
Northwest ISD regularly posts updates to the news section of the district website at
www.nisdtx.org, with the biggest news included in this newsletter. More frequent updates of news and school events are posted to the district's
Twitter,
Facebook and
Instagram social media accounts. Any vital information will be emailed to you, while we use social media to also show a snapshot of some of the unique activities at schools as well as accolades of students and staff.
When in doubt, check the district's website or social media accounts for general news. Parents and families will always be directly contacted in emergency situations through phone, texting, email or a combination of the three.
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| Consider supporting teachers and students through NEF on North Texas Giving Day on Sept. 20 |
You're invited to save the date to support the Northwest ISD Education Foundation in the 10th annual North Texas Giving Day, a one-day online giving extravaganza for the region!
NEF provides financial support to district educators (through innovative teaching grants) and students (through scholarships for graduating seniors). Your gift matters! When you donate on
www.northtexasgivingday.org/nef between 6 a.m. and midnight, your dollar will be stretched with bonus funds and prizes raised by Communities Foundation of Texas. Not available on Sept. 20? No worries! You can schedule a donation from Sept. 10 to Sept. 19.
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Northwest ISD
P.O. Box 77070 Fort Worth, TX 76177
Phone 817-215-0000 Fax 817-215-0170
An equal opportunity district
NISD is not responsible for content on external websites.
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