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All campuses and district offices will be closed the week of July 1-5. Have a Happy 4th of July and enjoy your time with family and friends!
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Mark Your Calendars: Benefits Open Enrollment
Open enrollment for 2019-2020 benefits will be here soon! Mark your calendars for July 15 - August 16. Click here to view the flyer with more information on dates, locations, and times (please note that the times on July 15 have changed). Enrollment is mandatory for all new hires, those employees who would like to make changes, and/or those who currently have an HSA or FSA account that you would like to continue for the 2019-2020 plan year. Employees will lose HSA/FSA elections if you do not enroll. Employees not making changes are still encouraged to complete the enrollment process. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks!
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New Leadership Announcement
We are pleased to announce that
John Fahey has been selected as the new Principal of Wayside Middle School.
Fahey is a familiar face across EMS ISD and well-known to many families who have been a part of the Boswell feeder system.
He has served at Boswell for the past six years; two years as an assistant principal and the last four as the academic principal.
Fahey brings 13 years of experience in education to his new role at WMS. Prior to joining EMS ISD, he taught middle school students in Fort Worth ISD then served as a math teacher and baseball coach in Keller ISD. He earned his bachelor's degree in Mathematics and master's degree in Business Administration, both from Harding University.
To read more about Fahey, click here.
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Community Link's Back 2 School Bash:
Donations & Volunteers Needed
Looking for ways to help students in need? Community Link is accepting donations for their annual Back 2 School Bash on August 10 that provides pre-qualified students with backpacks, school supplies, eye glasses, haircuts, dental screenings, and more. Volunteers are also needed for handing out backpacks and groceries, face painting, cutting hair, and stuffing backpacks. For more information on how to donate or register as a volunteer, click here.
Join us tonight, June 27, at On the Border in Lake Worth for a "Give Back Night" benefiting the Back 2 School Bash. Make sure to mention you are there for the fundraiser. Twenty percent of all sales will be donated to the Back 2 School Bash to serve EMS ISD area children. Click here for more information.
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See You There! Next School Year!
Join us before our 2019-2020 Convocation for EMS ISD's Community Business Fair from 12-1:30 pm in the Chisholm Trail High School cafeteria located at 3100 NW College Drive, Fort Worth, 76179. We are showcasing our local community businesses with activities, games, door prizes, food, and more! Please join us and support the businesses who support you!
Convocation is required professional learning and will begin at 2 pm in the Chisholm Trail High School competition gym. Stay tuned for more details! See you there!
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Staff Spotlight: Nika Davis
Boswell High School Principal
Named President of Texas Association of Secondary Principals
Nika Davis, Boswell High School Principal, was named President
of the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP).
With more than 6,000 members, TASSP is the largest secondary principal organization in Texas and in the nation. Nika is the first EMS ISD Principal to hold this office. She is the 97th President named and the seventh woman President since the organization began in 1922.
This honor comes to a large school principal in Region XI every eight years.
As President, Nika will travel the state of Texas during the 2019-2020 school year and present to each of the 20 regional organizations. In addition, she will represent Texas at the National Association of Secondary School Principals ( NASSP) this summer in Boston, speak at the Texas Association of Student Councils Conference, and serve on the Texas Teacher of the Year Selection Committee.
Congratulations, Nika! We are #emsproud and excited for you to represent EMS ISD!
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