HISD 2023-2024 Calendar Revised - Wednesday, May 22 New Last Day of School
The Academic Calendar for this 2023-2024 School Year was revised and unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees on February 21, 2024. The LAST DAY OF SCHOOL for students has been MOVED from Thursday, May 23 to Wednesday, May 22, with May 23 and 24 now both being work days for staff. This change will benefit our staff, especially those relocating to a different building or classroom next year.
You can find a copy of the revised calendar attached and posted on the district website @ https://www.huntsville-isd.org/o/hisd/page/academic-school-year-calendar.
*NOTE: The calendar is always subject to change.
We have some very disappointing news to share- tomorrow's Walker County Invitational Special Olympics Track Meet has been cancelled:
Weather reports predict some severe thunderstorms happening in the Huntsville area on Friday morning the day of our Special Olympics meet. We will continue to monitor the weather throughout the week and make a decision by 1:00pm Thursday, either to continue as scheduled or cancel the meet. Our ultimate goal is to provide safety for our athletes, coaches, volunteers, and families.
Our Lady Hornets Softball and our Hornet Baseball teams won their games last night! What a way to break in the new stadium!!
Final Scores were The Lady Hornets beat the Hudson Lady Hornets 9-0 and the Hornets beat the Porter Spartans 4-0.
#BuildingChampions
#HornetProud
Last night Huntsville ISD had our Softball & Baseball Complex Dedication! We are excited to now have a place for our students, families and community to call HOME!
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#BuildingChampions
#PlayBall
Reminder:
Tonight’s the NIGHT!🥎💚⚾️
Come help us celebrate this momentous occasion in Huntsville Hornet Athletics HISTORY!!!
The program will begin at 6:30 PM on the Lady Hornet Softball field!
CALENDAR REMINDER: Spring Break Closure - March 11-15, 2024
Huntsville ISD will be out for SPRING BREAK the entire week of March 11-15, 2024. All campuses and facilities will be CLOSED so please make alternative arrangements for any childcare that may be needed as there will be no school that week.
We wish everyone a very safe and happy break!!!
Give it up for our Lady Hornets Basketball Team for winning the Championship Game at last nights basketball game!
#BuildingChampions
#HornetNation
You are Invited ~ Huntsville ISD Baseball/Softball Complex Dedication & Community Celebration!
We appreciate the Huntsville Community for the overwhelming support to make this new complex possible! Please join us on Monday, March 4, 2024 for the Complex Dedication. The Ceremony will take place at 6:30 PM on the Hornet Baseball Field. Lady Hornet Softball Field-Complex Tours to follow for anyone interested.
Please Come Help Us Celebrate!
Attention Huntsville ISD GT Parents:
We would appreciate you providing us with your valuable input by completing this parent survey. The survey window is from February 14 - February 23.
Huntsville ISD Parent Survey (English)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F3MP6GW
Huntsville ISD Parent Survey (Spanish)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YTJSSKH
HISD Public Hearing Set for February 15, 2024 re: 2022-2023 Texas Academic Performance Report
Huntsville Independent School District will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 6:00 PM in the Hawkins Administration Building Boardroom located at 441 FM 2821 East, Huntsville, Texas, for the purpose of hearing public discussion on the 2022-2023 Texas
Academic Performance Report (TAPR).
The hearing presentation will take place during the HISD Board of Trustees Regular Board meeting. Any citizen who desires to address the Board regarding the TAPR should arrive prior to the start of the Regular Board meeting to sign in and complete the required Public Hearing Comment
Card.
Please direct any questions to Angee Andrus, HISD Director of Accountability and Assessment at 936-435-6326.
https://www.huntsville-isd.org/.../public-notice-postings
🇺🇸 DISTRICT HOLIDAY REMINDER:
All Huntsville ISD Campuses & Facilities will be CLOSED on Monday, February 19, 2024, in observance of the Presidents' Day holiday. Please make any childcare arrangements needed since there will be no school that day.
CALENDAR REMINDER:
Friday, February 16 is a scheduled STUDENT HOLIDAY for a Teacher/Staff Professional Development Day. Parents, please be sure you have made alternative childcare arrangements, if needed.
How about that!! Make it UNDEFEATED district champions!
Congratulations Lady Hornets!
How Awesome is our Unified Basketball Team! They are Area Champs!!
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#HornetProud
The FCCLA Diamond Chapter headed to regionals last Thursday for competition. Speaking and presenting takes courage, and to get better you need to practice! What better way to practice than with members of Huntsville High School's admin team (along with Ms. Ciara Bradley, our faculty sponsor for Mance Park Middle School) who volunteered to listen, critique and share feedback to our student contestants.
Now THAT's the way you break in a new stadium!!
Congratulations to Huntsville Hornet Athletics Boys Soccer Teams
Boys Soccer hosted their FIRST game in their new stadium last night, and both the Varsity and JV teams beat the Hargrave Falcons of Humble ISD!! Varsity shut out the Falcons 2-0, and JV topped the Falcons 3-2.
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Way to go to our HHS Girls and Boys Basketball Teams! They both came out on top winning their games! We were able to caption the action at the Boys game- check out photos!
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HISD Returns to Normal Operations Wednesday, January 17
Huntsville ISD Families,
HISD continues to monitor weather conditions for our immediate area and will do so throughout the night and early morning. At this time, we anticipate having school as NORMAL tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17, 2024. In the event that we must delay or cancel school due to weather, we will send a districtwide notification to families by 5:30 AM; otherwise, expect regular operations.
Thank you,
Huntsville ISD
HISD Schools CLOSED Tuesday, January 16 Due to Inclement Weather
Huntsville ISD Families,
HISD has been monitoring the inclement weather forecasts for our immediate area. A low of 19* is predicted tonight with patchy ice on the roads that will not thaw by morning. Dangerous wind chill of 6* is expected when our students would be waiting for morning bus routes. Due to these sub freezing temperatures and potential for icy/hazardous road conditions, we have decided to CLOSE school tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16, 2024. All extracurricular activities are also canceled.
Roads are expected to clear tomorrow afternoon, so at this point we plan to return to normal operations on Wednesday. We will continue to monitor the conditions and if a change is necessary we will communicate to families as soon as a decision can be made. All updates will also be sent to parents using the mass notification system as well as posted on the district website (www.huntsville-isd.org) and social media pages.
Students are encouraged to stay indoors due to extreme temperatures. It is unusual for the Huntsville/Walker County community to experience temperatures this cold. Hypothermia can be a great concern if you are exposed to extreme cold. Click on this link for signs and symptoms: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypothermia/symptoms-causes/syc-20352682 You can call 2-1-1 should your family need assistance during this time.
Please stay safe and warm,
Huntsville ISD
The following email was sent to HISD Families on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, in an effort to keep you informed about the potential changes to our elementary school attendance zones. If you missed it, here it is again for your review:
Dear Huntsville ISD Families,
Over the past year, our District Design Committee has been working to determine the best plan to present to our Huntsville ISD Board of Trustees to address potential rezoning of our elementary school attendance boundaries. The primary focus is what is best for our students, and what would be the least disruptive to our families.
The committee’s work has been the culmination of an effort that began with conversations regarding boundary adjustments before the 2021 bond election, as at that point Huntsville Elementary School was already overcrowded. We have since utilized four portable classrooms to accommodate staff and students there. Additionally, the overwhelming success of our bond demonstrated that our community believes our children will be more successful with a new Pre-K to Fifth Grade alignment, so we are moving Pre-K and 5th grade to the elementary campuses. This exacerbates an already overcrowded situation, forcing us to modify boundary lines to even out the population amongst our four elementary schools.
The District Design Committee conducted two workshops with our Board of Trustees over the last two months, and also presented their findings at the regularly scheduled Board of Trustees Meeting in November. We want to reshare this information in the accompanying video to help make our community aware of the main areas that are under consideration. A few things to keep in mind as you view the zoning maps:
The maps show potential changes that are still under consideration.
We are studying the number of students that live in these areas that would be affected.
This is a notification that resident elementary students in these areas might change school zones.
Depending on available space, there is a chance that even if your student is rezoned, there may be an opportunity for your student to finish out their elementary years at their current school.
The main areas under consideration are (see Potential Changes map below):
(1) The area on the map along the I-45 corridor and Hwy 75 N between the Huntsville Elementary School and Samuel W. Houston Elementary zones, which is currently zoned for Huntsville Elementary, could possibly be rezoned to Samuel W. Houston Elementary to relieve overcrowding at Huntsville Elementary School.
(2) The area on the map in the northeast Riverside and Wood Farm Road area that is currently zoned to Huntsville Elementary School could possibly be rezoned to Scott Johnson Elementary to alleviate overcrowding at Huntsville Elementary.
(3) The area indicated on the map at the far east end of the district, just south of Hwy 190 that is currently zoned to Estella Stewart Elementary, could possibly be rezoned to Scott Johnson Elementary.
(4) The southwest area of the map on FM 1375 (behind the Texas Grand Ranch) that is currently zoned to Samuel W. Houston Elementary could possibly be rezoned to Estella Stewart Elementary.
(5) The area in town roughly between Montgomery Rd. and Ave M and stretching northeast to Bearkat Blvd. and SH 19 that is currently zoned to Samuel W. Houston Elementary could potentially be rezoned to either Scott Johnson Elementary or Estella Stewart Elementary.
We would like to reiterate that none of these changes are for certain and that we are resharing to keep you informed of potential changes. It is likely the Board of Trustees will approve any boundary adjustments in January 2024 to allow planning time for next school year. Please feel free to share any comments regarding these potential changes by emailing communications@huntsville-isd.org
NOTE: This Parent Notice was originally emailed to HISD families at 3:15 PM , 12/20/2023 and again as a Second Parent Notice at 1:30 PM, 1/12/2024, which also included a link to our video as well as a map with highlighted/circled areas for those wanting more details on the areas under consideration for potential change.
Map with Highlights & Circles & Text
Video link: https://youtu.be/_Vkp394IvZo
Potential Changes to Huntsville ISD Elementary School Zones
