Spring Break is March 13-17. All campuses and offices will be closed.

Wylie ISD is excited to announce that we have plans to open a staff daycare to meet the childcare needs of our current staff as well as future staff! Learn more about our "Pup Academy" by clicking the news story below.

It's time for our 3rd Annual TEACHER APPLICATION ROUNDUP!

The last two years we have hired some amazing teachers for our district through this online event! If you have ever been thinking about joining the Wylie family, now is the time to get your resume updated and ready to submit March 1st-March 6th through our online roundup.

We are looking for qualified teachers and coaches for ALL campuses who are ready to jump in and be a part of our mission at Wylie...To provide an education of excellence!

Reasons to join Wylie ISD:

• Competitive Starting Pay
• Staff Daycare Planned for 2023-2024
• Comprehensive Health Package and Benefits
• Support for New Teachers
• Opportunities for Professional Grown and Development
• Family Atmosphere

So what is the Teacher Application Roundup? We are going to open up a form application on our website starting Wednesday, March 1st that will be open through March 6th. This will be a short form that has a few questions including what you are certified to teach and will also have a place for you to upload your resume. Our administrators will look over these applications as they are submitted and will begin interview callbacks during the month of March. *WISD Spring Break will be March 13-17 so all offices will be closed and no interviews will be scheduled during that time.

Visit www.wyliebulldogs.org starting March 1st to participate in this Teacher Application Roundup. You can also click on this link to go straight to the online application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2GSHVT9

Thanks for helping to spread the word!

The Wylie School Board approved the 2023-2024 District Calendar. You can download the PDF below.

The Foundation is excited to announce that it is now accepting applications for Spring 2023 Teacher Grants and Student Scholarships . Get your applications by clicking on the links below. Applications are due in March, so get started now!

(When you click on the on the word “Here”, the form automatically will download, although you will not be notified that it downloaded. Check your download folder.)

Download Teacher Grant Application Here

Download Student Scholarship Application Here

Teachers in the Wylie Independent School District can apply for a grant to fund innovative ideas for the classroom. Up to $1,000 is available per teacher. Ideas should be creative and promote student success in the classroom. See the grant application for detailed instructions.

Wylie graduating seniors can apply for $1,000 scholarships from the WBEF or one of two $5,000 Sandifer Scholarships that will be awarded to Wylie athletes. See the scholarship application for detailed instructions.

Wylie High School is proud and excited to partner with Cisco College and Hendrick Healthcare

launching Hendrick’s Healthcare Academy next school year! Through this academic partnership

WHS students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of careers in healthcare, earn dual

credit hours towards a degree in healthcare, have dual credit courses paid in full, and so much

more. Next school year WHS will offer Dual Credit Anatomy and Physiology as well as Dual

Credit Medical Terminology. Students will continue to have the opportunity to earn their CNA

certificate and now a Pharmacy Technician certification.

There will be an informational parent meeting for current 8th-11th graders who are interested on Monday, March 6th at 6:30 pm at the Wylie ISD Performing Arts Center.

Download the flyer below for more information.

Wylie Bulldogs are going to State VASE!

This past weekend our Wylie Art students competed in the Area and Reginal Visual Arts and Scholastic Event better known as VASE. Our Bulldogs were up against 14 other school districts from across the area. 280 works of art were entered and judged. And of all those pieces, only 22 were chosen to advance to State.

Wylie High School has 8 of state qualifiers! The following students are state qualifiers:

Ryan Ross

Chloe Kinnard

Elise Ford

Lace Archambeau

Morgan Dean

Tessa Fellona

Madison Osborn

Jessalyn Thomas

Wylie ISD DI teams competed at Midlothian High School on Saturday, February 25th and after a strong showing have many advancing to STATE! We are so proud of these students and sponsors who put in SO much work and time into this successful program.

Results:

Scientific Challenge

WHS - Mental Milkshakes - 1st place and advancing to the Lone Star Affiliate Tournament

Highest Instant Challenge Award

WWJH/WEJH Combined Team - Detective Ducks - 1st place and advancing, also received Highest Instant Challenge Award

Fine Arts Challenge

WWI/WEI/WWJH Team - Party Pandas - 1st place and advancing

WWI/WEI Team - Little Smarties - 2nd place and advancing

WWJH/WEJH Team - Odd Spicy Bananas - 6th place

WWJH/WEJH Team - Galactic Guppies - 8th place

Rollercoaster Engineering

WWIC/WEI/WWJH Team - Just Here for the Snacks - 1st place and advancing, also were the recipients of The Davinci Award

WWJH/WWIC Team - Funky French Fries - 1st place and advancing

WEE Team - Hyper Pipers - 5th place

Project Outreach (Community Service Learning)

WWIC/WEE Team - Golden Monarchs - 4th place

WEJH - Science Alliance - 1st place

Improv

WHS - Metallic Chickens - 2nd place and advancing

The Bulldogs' Unified team showed off their basketball skills this past Saturday at a Special Olympics event at AYSA. Our student-athletes walked way with some hardware too! Way to represent WHS, Bulldogs!

The Wylie FFA Ag Mechanics team traveled to the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Ag Mechanics Show Feb. 23-26 and had a lot of success at it. Wylie FFA took three projects to the show including a 220 Gallon Smoker Trailer, Hi-Rack and a 94 Gallon backyard smoke.

The "Bulldog 220" smoker competed in the Ag. Mechanics Marketplace show which competed against all types of trailers in the trailer division. The team of Riley Bilbrey, Jay Owen, Gavin Faulks and Cesar Perez were fortunate enough to bring home Reserve Champion in the trailer division. In the Ag Mechanics Marketplace show, teams that make the top 5 of their division qualify for the live auction that the San Antonio Ag Mechanics Marketplace puts on. The trailer team ended up as Lot #6 in the sale and sold their trailer project for $11,000!!!

The Hi-Rack Team of Dylan James, Jackie Fordyce, Tru Ham and Kaden Cumby received Blue Ribbon honors for their work on their project. The team competed in the Wildlife division with their Hi-Rack.

Cole Killion and Luke Mehrtens received a blue ribbon for their 94 Gallon Offset Backyard Smoker that they constructed this year and was exhibited in the Outdoor Recreation Division.

Congratulations to all of the Ag Mechanics Teams on a job well done. These students have been building these projects since the first week of school started back in August.

Make sure and mark your calendars for all of the upcoming games and events. You can find all schedules at www.wyliebulldogathletics.com.

Order your Wylie Bulldog spring shirts to support the Wylie PTO! Several designs to choose from. Deadline to order is TODAY (March 3rd)!

https://www.lilcattilac.com/collections/online-store/Wylie-PTO

Wylie heads to Hollywood- Summer 2024! An informational meeting will be held at the PAC Black Box on Monday March 6th at 6 pm. This trip is open to Wylie students currently in 6th grade and older.

Wylie PTO is hosting Jason’s Deli Spirit Night on Tuesday, March 7th. Come out and enjoy fellowship and friendship at Jason’s Deli to help support Wylie PTO!!

Hopefully, students across Wylie will soon be able to access a Counselor’s Care Closet at their campus thanks to the Bulldog Protection Program, a community service initiative recently created by one of Wylie’s Destination Imagination (DI) teams. Read more about it in the Wylie Growl article or click one of the links below to donate either a money donation at the link provided or click on the campus link to access the closet "registry". Those items will be shipped directly to the campus that you choose!

WISD Webstore (money donation)-https://wyliebulldogs.revtrak.net/Student-Activities/#/v/DI-BULLDOG-PROTECTION-DONATION

Wylie Early Childhood- https://www.walmart.com/registry/ER/53dfd6f5-3603-4b87-9e42-e37bde636015

Wylie West Elementary- https://www.walmart.com/registry/ER/88675ed9-b580-40ca-aa71-5eb01906aa66

Wylie East Elementary- https://www.walmart.com/registry/ER/33adb1a1-7c1f-4944-be47-2151eea164c9

Wylie West Intermediate- https://www.walmart.com/registry/ER/578846c8-1a4d-48bc-8d4a-137326bea2e0

Wylie East Intermediate- https://www.walmart.com/registry/ER/f19123b4-fd3a-4c18-843c-74980fb5d174

Wylie West Jr. High- https://www.walmart.com/registry/ER/3ae76e70-225e-4289-baaf-38fadd5eb355

Wylie East Jr. High- https://www.walmart.com/registry/ER/b1d24167-420a-4a88-94cb-5b01db66d749

Wylie High School- https://www.walmart.com/registry/ER/a48df65f-9108-4e5b-9f58-79704afdfb54

Download the file below to see more information about the Class of 2023 Project Graduation Golf Tournament fundraiser and how you can participate!

Wylie ISD Student Services Department has job openings for a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP) and an Educational Diagnostician. Please contact Shauni Vaughn if you are interested in applying and pass along this information to anyone you think might be interested. Please see the job descriptions below.

Position: Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP)

Description: Perform professional psychological work in assessment, behavior management, social skills and counseling for students with disabilities. Assess the psychological and psycho-educational needs of students referred to special education. Work with the various campus student support programs.

Location: Wylie ISD Student Services

Contact: Shauni Vaughn, Director

svaughn@wyliebulldogs.org

325-437-2370 ext 1201

Position: Educational Diagnostician

Description: Implement the special education process and conduct annual ARD meetings as well as other ARD meetings as needed. Assess the educational, learning styles, and program needs of students referred for special education services and those in need of re-evaluation. Provide diagnostic information and work cooperatively with instructional, counseling and administrative personnel, students and families, to provide the most appropriate programs for students with disabilities.

Location: Wylie ISD Student Services

Contact: Shauni Vaughn, Director

svaughn@wyliebulldogs.org

325-437-2370 ext 1201

Think GT Camp Registration opens in Late February.

Kerr Broadstreet with WylieSports.com takes amazing pictures at many of our Wylie events and sporting events!

Check out all of the professional pictures at https://www.wyliesports.com/. You may just find a great picture of you or your child!

If questions arise, we encourage you to reach out by email to your campuses and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Wylie High School-hsinfo@wyliebulldogs.org
Wylie East Junior High-ejhinfo@wyliebulldogs.org
Wylie West Junior High-wjhinfo@wyliebulldogs.org

Wylie East Intermediate- eiinfo@wyliebulldogs.org
Wylie West Intermediate-wiinfo@wyliebulldogs.org
Wylie East Elementary-eeinfo@wyliebulldogs.org
Wylie West Elementary-weinfo@wyliebulldogs.org
Wylie West Early Childhood-wecinfo@wyliebulldogs.org

District Administration Office-info@wyliebulldogs.org

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