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June 2, 2020
Final Newsletter of 2019-2020 School Year
New Instructional Calendar is Approved for 2020-21 School Year
Parents and guardians, please be advised that our Board of Trustees approved our new instructional calendar on Thursday. This revised calendar is designed to give us the flexibility to deal with potential COVID-19 disruptions or closures.
The approved calendar most closely matches the recommended intersessional option proposed by TEA, with students starting in August and having longer breaks around Thanksgiving, in the winter and in the spring. The last day of instruction will be June 25 for all grades except seniors, who would finish on May 28.
Specifically, the first day of the new school year will remain Aug. 17, with intersessional breaks scheduled for Oct. 5-9, Nov. 16-20, Jan. 4-8 and March 8-12. All of those breaks are set to occur around regularly scheduled vacation times, except for the week in October. The built-in breaks give the district more options to cover required instructional time. For instance, if a COVID-19 closure period was needed in the fall or early winter, one of the planned intersessional breaks later in the year could be used to recoup instructional time.
During those COVID-19 breaks, seniors will continue remote learning at home, which will give them the required instructional time to graduate by the end of May – the same as with a traditional calendar. To see the complete calendar, please visit: www.springisd.org/calendar
SUMMER LEARNING AT-HOME IS COMING SOON
In light of ongoing health and safety concerns related to the pandemic, Spring ISD has redesigned summer school for this year into an online experience available to ALL students and tailored to meet specific instructional needs.
Specifically, the district will be hosting two Summer Learning At-Home sessions to run Monday through Thursday with the first scheduled for June 10-30 and the second slated to run July 7- 28.
For students requiring grade-level support in order to be ready for the next school year, the sessions will include targeted tutorials in reading/literacy as well as STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics). For students looking for additional learning opportunities, we will be offering different enrichment camps depending on their grade level, including AP boot camp, GT camp, STEAM Camp and Literacy Camp.
Watch for more information about these offerings with specific guidance on what programs might best meet the needs of your student. If you’re thinking of participating in ANY of these programs, please do not turn in your district-issued Chromebook. You are invited to keep it until the end of our summer school sessions.
New Remote Option to be Offered to All Students during 2020-21 School Year
Please know that we continue to plan for every possible contingency this fall and will be sharing information as decisions are made. We will soon send out a survey to collect your concerns and feedback related to instruction as we consider different models for students and staff.
We are pledging to offer an entirely remote instructional option for families who prefer to keep their children at home during the upcoming year. We believe this virtual choice fits with our district’s overall mission to expand opportunity and choice at all levels, and we look forward to rolling out this option in August. More details will be shared as they become available.
District News!!
Pre-K and Kindergarten Online Registration for 2020-21 School Year is Open
Spring ISD prekindergarten and kindergarten online registration for the 2020-21 school year is open. Pre-K students will need to be four years old on or before Sept. 1, 2020 and meet Texas Education Agency eligibility requirements. Students who will be five years old on or before Sept. 1, 2020 and are not enrolled in Spring ISD PreK this year may also pre-register.
This will be the first year that full-day prekindergarten has been offered at every elementary school, and the district is hoping parents will take advantage of early registration to enroll their children.
To register for prekindergarten or kindergarten and for more information, including eligibility requirements and Frequently Asked Questions, parents should go to www.springisd.org/prek. District staff will be available to assist parents in both English and Spanish with the online registration, if needed, by calling 281-891-6337.
Principal's Corner
Reynolds Flight School
Parents What a year it has been!! Thank you for your support this year! We are looking forward to an incredible year. As you can imagine, there is much uncertainty as to what the fall will look like. As details are finalized I will continue to use this Newsletter as a means of communication.
Please reach out if you need any assistance or have any questions.
Don't forget to keep up with the daily happenings at Reynolds. Our twitter handle is @ReynoldsElem
Website: https://www.springisd.org/reynolds2
Twitter: @ReynoldsElem
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Parent Support and Resources During this Time of Need
Mobile Food Bank Tuesday, April 28 and May 5 for Spring ISD families @Spring Baptist Church beginning at 9:30 AM.
Please complete the attached online registration and show your registration through the car window. If you haven’t registered ahead of time, you will be asked the questions while in line. Your confirmation is a screenshot of the survey completed. It does not send you an email.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JRZRNKF
Enter driveway at 633 E. Louetta Drive
Follow all guidelines/safety by staying in your vehicle and having food placed in your trunk or hatch.