JN Tribe Update - April 11, 2020
The health of our JN area remains our highest priority!
Happy Easter to our Jim Ned CISD families!
Bond Election - Voting on Postponement Soon
We had deliberately chosen to delay the postponement of our election to see if the health crisis would subside. It has become evident that we could potentially put election workers and voters in an unsafe situation due to the virus still being present in the Abilene area. Of course, the Limited Shelter In Place order remains in place for Taylor County and we certainly want to help our voters adhere to that order. Therefore, the board will be voting on a resolution to postpone the election on Monday evening. In addition, the district will be working with our bond counsel to advocate for a Special Election this summer that would allow our community to consider the Bond Election sooner than the next General Election which is November 2020. We will keep you posted on this possibility!
Staffing Update to Parents
Principal Vacancies
Middle School: Our superintendent, Dr. Teal, is currently working with a Middle School Interview Team to select our next MS principal as Mr. Wise retires this summer. We have outstanding candidates to work with, so pray for wisdom in our decisions.
Buffalo Gap: After a decision is made on Middle School, Dr. Teal and a Buffalo Gap Interview Team will begin the process of finding Mrs. Doty's replacement as she was named the new Chief Academic Officer (CAO) for the district about a month ago. (Her position is a well-deserved promotion & will be similar to an Assistant Superintendent role.). Parents, we are looking at awesome candidates from outside of the district as well as inside; so if you know of awesome principals who would be a good fit for Buffalo Gap Elementary, please let them know that our application window is still open & we would love to have them in the mix! Send applicants to Region 14's website to apply! Would love for you to help us spread the word! We are taking applications for about one more week!
High School Assistant Principal: After we find our principals at Middle School & Buffalo Gap, we will begin the interview process for replacing Mr. Holson as he retires this June. If you know of anyone who would be a great fit for this role, please have them apply through the Region 14 website. Thanks!
Teachers & Coaches
As usual for this time of year, we do have some teaching positions and teacher/coach positions available at our Middle School & High School. If you know of any outstanding teachers or coaches that you'd like working with our students and athletes, please ask them to apply through the Region 14 website and also call Mr. Wise, Ms. Gambrell, or our AD Coach Fanning as soon as possible! We are currently going through the process of finding a great Head Volleyball Coach to replace Coach McClure as he heads to Abilene Christian HS. Looking forward to our new coach continuing the great work of Coach McClure as our team won their 1st District Championship this season! Let's all get the word out on a Head Volleyball Coach!
Let's keep our Tribe strong!!
School Closure Continues Until May 4th!
Our schools remain closed to students and parents until May 4th. We will keep you posted should the Governor decide to re-open schools. If he does, the district will then make a local decision as to whether we will re-open at that time. Our goal is to provide at least 1-week of heads up to our families if we choose to re-open this school year.
Our Abilene and Taylor County areas continue to be under a Limited Shelter In Place (LSIP). Continue to exercise good discretion as to whether you get out and about. Try to stay put as much as possible to eliminate the spread of the virus so we can return to normal as soon as possible. Let's all carve out time to put our phones down, turn off the TV, and take that much-needed walk, but just keep your distance socially. In JNCISD, we will continue to provide our students their assignments as well as meal service during the LSIP!
Meal Service - REVISED Plan Starts on Monday April 13th!
REMINDER: Our meals are for ANY Jim Ned student!
School @ Home!
We continue to be grateful to our Jim Ned parents and teachers who are doing their very best to keep our students learning during our school closure! Keep up the great work! Our outstanding faculty & staff continues to work hard work to maintain an excellent online learning environment & we are so thankful for that! We want our School @ Home System to work well for all of our families! So please contact your child's teacher or give us a call at the appropriate number below if you need anything or have concerns that we can address! Let's all keep up the great work for our students!
UIL & Extracurricular Activities
The UIL has postponed any events or practices until Mon. May 4th. We hope to return to these important events at that time. May 4th is also the current end to the Governor's school closure, so we are hopeful this will work out. There are no plans from UIL as to what any of the spring seasons would look like with a May 4th return, but it is safe to assume that it would involve a significantly modified schedule.
Campus Office Hours - Accessible by Phone or Email during Closure
Buffalo Gap: (325) 572-3533
Lawn: (325) 583-2256
JNMS: (325) 554-7870
JNHS: (325) 554-7755
Jim Ned Consolidated Independent School District
JNCISD...Integrity, Performance, Stability, Forward-Thinking, Transparency, & Partnership
Website: www.jimned.esc14.net
Location: 441 Graham Street, Tuscola, TX, USA
Phone: (325) 554-7500
Facebook: facebook.com/jimnedcisd
Twitter: @jimnedcisd