Parents, MISD has an approach on how to work with our staff and our district to resolve situations you may have a concern about. It's called Steps to Eliminate Problem Situations, or S.T.E.P.S. We want to work with you to quickly and satisfactorily resolve those challenging situations. The 4 sequential steps are described below and are the best methods for reaching satisfactory solutions. Please use them should you ever encounter a situation in Montgomery I.S.D. or at MJH which is a concern to you.

1. CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBER – The most direct route to resolving a concern is to confer directly with the person involved, whether it is a teacher, coach, or bus driver, etc. Over 95% of the concerns are resolved at this level.
   
   
2. CONTACT THE PRINCIPAL – A professional educator is in charge of each campus and is responsible for concerns that may arise from the school’s operation. Explanations of policies and procedures, various clarifications and all types of campus information are available from the principal.
   
   
3. CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR – This may be the Director of Athletics, Child Nutrition, Human Resources, Transportation, or Special Education; Executive Director of Curriculum; Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services; or the Superintendent. This step should be taken only when steps one and two have not resolved the concern. Starting with this step will result in you being asked to attempt steps one and two first.
   
   
4. CONTACT THE SCHOOL BOARD – After taking step 1-3 above without resolving a concern, a request in writing for a School Board hearing is step 4. This written request is made through the Superintendent.

As a staff, we work hard to ensure the safety and learning of your children. If there is a concern, we want to speak with you and collaborate with you to get the situation resolved. Reach out. We are on the same team with the same goal.

A friendly reminder, we do not have an open lunch policy so please do not order food for your child from outside vendors to be delivered to the school during the school day (i.e. Uber Eats, Grub Hub, Door Dash, or any kind of delivery service). This is a safety concern that disrupts the educational process within our community and random people delivering food is not part of our safety plan. In addition, please do not not bring or share lunches with other students due to safety, medical concerns, allergies, etc. We do have a parent lunch table now for parents to eat lunch with their student and a friend.

Parent Drop Off Table: If your child forgets their lunch, we have a parent drop off table in the front foyer for you to drop off lunches. Please let your child know you have brought their lunch to school.

The Child Nutrition Department has moved to a new website to display menus for students and parents. The website it MealViewer, here is the link - https://schools.mealviewer.com/district/Montgomery%20ISD,%20TX

Parents can set accounts for students to alert them when their favorite meals are being served in the cafeteria, what foods contain their students’ allergens, and so much more!!

MISD has an easy online way for you to keep your child’s account. Go to the MISD webpage and click on the left tab “Child Nutrition Info”. Then click “MySchoolBucks.com.”

Parents will be encouraged to make prepayments on students’ accounts using my school bucks, cash or checks to avoid cash transactions during meal service.

The Parent-Student Handbook will be available on the MJH website. We encourage you to become familiar with the information contained in the handbook. Forms such as Release of Picture/Directory Information, Medication for the Nurse, Change of Address/Phone Number, and Technology Agreement are found at the back of the Handbook.

We ask that you make every effort to request transportation changes prior to 1:30 p.m. in order for us to be certain that your student leaves in the correct manner. You may make changes by:

• Sending a note with your child;

MJH CAR RIDER LINE/BUS POLICY

Due to the continued growth of MISD, we will no longer allow extra riders to ride the bus routes. Only registered riders will be allowed on the bus routes. We highly encourage students to car-pool to school due to the high volume of traffic and limited parking during the morning hours.

Regular school attendance is one of the most important indicators of school success. Students who attend school regularly not only improve their chances of being academically successful, but it builds strong relationships with their peers and teachers.

We know there are a wide variety of reasons that a student must be absent. Communication is Key! Always send in a note, either parent or doctor. Making school aware at the start of the absences is helpful. Attendance office can be notified via email, fax, or submitting online. You may also send a note with your student when they return. Absence notes will be accepted within 3 days of the Six Week grading period. If your student will be absent multiple days, please communicate with your child's teachers via email.

Please visit our school website to stay up to date on the most current Covid-19 protocols.

https://www.misd.org/return_to_school_plan

Our teachers provide challenging, hands-on learning experiences that engage our students' minds and hearts! We miss your student when they are not here, and your student misses outstanding learning opportunities and valuable teacher/peer interactions when they are not present in class.

Attendance office contact:

Email: mjhattendance@misd.org or krystal.kollaja@misd.org