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Changes to COVID-19 Notification Emails and Dashboard Reporting
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Reminders:
A few reminders to support student success:
Please refresh your understanding of the attendance and engagement expectations that align with your student's selected learning environment. As always, if you have concerns about your student’s current learning environment, please call the school directly to discuss your options.
The district continues in Scenario 3 of our COVID-19 Response Plan. Any changes to the current scenario will be communicated to you by email and posted on the district’s website. If needed, a shift in scenario could occur at individual schools or as a district depending on the specific situation we’re facing.
Collectively, our school community must double down on the mitigation strategies that have been successful in schools thus far - wearing masks, washing hands and maintaining a safe distance. We know these efforts are our best chance of keeping our schools open during the likely post-holiday surge. Please remember to self-screen daily before arrival at any Belton ISD facility. If your student has symptoms or has had close contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19, please stay home and contact your campus nurse. To locate COVID-19 testing sites click here or review a list of local providers here.
Every BISD student eats free for the remainder of the school year
Students attending school in person may receive both breakfast and lunch meals daily on their campus. Remote students, as well as any child age 18 and under, are eligible to pick up grab-and-go meals from these curbside locations:
- Southwest Elementary - 611 S. Saunders. St., Belton
- Pirtle Elementary - 714 S. Pea Ridge Rd., Temple
- Miller Heights Elementary - 1110 Fairway Dr., Belton
- North Belton Middle School - 7907 Prairie View Rd., Temple
Curbside meal distribution is 8-8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 12:30-1 p.m. for lunch when school is in session. Curbside sites will not be open on scheduled breaks and holidays.
Standards Based Grading for Kindergarten and First Grade
The Standards Based Report Card (SBRC) website is now up and going through the Teaching and Learning website. SBRC website
The website contains:
- Parent Presentation with voiceover
- Parent Flyer
- Parent FAQs and information
- Sample Report Card
- Links to the Rubrics
If you have questions, contact your child's teacher.
Birthday Treats
College Shirt Day
Health Update
If you have any questions or want guidance, please call Nurse Cox at 215-3600.
Transportation Changes
Please call the office at 254.215.3600 for any transportation changes. Changes must be made by 2:00pm.
SMART TAGS for Bus Riders
Remember your child will need to wear the tag to and from school each day.
For more information on the features of the SMART Tag system, including the parent app, please visit www.bisd.net/smarttag or call the Belton ISD Transportation Department at 254-215-2150.
Arrival and Dismissal
AM Walk Ups- The students have done a tremendous job entering the correct door and making their way to their classes! Our crowds have thinned, so next week we will only use our front doors and we will have staff there to redirect students. The front doors are locked at 7:40am. After that time, all students must enter through the office door.
ALL TRANSPORTATION CHANGES MUST BE CALLED IN TO THE OFFICE BY 2:00PM. Please do not email the teacher. They are teaching, so will not be checking their email.
CALL- 215-3600 for any changes.
PM Car Riders- This is for parents to drive through. We are working to get students dismissed faster. You can help by having your students(s) first and last name displayed in your car.
PM Atrium- This is for parents to walk up to the side entrance of our cafeteria and pick up their child. It is different than a car rider. :)
Walkers/Bike Riders- Our students are dismissed through the gate to Chisholm Trail Park. Please do not come to the doors of Sparta to pick them up. If it is storming (thunder and lightning) we hold them until it clears. If it is raining, we dismiss them. Please watch the weather and call the office if you need to change your child's way home.
Devices
Technology Help
https://sites.google.com/mybisd.net/beltonisdhotspot/home?authuser=0
You can also call 215- HELP
Save the Date
January 27- Early Out- 2:05
February 3- Early Out- 2:05
February 10- Early Out- 2:05
February 15- Student Holiday
February 24- Early Out- 2:05
March 1- Student Holiday
March 10- Early Out 2:05
March 15- 19- Spring Break
March 24- Early Out 2:05
April 2- Holiday
April 7- Early Out- 2:05
April 14- Early Out- 2:05
April 21- Early Out- 2:05
April 26- Student Holiday
May 5- Early Out 2:05pm
May 12- Early Out 2:05pm
May 19- Early Out 2:05pm
May 26- Early Out 2:05pm
May 31- Holiday
June 9- Last Day of School
Sparta Elementary
Email: julee.manley@bisd.net
Website: https://www.bisd.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=39
Location: 1800 Sparta Road, Belton, TX, USA
Phone: (254)215-3600