Semester Grades, Credits and Attendance
All students must be in attendance 90% of the school days to be eligible for the credit regardless of the grade. Students who have missed 10 or more days in any class period.
Students who do not earn credit by either grades or attendance will need to recover the credit in summer school or repeat the course.
Students need to be on campus as much as possible to learn, be successful, and stay on track for graduation.
Students who need to make-up attendance hours for credit will have opportunities to make up hours starting in March.
Course Fair Information & Vape Education Opportunity
Additionally, we have scheduled a Vape Education meeting to help both students and parent be informed about this dangerous trend for teens and young adults.
Setting Good Expectations Day 1 & Keeping the Bar High (Second Semester Review)
1. Cell phones will not be a distraction to engagement.
2. Dress code is designed for professional learning environment.
3. Attendance is critical to success. Being on time is critical to success and campus safety.
4. Students/staff should not under any circumstance allow access to the building by exterior door. All visitor/campus traffic will come through main office.
5. The opportunity to learn and grow is available for all students at Tivy High School.
Student Assemblies were conducted on January 10th & 11th by grade level to review the following information:
- Campus attendance and credit requirements
- School Safety
- P3 Campus reporting
- Social Media Expectations, Cautions, and Concerns
- Vaping Education & Consequences
 |  |  |
SHOUT OUT: Frausto 1000 point + career Tivy Boys Basketball celebrated a career milestone for Senior player, Jaden Frausto, who has scored 1000 points for the Antlers in his career. The point count will continue to rise as the boys battle in their second round of district to secure a play-off spot. Our Girls Basketball team is looking great in the second round and on their way to a play-off berth as well. TFND! | SHOUT OUT: Did you know our Library is the best place to be? Our Librarian, Mrs. Sprayberry, and her support, Mrs. Thompson, schedule events in the library to suit all student interests. Check out what students did in January. The February calendar is coming soon. | SHOUT OUT: Principles of Education Project Mrs. Presley's Principles of Education students discovered the many hats an educator wears often in just one day. We love our staff and what they do for our students. Thanks Mrs. Presley and team! |
SHOUT OUT: Frausto 1000 point + career
Our Girls Basketball team is looking great in the second round and on their way to a play-off berth as well. TFND!
SHOUT OUT: Did you know our Library is the best place to be?
SHOUT OUT: Principles of Education Project
 |  |  |
SHOUT OUT: Teachers Always Learning Too! Mr. McCrae, our fabulous instructional coach, shared tech tips and strategy sessions for teachers during the school day! Teachers are life-long learners too! Thanks for helping us grow Mr. McCrae! | SHOUT OUT: Love Reminders Our English hallway regularly has student work on display! Check out this love reminder in the month of February! "Love is everywhere you go...." | SHOUT OUT: Tivy Cheer Represents at STATE Our Tivy Cheer Squad traveled north last month to represent us at the UIL State Competition. Our team worked hard to display that TFND spirit. We love seeing them on the baselines for Tivy Basketball. Thank you for the spirit Tivy Cheer! |
SHOUT OUT: Teachers Always Learning Too!
SHOUT OUT: Love Reminders
"Love is everywhere you go...."
SHOUT OUT: Tivy Cheer Represents at STATE
Senior Cap & Gown Ordering Information
Tivy High School PTO--"PTO is dedicated to Tivy Staff Support"
The Tivy PTO focuses their event on celebrating our staff on campus. It does not require fundraising and has flexible ways to participate. Please consider supporting their efforts by joining PTO. Your membership dues are used to support the staff.
Use the attachment below for 2022-2023 PTO Membership. Membership forms can be returned to the front office and placed in PTO mailbox.
 |  |  |
Technology Reminders for Tivy High School
Device insurance is available through Skyward Family access and is recommended to offset any costs associated with lost, stolen, or damaged computers.
Students will have access to WIFI connections only through district issued devices.
Students are not permitted to access phones during instruction in classrooms. We want to keep their focus on learning. Thank you for partnering with us to find the balance for phone use.
 |  |  |
Instructional Standards How we teach our students everyday! | KISD Literacy Plan Establishing the love of reading for all subject areas! | Profile of a Graduate Our product! Tivy High School is just the last leg of the race for KISD in creating life-long learners and productive citizens. |
Instructional Standards
KISD Literacy Plan
Profile of a Graduate
Upcoming Dates
February 9, Tivy High School Course Fair (more information in newsletter)
February 15, Class of 2026 (Freshman) visit Tivy Mountain-rescheduled due to weather
February 17, Professional Learning Day/Student Holiday
March 1, SAT School Day (Juniors)
March 13-17, Spring Break
March 23, Student Job Fair during all three lunches
April 7, Good Friday Holiday
April 10, Student/Staff Holiday
Saturday, April 15th Junior/Senior Prom
April 17, Professional Learning Day/Student Holiday
April 25, English 1 STAAR Testing
April 26, English 2 STAAR Testing
April 29, ROTC Military Ball
May 2-12, AP Testing Window
May 2, Biology STAAR Testing
May 3, US History STAAR Testing
May 9, Algebra STAAR Testing
May 22-26, Senior Week/Final Exams
May 26, Class of 2023 Graduation 8PM Tivy Antler Stadium
House Bill 4545 Information & What it means for our students?
Accelerated Instruction requirements are met by delivering supplemental instruction (tutoring) before school, after school, or embedded in the school day.
Students in grades 10 through 12 who require the accelerated instruction have completed their STAAR retesting opportunity. Once we receive scores, we will visit with all students again. Students will be provided with options for before school, after school, or during F.I.T for tutoring. We'll encouraged each student to log at least one hour per week in preparation for the Spring retest. Students are required to log 30 hours of additional instruction per test.
For our 9th grade students who were unsuccessful on STAAR in 8th grade, we have competed Accelerated Learning Committee meetings. . 9th grade students will also be receiving opportunities for Accelerated Learning based on their test results from 8th grade.
9th grade students do not have retesting in December but we are working to prepare them for success on upcoming STAAR tests in April and May.
All HB4545 students will have another check in meeting with administrator at the start of spring semester. December STAAR retesting results will be shared with students.
Topics Shared on Campus;
- Vaping - Check out the presentation below shared to all students through science classes. Attend the informational meeting on February 9 at 6:30 PM.
- Social Media Information (Tips for protecting student information and how to make positive use of social media accounts)
If there are topics you would like to see included in Tivy High School updates you can respond to the Principal's Newsletter with requests.
Campus Visitor Protocols & Additional Safety Reminders
- All campus visitors must enter from Student Parking Lot/Main Entrance. Please do not utilize our flagpole entry unless necessary for handicap parking.
- Please use the doorbell and state your purpose for visit. Staff will request photo ID to obtain visitor pass to move beyond office location.
- Please report directly to main office for any campus business.
- Students are not permitted to visit parking lot for deliveries or at any point during the school day without permission.
- Help us keep students on campus throughout the school day unless checking out for doctor appointments, etc. Please provide attendance documentation promptly.
- Tivy High School is a closed campus. Students are not permitted to leave for lunch. Please do not allow your student to come and go throughout the school day for lunch.
- Staff entrance is for staff only. Students will not be permitted to enter through the gate for morning drop off.
- Campus doors open at 7:15 AM. Students arriving before 7:15 arrive by bus or for athletics and are checked in at designated locations. All other students will wait at student entrance until 7:15 AM.
