Education
BY MARK FADDEN
KISD board OKs $300 employee payment Keller ISD board of trustees unanimously approved a one-time payment of $300 for all full-time district employees during their regular meeting Nov. 21. The details The payment comes on the heels of Keller ISD board members passing a resolution May 20 regarding the vital role teachers and sta play in Texas. In the resolution, the board committed to rewarding full-time sta with additional compensation. “We made a pledge that if we could nd a way to do it, then we would,” Place 5 Trustee Chris Coker said. “I wish it could be more, but I’m pleased we could get something to them.”
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The early childhood center will be located in the southern part of NISD.
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NISD tabs location of 1st early childhood center Northwest ISD o cials nalized the location of the district’s rst early childhood center, which will be located o FM 156, south of Hillshire Drive and north of East Bonds Ranch Road. In a nutshell A district news release from Nov. 13 states
that the early childhood center, which will serve pre-kindergarten students, is slated to open August 2026. It is one of four schools approved by voters under Proposition A in the 2023 bond election. The new center will use funds from the $1,672,193,000 set aside for Proposition A projects. While timeframes for construction of the other three locations are pending, each early childhood center will be located in a speci c geographic area of the district. This center will be in the southern portion of Northwest ISD. Future centers will be located in the north, east and west quadrants.
KISD, NISD give update on winter weather reminders
Winter weather noti cations KISD and NISD have multiple platforms for families to get updates on school delays and closings.
The superintendent must make the decision to close schools by 5:30 a.m. the day of the closing or delay, according to the district. Northwest ISD If no announcement is made, schools will operate on their regular schedules, according to an NISD release. If schools will be closed, o cials will communicate closures by 5 a.m. that same day.
Keller ISD and Northwest ISD have several platforms to keep residents up to date on school closings and delays due to weather. Keller ISD KISD o cials maintain a winter weather policy web page. It states that the o cial notice for KISD school closings or delays will rst be posted to the district’s website.
Keller ISD • Email noti ication • Keller ISD mobile app push noti ication • Social media posts
Northwest ISD • ParentSquare • A phone call • Social media • The district website
SOURCES: KISD, NISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
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