Tenaha Independent School District

Tiger Transportation Update: As we continue to update our fleet of buses, you may notice the others being moved to storage. These older buses will be stored and used for parts when the need for repairs and maintenance arises. Let's GO Tigers!!!

A Note from Mrs. Ward: "We were so excited to welcome all of our returning and new students back to TES. I was impressed watching your children get "right back into the swing of things"! BEGINNING TOMORROW: Elementary parents will be asked to drop their students off with Mrs. Stacie at the gate. She will make sure they get safely inside. If you need something from the office, you are welcome to come in the first set of doors. Parents will not be allowed in the building beyond the lobby area without a scheduled conference, as we closely follow our safety protocols daily. Thank you for entrusting your children with us. It's a GREAT day to be a TIGER!

WOW!!! Thank you for a GREAT FIRST DAY TIGERS!! Just a quick note from Mrs. Ward, Mr. Thompson and Mr. Cloudy: "We had a very smooth and successful first day back! It was great to see all of the bright and smiling faces back in the halls again. Remember our theme for the school year: H.A.P.P.Y Have A Positive Productive Year!" Once again, thank you for your cooperation and patience as schedules are adjusted where needed and complying with our new policy updates. Our goal is to make Tenaha ISD a place you are proud to call home! See you tomorrow!

UPDATE from Tiger Athletics: The mandatory football parent meeting for Thursday, August 11th has been cancelled at this time. We will notify you when this meeting has been rescheduled. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

It's almost that time, TIGERS!! Here are a few reminders for tomorrow: *All Elementary students will report to the cafeteria once arriving and remain in the cafeteria. *All Middle School students will report to the cafeteria once arriving and remain the cafeteria until the bell rings at 7:55am. *High School students will report to 1st period upon arrival. *Elementary Parent Pick-up will begin around 3:10 tomorrow afternoon in an effort to get children loaded and released promptly so that buses may run on time. As procedures begin to smooth out, pick-up time will be near the end of the school day at 3:23pm. *Students who completed a schedule change form last night at Meet the Tigers should follow their ORIGINAL schedule tomorrow morning. If changes have been made, you will have a new schedule waiting for you in your first period class. Mrs. Barr is working on schedule changes and will notify you when yours is ready; she is hoping to have these completed by Friday. We are excited for a great first day! See you tomorrow morning!

Caution TigerNation! As construction projects begin soon, we ask that you "excuse our mess" and exercise additional caution as heavy machinery and possible barricades will be present around the district. As projects progress, we will keep you informed of any changes in traffic patterns or temporary closures if necessary. Thank you for your patience and caution as we work to make improvements!!

Tenaha ISD announced today that it will continue its policy to operate the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2022-2023 school year. Schools qualifying to operate CEP, serve breakfast and lunch to all children at no charge and eliminate the collection of meal applications for free, reduced-price, and paid student meals. This new approach reduces burdens for both families and school administrators and helps ensure that students receive nutritious meals. For more information, please contact: Tenaha ISD Melanie Duncan Director of Nutrition 138 College Street Tenaha, TX 75974 936-248-5000 ext. 505 duncanmelanie@tenahaisd.com Please see the official media release at the link below: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3146/TENAHAISD/2336190/CEP_Media_Release.pdf

Throughout the summer, facility updates have been in progress. These updates will continue throughout the school year, along with some exciting new additions to the community and district as well. The approval and plans for three housing projects are in progress currently. These homes will offer employees who have relocated their families an opportunity to rent housing from the district beginning as early July 2023. Two of the three homes are already under contract, leaving one available at this time. In addition to the housing project, the district has approved the construction of a new Administration Building and Boardroom. This new facility will be located across the street from the current building facing the high school parking lot. Elevations are currently being determined and the plans are being drawn up for it to reflect the same design as the facade of Tenaha High School. This improvement will allow the oldest facility in the district, the current location of our daycare and PK3 classroom, to be removed permanently. Once renovated and configured to suit their needs, Daycare and PK3, will move to the current Administration building. This project is scheduled to be completed in July of 2023. We are excited for the updates and changes taking place in the district!

Here's your Tiger To-Do List for Monday, August 8th!! See you this afternoon Tiger Nation! The community is invited to join us for dinner at the Tiger Cafe' from 4:30-6:30 (remember we are now accepting debit/credit card as payment as well as cash) followed by Meet the Tigers in the SEC to kick off the new school year!!

Don't forget to join us TOMORROW Tiger Nation! It's MEET THE TIGERS! Beginning at 4pm: Elementary - Meet the Teacher and Supply Drop-Off from 4pm-6pm High School/Middle School - Schedule Pick up from 4pm-6pm Tiger Cafe' will be open from 4:30pm-6:30pm (credit/debit cards will be accepted) Meet the Tigers (will introduce all Fall Sport Athletes, Band will play, Kick off new school year) in the SEC @ 6:30pm We can't wait to see you!!!

Tenaha ISD will now accept all major credit and debit cards at all events! There will be a cash line and credit line; this will begin Monday night for Meet the Tigers! Accepting: Visa Mastercard American Express Discover Let's Go Tigers!!

Over the summer, Tenaha ISD has been implementing steps to improve communication with stakeholders on all occasions. We feel it is imperative to keep our students, families, staff and employees, board members, and community informed with accurate, timely information in the most efficient manner possible. After completing an analysis of our current systems of communication, Tenaha ISD was please to make the following updates: *Streamline Communication with new web partner, Apptegy Apptegy was appealing to our district for several reasons. We felt the appearance and structure of their web platform was user friendly and would allow our district to share positive, engaging and useful information with our stakeholders. They also pair their intuitive web platform with a modern, yet simplified mobile app that will allow you to easily access the information that is most important: like lunch menus, sports scores and event schedules, and the district's latest news and announcements right at your fingertips. Finally, the most attractive and beneficial piece of the Apptegy suite is the Alert System. This is a system that integrates with the website and app that will allow Tenaha ISD to contact students, parents/guardians, and our staff with important alerts via text message and/or push notification, email, and/or voice call. TISD will utilize this system to notify you of information like time changes, school weather related information, early releases, bus route changes, daily attendance alerts, emergency information and much more. In an effort to maximize this system and keep the channels of communication as open as possible between the district and our stakeholders, we ask that you complete the registration packets sent home in the first week of school carefully and completely. Please make sure all contact information is complete and return to the campus office as soon as possible. As a part of our safety protocol, we will conduct frequent audits of this contact information to make sure it stays as up to date as possible in the event we need to use the alert system. As a part of our Digital Art & Media and Graphic Design endorsement, students will be assisting in the update, re-design, and maintenance of the website. We encourage you to continue to check back as progress is made to our new look!! Make sure you download the new app; just search Tenaha Schools and download. You will not need a login to access any information on the app, except for parent portal. Instructions for parent portal can be found on the website under Parent/Student Resources. Let's make it a great year Tiger Nation!!

WOW!! Tenaha and Shelby County...you never cease to amaze us with your generosity! Because of you, the Klayton Lewis Family Fundraiser held at Tenaha ISD today was a tremendous success. Thank you to everyone who contributed in any way: from donation of items, time, purchasing a plate, making a monetary donation to the family...because of this amazing community we will be able to bless this precious family with an offering that will hopefully be helpful during such a difficult time. Please continue to lift this family and our Tiger family up in prayer as we begin this school year missing a very special young man. Thank you, again!

Attention TigerNation! We are just a few short days away from beginning our new school year! Your administrators, faculty and staff have worked and prepared all summer to offer you the best experience possible. As you and your families prepare to join us next week, there are a few updates to our cell phone, dress code and discipline policy that we would like you to be aware of: Cell Phone Policy: Please understand that we are not opposed to students having cell phones on campus. However, our job is to educate and care for our students with minimal distractions. When a student brings a cell phone or any other personal belonging on campus that isn't required for educational purposes, that becomes the responsibility of the student and their family. BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY: *Students in grades 6-12 will be required to put all phones (silenced) in pocket charts located near the front of the classroom during class. If the student does not follow policy or comply, the phone will be taken to the office with a discipline referral where it can be picked up at the end of the day for $15. The STUDENT may pay the $15 for the first infraction, but any additional infraction would require contact of the parent/guardian to pick up the device and pay the infraction fee of $15. Students may have their phones during passing periods and at lunch. *ALL elementary students (PK-5) must place cell phones into the locked box in their 1st period teacher's room. If the student does not comply, the teacher will turn the cell phone into the office and the parent/guardian must pick it up at the end of the day after paying a fee of $15. Dress Code Policy Updates: The Student Dress Code policy is consistent with the policy from 2021-2022 with the following revision to Hair and Head Coverings: ***CAPS, HATS, HOODS, or HEAD COVERINGS are NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE BUILDINGS. * Hair shall be groomed to stay out of the student's eyes. * Symbols, words, or slogans cut into the hair are not permitted. * Any hairstyle deemed by the campus administration as being distracting is not permitted. *Dress Code violations will be handled by our staff and administrators stationed at the entrance points each morning. If a student is in violation, they will be sent to the office immediately to change. Phone calls home will be made when needed. Thank you for your attention to these new policies; we strive to make the experience at Tenaha ISD positive, impactful, safe and FUN!

TIGER NATION! Get your Tiger Football apparel NOW!! Use the link below to order directly through Fan Cloth online through the Tiger Football Store. This link will be active until August 23rd! https://fancloth.shop/T9DHY

Tenaha ISD Board of Trustees Approves Lower Tax Rate - August 2, 2022, Tenaha, TX In a noon meeting of the Tenaha Independent School District Board of Trustees, a proposed tax rate was approved at the rate of $ 1.0922. This is less than last year by a deficit of $0.01719. Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Don Fallin says, "Any time we are in a position to lower the tax rate, we will most definitely do so. Due to our taxable value increasing this year, we were able to propose and approve this decrease." This decrease began several years ago with the new school bond prior to 2008 when the tax rate was $1.50 per $100 of value. Since that time, several calculations and factors have created changes in the tax rate. Tenaha ISD begins the school year with a full staff, multiple projects in the works including building, maintenance and operations and renewed expectations for all involved. The new school year is slated to begin Wednesday, August 10th.

Become A Tiger Over the last few weeks, we've reminded you why we are so proud to be Tigers. We are proud of our community, we are proud of our heritage and where we come from, and we are proud of where we are going. We are not without faults, but we work hard to listen to our students, faculty and staff, parents, and community to make Tenaha ISD the best place for our future generations. Tenaha ISD is on the MOVE and a lot of great changes and projects are taking place. We would love to have you join our Tiger Family. New Student registration is in full swing at both our Elementary and High School offices each day from 7:30am - 3:30pm. We will host Meet the Teacher and have supply drop off for our Elementary students on August 8th from 4pm-6pm, along with Middle School and High School schedule pick up during this time as well. The Famous Tiger Cafe` will be open from 4:30-6:30, and we invite everyone to stay and join us at 6:30 to kick off the school year with Meet the Tigers in the SEC at 6:30pm that evening!!! Let's Make it a Great Year Tigers!!

Please join us on Friday, August 5th for a plate lunch fundraiser to benefit the family of Klayton Lewis. The event will take place at Tenaha High School beginning at 11 am and will include chicken, potato salad, baked beans, dessert, and a bottled water. The plates will be $10. All proceeds will go directly to the family to assist with funeral and medical expenses associated with Klayton's battle with glioblastoma. Please share with your family, friends and communities! Please help this precious family out that is so dear to us all!

High School Football Players: Important Dates Beginning Today! Stay tuned for more information on upcoming events and meetings!

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