January 2023

We are so excited to welcome back students and staff for the 2023 spring semester! We hope you and your students had a great holiday break and feel rejuvenated to start the 3rd nine weeks. Report cards will be coming home with students this week and will be mailed home by January 13, 2023.

Parents can easily check grades and attendance online by logging into Home Access Center or the Killeen ISD mobile app. If you need help logging in to HAC, click here. Did you know a student shall be permitted one opportunity to redo any assignment or retake any test for which the student received a failing grade? The student or parent must request the additional opportunity within ten days of the grade being posted in the grade book. (Campuses may outline additional and more specific criteria in their grading procedure.)

Parent and campus communication is the key to students learning to their maximum potential. When issues arise at school, following the appropriate path outlined, will help to expedite the resolution of school-related concerns. In almost all cases, personal communication with your child’s teacher usually clarifies things for both parties and results in a plan to meet your child’s needs.

January is School Board Appreciation Month. We are so grateful for our school board for their leadership, commitment to education, and the time they have each given to invest in KISD students and staff. A big THANK YOU to our School Board!

Looking ahead, the student transfer window will open online on February 1, 2023, for the next school year. Additionally, we are already planning a variety of summer learning opportunities for your child, more information to come soon.

Jan. 9: Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

Jan. 9-13: School Safety Week

Jan. 10: KISD School Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m.

Jan. 10: Paraprofessional Hiring Day 2:00 p.m., Jackson Professional Learning Center

Jan. 11: SHAC Meeting 12:00 p.m., Jackson Professional Learning Center

Jan. 16: Federal Holiday, district and campus offices will be closed

Jan. 17: KISD School Board Special Workshop, 9:00 a.m.

Jan. 19: KISD IMPACT Mentor Training, 9:00 a.m., Jackson Professional Learning Center

Jan. 19: KISD Winter Graduation, 6:00 p.m., Chaparral High School

Jan. 24: KISD School Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Killeen Elementary School

Jan. 28: Free Course: Youth Mental Health Aid Training

Looking Ahead:

Feb. 7: KISD School Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m.

Feb. 17: Student Holiday, Teacher PD Day

Feb. 17: Killeen High School Dedication Ceremony, 4:00 p.m., Killeen High School

Feb. 18: KISD Band Fest

Feb. 20: Bad Weather Make-Up Day, district offices will be closed.

Officer Dwon Chavis has been with the KISD Police Department for almost three years and previously worked with the Bell County Constables Office and the St. Robert Police Department in Missouri. Officer Chavis is an avid runner and has had a tremendous impact on working with students and building quality relationships with them and campus staff. Officer Chavis says what he likes most is being able to be a positive male role model in students lives and impacting them for the future. A little known fact about Officer Chavis is before working in law enforcement he proudly served in the Marine Corps.

The Killeen ISD Police Department collected 347 toys with your help and distributed them to KISD HARP and the Foster Care Toy Store for Christmas.

Thank you for your help, we couldn't do it without you!

Killeen ISD offers #free computer skills classes to parents and community members. Our intermediate-level and proficient-level classes will be starting up soon.

Location: Jackson Professional Learning Center
902 Rev R.A. Abercrombie Drive
Killeen, TX 76543

For more information, please call:
(254) 336-0211/0208

One day last September late in the school day, a student at Saegert Elementary School experienced a critical medical condition and an entire community came to her aid.

On Friday, December 15, Killeen Fire Department Chief Jim Kubinski said that 25 school staff members played a pivotal role in saving the child.

The chief presented the Fire Chief’s Citizen Award to each of the staff members.

He awarded the citizen honors in the school gym as children in PE class watched and cheered.

The fire department’s top administrator also praised a group of emergency medical technicians and firefighters who answered the call that day.

The fire chief stood alongside Killeen ISD Superintendent John Craft and the fire department personnel as Kubinski called up each school employee honoree to receive a certificate and an honorary coin.

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KISD’s Multilingual Department is excited about the work of the district’s Bilingual Redesign Committee (BRC), partnership with TNTP, and expansion of services for Emergent Bilinguals. KISD will phase out the Transitional Late Exit Program and introduce Spanish One-Way Dual Language beginning with Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students at bilingual campuses in 2023-2024.

We look forward to sharing more information with parents. Please refer to the schedule below for a bilingual parent information session (offered in both Spanish and English) at your child’s school.

Please join us:

Trimmier Multilingual Program

January 12, 2023, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Peebles Multilingual Program

January 19, 2023 , 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Pershing Park Multilingual Program

January 24, 2023, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Harker Heights Multilingual Program

January 26, 2023, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Killeen Multilingual Program

January 31, 2023, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

The Ellison Eagles Boys' Basketball Team took home the gold at the 65th Whataburger Tournament Orange Division Championship!

Over Christmas break, the Eagles worked hard to win the championship at the Whataburger Tournament on New Year's Eve. The team scored 48-41 against Arlington Martin.

Join us tonight at 7 pm as the #2 ranked Ellison boys host Shoemaker in a district battle. Hear the game online at radio.killeenisd.org, on air in Killeen on My95.1FM, or on the Killeen ISD mobile app. #WeAreKISD

Choral Masterworks Concert

January 22 at 7:00 PM

Chaparral High School

All 5 High School Varsity Mixed Choirs will perform together with a professional orchestra under the direction of Dr. J. D. Burnett, Director of Choral Activities.