Fort Davis ISD

DON'T MISS BUYING THE YEARBOOK! The 2019-2020 Fort Davis yearbook is now on sale for $30. If you purchased a yearbook in advance, you may pick it up today at the door facing the student parking lot at the high school. If you paid to have it mailed to you, yearbooks have already been sent via USPS. Go Indians!

More Ag Barn Work - Thanks to Frank Molinar for all the dirt work covering up water/sewer/gas trenches and dressing up the area!

END OF SCHOOL YEAR INFORMATION FOR DIRKS-ANDERSON ELEMENTARY. Today, students will return school materials including books, computers & chargers, and pick up personal belongings. To maintain social distancing, each class will have a specific time to come to school. 9 a.m. - PreK and 1st grade 9:30 - Kindergarten and 2nd grade 10 a.m. - 3rd grade (last name A-M) 10:30 a.m. - 3rd grade (last Name N-Z) 11 a.m. - 4th grade 11:30 a.m. - 5th grade. PreK and Kindergarten students will enter through the gate in the staff parking lot and walk to the classroom. All other students will enter through the front door of the school. Thank you for all your help to make this a successful school year, with both at school learning and at home learning.

END OF SCHOOL YEAR INFORMATION FOR FORT DAVIS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Today, students will return all school materials including books, computers, chargers, calculators, & other electronics and pick up personal belongings. To maintain social distancing, each class will have a specific time to come to the campuses. 9 a.m.- 6th grade 10 a.m.- 7th grade 11 a.m.- 8th grade 1 p.m.- 9th grade 2 p.m.-10th grade 3 p.m.- 11th and 12th grade Junior/Senior High School students will return and pick up material at the distance-learning room exit located in the student parking lot. For more information call principals Luane Porter at 432-426-4444 or Allison Scott at 432-426-4454. Thank you for your all your help to make this a successful school year, with both at school learning and at home learning.

Below are the links to the Texas Education Agency guidance documents that FDISD utilized for the 2020 graduation program. https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/covid/graduation_ceremonies_updated_5.6.pdf Pages 8-10: https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/covid/guidance_for_2020_seniors_updated_5.7.pdf

All Fort Davis ISD students will return school materials including books, computers, chargers, calculators, and other electronics and pick up personal belongings on Monday, May 18. Elementary students should bring a backpack to carry their personal items home. To maintain social distancing requirements, each class will have a specific time to come to the campuses. 9 a.m. - PreK and 1st grade 9:30 - Kindergarten and 2nd grade 10 a.m. - 3rd grade (last name A-M) 10:30 a.m. - 3rd grade (last Name N-Z) 11 a.m. - 4th grade 11:30 a.m. - 5th grade PreK and Kindergarten students will enter through the gate in the staff parking lot and walk to the classroom. All other students will enter through the front door of the school. Thank you for your cooperation and patience. We appreciate your help to make this a successful school year, with both at school learning and at home learning.

Information for 2020 Graduates Congratulations to our 2020 Graduates! This is definitely an exciting milestone for each of our graduating seniors. We also understand this has been a semester of many changes for each of our graduating seniors and families. Fort Davis ISD is also looking forward to this memorable occasion for the Class of 2020. Please see below for information regarding the upcoming ceremony. A health screening form will be your admission ticket into the auditorium for filming and for the ceremony on the football field for the graduate and up to 5 family members of the same household. All of this information will be mailed to the graduate's home address, including the screening letter for admission into the ceremony. Family and friends who do not have a letter for admission to sit in the stands will be allowed to view the ceremony from their parked vehicles around the football field green pipe fence. If you have any questions, please call the high school principal at (432) 426-4444. Way to go 2020 Fort Davis Graduates! __________________________________________ Fort Davis ISD Graduation 2020 Guidelines and Procedures Date: May 22, 2020 Time: 7:00pm The graduation ceremony will be broadcast live on Facebook. The ceremony will also be recorded and posted on our website for future viewing. Plan for Good Weather *Location: Bart Coan Football Field *Fort Davis graduating seniors will be allowed up to 5 family members living in the same household to be seated in the football stands. *Social distancing of 6 feet will be required for each family group. *The 5 family members that will be sitting in the football stands will not be allowed to park around the football field green pipe fence. You will need to park outside of the football field gate. If necessary, you may drop off a person who cannot walk, and then park outside the football field. *Health screening forms (to screen for signs or symptoms of COVID-19) will be mailed to each graduate for completion by the family members that will be seated in the football stands. *THIS FORM WILL BE THE ADMISSION TICKETS FOR UP TO 5 FAMILY MEMBERS. *YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED INTO THE CEREMONY WITHOUT A COMPLETED AND SIGNED FORM. *Each person in the family group, including the graduate, entering the football stands will be required to use hand sanitizer. *Seating in the football stands will be marked off, with 1 section per graduating senior family group. *Each section will be assigned using a lottery system. We will let you know which section your family group is assigned when you arrive at the ceremony. *Social distancing of 6 feet per section will be required. *Each family group will be required to stay in their section of the football stands for the entire ceremony. You will not be allowed to come onto the field. *All other spectators will be allowed to park around the football field green pipe fence. *Social distancing of 6 feet or more will be required for all other persons. *At the end of the graduation ceremony, graduates will exit the field and be joined by family members. *There will be no receiving line or reception. *Graduates and family members are not allowed to congregate at the school after the filming of graduation. Plan for Rainy Weather *Location: Video of students filmed individually on Wednesday, May 20th beginning at 9:00am according to an assigned schedule. If the outdoor ceremony must be canceled due to bad weather, this video will be broadcast/shared on May 22nd at 7:00pm. Please see our website at www.fdisd.com or our Facebook page at Fort Davis Indians for the broadcast link. *Fort Davis graduating seniors will be allowed up to 5 family members living in the same household to observe in the auditorium. *Social distancing of 6 feet will be required for each family group. *Health screening forms (to screen for signs or symptoms of COVID-19) will be mailed to each graduate for completion by the family members that will accompany the graduate for his/her video filming time slot. *THIS FORM WILL BE THE ADMISSION TICKETS FOR UP TO 5 FAMILY MEMBERS. *YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED INTO THE FILMING OF THE CEREMONY WITHOUT A COMPLETED AND SIGNED FORM. *Each person in the family group, including the graduate, entering the school building will be required to use hand sanitizer. *Graduates and up to 5 family members will enter through the main front door of the high school. *Seating for the 5 family members will be designated by 5 black chairs at the front of the auditorium. (Seating will be sanitized after the filming of each graduate receiving his/her diploma.) *An opportunity will be given for family members to take pictures. *The graduate and family will then exit through the back of the auditorium and the opposite front door. *Social distancing of 6 feet will be required. *There will be no receiving line or reception. I will schedule a Zoom meeting with all graduates for Tuesday, May 19th at 3:00pm to discuss and “rehearse” for both versions of graduation. The link will be sent to the student’s school email. Parents are invited to attend the Zoom meeting with their child.

END OF SCHOOL YEAR INFORMATION FOR FORT DAVIS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL All Fort Davis ISD students will return all school materials including books, computers, chargers, calculators, and other electronics and pick up personal belongings on Monday, May 18. To maintain social distancing requirements, each class will have a specific time to come to the campuses. 9 a.m.- 6th grade 10 a.m.- 7th grade 11 a.m.- 8th grade 1 p.m.- 9th grade 2 p.m.-10th grade 3 p.m.- 11th and 12th grade Junior/Senior High School students will return and pick up material at the distance-learning room exit located in the student parking lot. For more information call principals Luane Porter at 432-426-4444 or Allison Scott at 432-426-4454. Thank you for your cooperation and patience. We also appreciate all your help to make this a successful school year, with both at school learning and at home learning.

END OF SCHOOL YEAR INFORMATION FOR DIRKS ANDERSON ELEMENTARY All Fort Davis ISD students will return all school materials including books, computers, chargers, calculators, and other electronics and pick up personal belongings on Monday, May 18. To maintain social distancing requirements, each class will have a specific time to come to the campuses. 9 a.m. - PreK and 1st grade 9:30 - Kindergarten and 2nd grade 10 a.m. - 3rd grade (last name A-M) 10:30 a.m. - 3rd grade (last Name N-Z) 11 a.m. - 4th grade 11:30 a.m. - 5th grade PreK and Kindergarten students will enter through the gate in the staff parking lot and walk to the classroom. All other students will enter through the front door of the school. Thank you for your cooperation and patience. We also appreciate all your help to make this a successful school year, with both at school learning and at home learning.

The Food Pantry of Jeff Davis County will be distributing food today at the public library instead of the elementary school because of the weather. All families are welcome. Food boxes include fresh produce. Please stop by between 10 a.m. and noon.

Monday, May 11 drop off times for students: PreK-10 am; Kinder-10:20am; 1st-10:40am; 2nd-11am; 4th-11:20am; 5th-11:40am. No 3rd Grade paper assignments. Please check if your child has missing assignments or contact her/his teacher. All assignments due May 15. Food Pantry will distribute food boxes. All families are welcome to pick up food.

​Congratulations to our new NHS and NJHS officers for the 2020-2021 school year! NJHS: President: John Miles Secretary: Evelyn Ramos NHS: President: Jeremy Miles Vice President: Austyn Simpson Secretary: Alissa Ferguson Treasurer: Charis Miles Fort Davis ISD has great things happening!

The third graders had a unique assignment recently- how to survive on a life raft. What a blast! Lots of “survival” fun.

A few students honored their classroom teachers with a gift today during Teacher Appreciation Week! Fort Davis Strong!

Interested in Being a Representative for Student Council? The Fort Davis Junior Senior High School Student Council will hold elections for class representatives (not an officer position) for the 2020-2021 school year. If you will be in grades 6-12 next year, and are interested in running for class representative for the student council, please email Mrs. Pittman at spittman@fdisd.com by Thursday, May 7th.

Congratulations to Our 2020-2021 Student Council Officers! President-Charis Miles Vice President-Jeremy Miles Secretary-Ellie Grado Treasurer-Faith Ann Boultinghouse Historian-Austyn Simpson Looking forward to a new school year filled with great student activities! Go Indians!

FDISD Job Postings now available on our website at https://www.fdisd.com/o/fortdavisisd/page/job-postings--11.

Graduation 2020 Graduation ceremony is still scheduled for Friday, May 22nd at 7:00pm. The details are still pending due to any updates regarding the status of COVID19 in our local area. This information will be provided as soon as possible via letter to seniors, students' email, FDISD website, and Fort Davis Indian Facebook page. Congratulations Seniors 2020!

END OF SCHOOL YEAR INFORMATION Dear Parent/Guardian/Student, Due to Governor Abbott’s Executive Order extending the closure of schools in Texas, Fort Davis ISD has decided to make the following changes to our 2019-2020 school calendar. May 8 Last day of instruction This is the last day that teachers will send assignments to students. May 13 Last day for seniors to submit all school assignments. May 15 Last day for students to submit all assignments, quizzes, etc. Students must have all assignments submitted online to teachers or delivered to the school for paper assignments. May 18-20 Students turn in school materials and equipment during assigned dates/times. Students will turn in all computers, hotspots, calculators, textbooks, athletic equipment, and other school property. Students will also pick up their personal items. May 22 Graduation Ceremony The details for the graduation ceremony will be provided as soon as possible via letter to seniors, student email, FDISD website, and Fort Davis Indian Facebook page. We greatly value our partnership with you, as the parents and guardians of our students. We recognize the challenges that have been placed upon your family and appreciate your time and effort to assist your child with remote and online instruction during this unprecedented time. Please know that we continue to be here to support you and we are committed to providing a quality education to your child. We look forward to teaching your child next school year as part of our Fort Davis Indian family. Thank you, FDISD Administration

Pick up/drop off times for Dirks-Anderson students on Monday, May 4: PreK-10 am; Kinder-10:20 am; 1st-10:40 am; 2nd-11 am; 4th-11:20 am; 5th-11:40 am. No 3rd Grade paper assignments. Food Pantry will distribute food boxes. All families are welcome to pick up food.