Happy First Day of School! 🎊📓✏️
Superintendent McCanless got to speak with our friends at FOX 26 Houston this morning in front of Santa Fe Middle School to kick off the year! Check out the clip here - https://www.fox26houston.com/video/1496569
CISD Parents -
Thank you for attending our Meet the Teacher events this past week! We can't wait to kick off another exciting school year!
As a reminder, parents will not be able to walk their elementary school students into the building on the first day of school. Each campus will have staff available to accompany the students and escort them to their classroom.
If you were not able to attend Meet the Teacher, please contact your child's campus for your child's SMART tag and schedule.
Looking forward to Tuesday! #theClevelandISDway
* ATTENTION PARENTS *
After consideration, we have updated the drop off and pick up procedures at Douglass Learning Academy's new location to make things easier for parents and students. When coming to drop off your student in the morning and pick up your student in the afternoon, please come down Jefferson Avenue and enter the DLA facility through our entrance gate. You will be asked to follow the arrows to drop off or pick up your student, then exit out the same gate you entered.
For students driving to school, they will come in the same way and park on the south end of the parking lot.
We ask that you please do not drive down Shell Avenue to visit DLA. The circle driveway is reserved for Eastside Elementary. Only school buses will be allowed to use the circle driveway.
We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday, August 6. Doors will open for students at 6:55 AM.
Mr. McCanless stopped by four of our Meet the Teacher events last night and got to welcome students, parents, and staff into an exciting new school year! Smiles all around! #MeetTheTeacher #theClevelandISDway
CISD Community - The district has been made aware of an article posted by Telemundo Houston that incorrectly claims Santa Fe Elementary is hosting a backpack/supply giveaway from 8AM-12:30PM this Saturday, August 3rd.
To be clear, Santa Fe Elementary is NOT giving away backpacks or supplies this Saturday. They will be holding their Meet the Teacher event for SFE students ONLY from 11AM-12:30PM.
The 2024 Varsity Football Season Ticket Package is now available for purchase. The Season Ticket Package includes 1 ticket in reserve seating for all 5 varsity football home games.
Season Ticket packages can only be purchased online. Attached is a QR code that takes you to our website. You can also go directly to the CISD website and under athletics is a purchase ticket link.
https://www.clevelandisd.org/o/cisd/page/purchase-tickets
Cleveland High School football program will be hosting a parent meeting on Thursday, August 8th from 6-7PM. This is a mandatory meeting for parents of athletes wishing to play football. Meeting will take place in the competition gym. Parents should park in the front parking lot located off of East Houston Street. We will disseminate information regarding the upcoming football season. Our goal is to have 100% parent participation.
CISD Community - We've had some questions arise regarding the portion of the sign-up form that states public comments will only be allowed for 30 minutes. To be clear, this ONLY applies to regular board meetings, and will not apply to the special meeting on July 30th. Public comments will continue until all speakers are accommodated.
You can access the sign-up form directly on our website using this link - https://5il.co/2rym2
We're headed into the new school year with some brand new members to our leadership team - and some familiar faces in new roles! Congratulations to our new principals and department leaders!! We can't wait to see the impact you make on our staff and students this year! #NewLeadership #theClevelandISDway
In anticipation of a large number of public comments at the July 30th special school board meeting, we are providing a digital sign-up option.
PDF Sign Up Form - https://5il.co/2rym2
We encourage you to complete this, print it, and physically provide it to the Board President before the meeting begins. Sign-ups will also be available in person until the start of meeting at 6:00PM. All sign-ups will CLOSE at 6:00PM on July 30th. If you wish to sign-up in person, we encourage you to arrive early in order to avoid any potential delays.
Moving forward, this digital sign-up option will be available for every board meeting. You can find the downloadable form on the CISD Board webpage here - https://www.clevelandisd.org/page/board-of-trustees
We are beyond excited to welcome everyone to the 2024-2025 school year!
Please see the attached welcome letter from Superintendent McCanless and take a look at our updated video that answers the question - "What is the Cleveland Way?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smO3FFeCoOQ
Have a GREAT year ahead! #theClevelandISDway
Our New Teacher Academy started off with a BANG this morning! Tons of energy in the the CHS Cafeteria as our teachers got to network, meet district leadership, and get fully prepared to tackle this upcoming school year! August 6th is quickly approaching!! #NewTeacherAcademy #theClevelandISDway
ATTENTION INCOMING 7TH GRADE FAMILIES!
Immunizations MUST be up-to-date in order for 7th graders to receive their schedules on Meet the Teacher night. This is a state requirement. If you have not updated your student's vaccine record, please contact your home campus or our central office building. Contact information on the flyers below.
MEET THE TEACHER 2024 - UPDATED DATES
Please see the updates to the Meet the Teacher schedule below.
Great news - Cleveland ISD was just featured in Newsweek! You can read all about our groundbreaking IAT program.
Thank you to Newsweek for approaching us for this story! CISD continues to be a leader in education! #theClevelandISDway
The 2024-25 school year brings some changes to Douglass Learning Academy, as the campus has moved to its new location at 1602 Shell Ave. DLA will now be housed in the front portables across from Eastside Elementary. Here are some tips for parents and students on how to navigate our new space.
For student drop off and pick up, please drive down Shell St. (the yellow arrows on the map) and follow the circle drive to drop off in front of the building. School starts at 7:15, so please have students dropped off before that time. Dismissal is at 2:25. In order to keep traffic from building up on Shell Ave, please do not begin lining up for dismissal until 2:15.
For student and staff parking, you will need to drive down Jefferson St in order to access the DLA parking lot (the red arrows on the map). Remember students, school starts at 7:15, and the gate for the parking lot will be locked at 7:30. Any arrivals after 7:30 will need to call the DLA front desk at 281-592-7595 for assistance.
HOODIE POLICY UPDATE
The Cleveland ISD school board has approved for students to be able to wear hooded clothing for the 2024-2025 school year. However, while inside any CISD campus or facility, any hoods that are up must be removed to ensure safety and clear identification.
MEET THE TEACHER 2024
BACKPACK UPDATE
The Cleveland ISD School Board has approved for MESH backpacks to be allowed for student use during the 2024-2025 school year. Students may use mesh or clear backpacks only.
NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION IN-PERSON DATES
July 22 - August 2
Monday & Wednesday 8AM-3PM
Tuesday & Thursday 10AM-6PM
Visit the CISD Registration website today! - https://www.clevelandisd.org/page/registration
