Week of May 13

Celebrate Excellence

End of Year Field Trips are going on for all elementary
level students as the year comes to an end.
Thank you to the CISD Education Foundation for your support.

Heading into the last 2 weeks of the year, both our baseball and softball teams have advanced to the area (BB) and quarterfinal (SB) rounds of the playoffs.  We are so proud of Coach McFall and the softball team and Coach Goodwin and the baseball team for their hard work.  Our track athletes are headed to the state meet in Austin this weekend and we also have a golfer headed to the state tournament in a week.  We are so proud of our champions.

As we finish the 2018-2019 school, it is important to use these last 2 weeks to not only finish strong, but also to show our teachers, leaders, and support staff just how much we thank them for their efforts.  In the last 2 weeks, please join me in taking time to tell each staff member in CISD how much we thank them for their service.

Teacher Appreciation Week showered our teachers
with lots of love and appreciation

Texas Legislature Updates
There is no current information on how the 86th legislature's decisions will impact Carthage ISD. 
This week, I will share recent articles on action in both the House and Senate regarding education.

• Texas Senate approves school finance reform bill but opts not to fund it with a sales tax hike
• In a surprising turn, Texas House opts to delay consideration of sales tax swap legislation until 2021
• How would lawmakers' plan to hike sales taxes and drop property taxes affect Texans?
• Texas Senate approves House school finance bill

The legislative session ends at the end of the month.  Based on decisions at the end of the  month, we will be able to determine what actions we will take in next year's budget.

The Bulldog Band celebrated another great
year at their banquet last week.

Upcoming Events

• Sat, May 11 - TSA Banquet at PAC at 10:30 a.m.
• Sat, May 11 - Bulldog Belles Show at PAC at 6 p.m.
• Sun, May 12 - Happy Mother’s Day
• Week of May 13 - STAAR Grades 3 - 8 Testing
• Mon, May 13 - CHS Scholarship Assembly at 6 p.m.
• Tue, May 14 - FFA Banquet in CHS Commons at 6:30 p.m.
• Fri, May 17 - Special Education Field Day at CHS Stadium
• Mon, May 20 - CISD Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
• Mon, May 20 - CHS Choir Spring Concert
• Fri, May 24 - CHS Graduation at 8 p.m.

Click Links below to each School Calendar
Carthage HS Calendar
Carthage JH Calendar
Baker-Koonce Calendar
Libby Elementary Calendar
Carthage Primary Calendar

Your Input Matters

BK students have been working hard to earn rewards
for their work preparing for STAAR testing.

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