Henrietta Independent School District

What a great article in the Clay County Leader about the school board coming together this summer to learn from other districts at the Summer Leadership Institute. HISD Board Working to Improve Schools Deborah Bachman The board members of Henrietta School District attended the TASB (Texas Association of School Boards) Summer Leadership Institute June 20 and 21. It was an opportunity for the team to learn and grow together about issues facing rural school districts and trends in public education. HISD was represented with 100% attendance, all eight board members attended two days of speakers, workshops, and educational break-out sessions. Board members attended the learning seminars at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. Anthony Robles, a three-time wrestling ALL-American, the 2011 NCAA Division 1 National Champion and author of ‘Unstoppable’, gave an outstanding motivational presentation as their key-note speaker. Robles was born without a right leg and didn’t let his disability hold him back from great pursuits and achievement. He grew up with his mother continually telling him, “There’s nothing you can’t do!” The conference consisted of three general sessions with motivational speakers and industry speakers to engage in conversation about public education. Attendees had the opportunity to choose from almost 100 different topics to participate in. They had to narrow it down to 8-10, proving to be difficult because of such a variety of current trends and important subjects. School board members are required to invest their time in 5 hrs. per year of CE’s (continuing education), and the team attended ten hours of education during the two-day conference. Penny Riordan, board member said, “We get so excited coming to this. I enjoyed learning from other schools how we can improve our schools for our students and teachers.” She said the board will be meeting soon to discuss everything they learned, and to talk about what new ideas they can implement to make HISD better. Some of the sessions included information on keeping up with legislative issues, improving student outcomes, underfunding due to county appraisal and comptroller disputes, a holistic approach to campus safety, and CTE programs, just to name a few. Betty Ellsworth, board member shared, “As a former educator, I feel it is important for any and all whom have an interest in school district business to have the opportunity to learn from the ground level.” She attended a session focusing on engaging your community and student leaders in the process of board policy and practices. Betty also participated in several finance sessions focusing on lack of funding from the state and operating on tight budgets. SLI offered new and experienced school trustees a place to create their own journey and to ask questions. The HISD team can now process what they learned, and put into practice new ideas to make our school district even greater. The next HISD board meeting open to the public will be Monday, August 19th, at 6 p.m., in the administration office. The location is 1802 E. Crafton Street, Henrietta.

Let's give a big Bearcat welcome to Zachary Fulton! Zachary will join the HJH family as an ELA teacher for the upcoming school year. We are looking forward to a year of learning and growth! #goldstandard

JH will not start cross country until after school starts.  I will post any updates to our social outlets. If you have questions you can email: megan.mccasland@henrietta-isd.net

It’s not too late to sign up! Register your girl on the first day of camp and contact Cow Palace to order your shirt ASAP! We can’t wait🖤💛

Join us for this event on Thursday, August 8th! All HISD students needing supplies are welcome!

We hope you will come out to this TownHall event to hear and see the new updates to HISD!

Congrats to our incoming junior high boys with their 7 on 7 Championship at the Holiday Tournament.

HENRIETTA ISD NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AT-RISK Sealed Qualifications for Construction Manager-At-Risk for the construction of new high school building, for the Henrietta Independent School District will be received at the Henrietta ISD Administration Building, 1801 E. Crafton Street, Henrietta, TX 76365, until 2:00pm (Local Time), Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Qualifications received by hand delivery or mail after that time will be returned unopened. No proposer shall withdraw a proposal within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of opening thereof. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any or all responses received. The Request for Proposals can be found on the Henrietta ISD website, by contacting Henrietta ISD 940-720-7900, or by contacting Scott Niven, The FRIENDS Consulting Group, LLC. scottniven@friendsconsultinggroup.com

HISD Safety & Security Meeting is scheduled for 4 PM on Monday, July 22, 2024. https://5il.co/2rmz3

Welcome Khoury to Henrietta High School! We are excited to have you as a new member of our Bearcat family!

HES staff practiced their math skills and had some time to plan for the upcoming school year. They learned more about using manipulatives and math journals in their classrooms and discussed ways to do so. Everyone is busy planning and preparing for an exciting new year!

HISD science teachers were recently trained on the new TEKS and the new Science curriculum. As part of the training, they practiced the steps of the engineering design process in a bridge building challenge. They had 20 minutes to see which team could build the bridge that could hold the most weight. They worked together well and both bridges were great!

Email Shannon Fletcher at shannon.fletcher@henrietta-isd.net if you haven't registered by July 19th!

HES is excited to introduce our newest 5th-grade team member, Lori Strahan! Lori will be teaching math; we know she will be a great addition! #goldstandard

HES is happy to introduce Camryn Willis! Camryn will be joining our 1st-grade team for the upcoming school year. Let's join together in giving her a big Bearcat welcome! #goldstandard

HES is excited to announce that Caren Rangel is transitioning to a teaching position! She is the newest addition to our 2nd grade team. Join us in welcoming Caren and celebrating this new adventure with her. #goldstandard

Henrietta ISD will be closed July 3 - 5. We will reopen on Monday, July 8. Have a safe and happy 4th of July!

Family, faculty, students, and community members gathered to send Natalie Romines and her advisor, Cassie Fletcher, off to the National FCCLA competition in style. We are so excited for Natalie and Mrs. Fletcher and wish them the best at Nationals!

HISD is excited to announce Paige Hailey as the new HHS Head Softball Coach and Sped teacher at the junior high. Welcome to Bearcat Country!

Parents - Please check out a few updates from the summer in HISD. Below is a link to the HISD Bond Buzz, this is a newsletter that I will send out with updates about the bond. https://secure.smore.com/n/sq51y. Also, we are continuing our work on our website this summer. I have created a new button on the front page of our website with NEW items that have been added to the site. Hopefully this will help for you to see the new updates in one spot. Check that out on the link below to the page. Feel free to reach out with an additional item that you would like to see on this NEW page. We want to make sure you have all the information you need to start the 2024-2025 school year. https://www.henrietta-isd.net/o/hisd/page/newadditions. Thank you for being ALL in with HISD! Have a great 4th of July! Jaime Clark HISD Superintendent of Schools