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Blackcat Parents: Mexia ISD is sharing this information about the district and your child’s campus with you as part of its obligations under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA). Federal Report Cards for the state, the district, and each of the district’s campuses are now available on the district’s website at this link: https://www.mexiaisd.net/o/mexia-independent-school-district/page/federal-report-card or are also available on the Texas Education Agency’s website at: https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/accountability/academic-accountability/performance-reporting/federal-report-cards. For complete notice (English) click the following link: https://5il.co/1mx47 . For complete notice (Spanish) click the following link: https://5il.co/1mx4b .

9th January 2023 Dear Blackcat Parent: Mexia ISD is sharing this information about the district and your child’s campus with you as part of its obligations under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA). Federal Report Cards for the state, the district, and each of the district’s campuses are now available on the district’s website at this link: https://www.mexiaisd.net/o/mexia-independent-school-district/page/federal-report-card or are also available on the Texas Education Agency’s website at: https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/accountability/academic-accountability/performance-reporting/federal-report-cards. Information on these report cards includes: Part (i): General Description of the Texas State Accountability System (I) the minimum number of students that the State determines are necessary to be included in each of the subgroups of students for use in the accountability system; (II) the long-term goals and measurements of interim progress for all students and for each of the subgroups of students; (III) the indicators used to meaningfully differentiate all public schools in the State; (IV) the State’s system for meaningfully differentiating all public schools in the State, including— (aa) the specific weight of the indicators in such differentiation; (bb) the methodology by which the State differentiates all such schools; (cc) the methodology by which the State differentiates a school as consistently underperforming for any subgroup of students; and (dd) the methodology by which the State identifies a school for comprehensive support and improvement; (V) the number and names of all public schools in the State identified by the State for comprehensive support and improvement or implementing targeted support and improvement plans; (VI) the exit criteria established by the State, including the length of years established. Part (ii): Student Achievement by Proficiency Level This section provides information on student achievement on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) performance for mathematics, reading/ELA, and science by grade level and proficiency level for the 2021-22 school year. These results include all students tested, regardless of whether they were in the accountability subset. Part (iii)(I): Academic Growth This section provides information on students’ academic growth for mathematics and reading/ELA for public elementary schools and secondary schools without a graduation rate, for the 2021-22 school year. These results include all students tested, regardless of whether they were in the accountability subset. Part (iii)(II): Graduation Rate This section provides information on high school graduation rates for the class of 2021. Part (iv): English Language Proficiency This section provides information on the number and percentage of English learners achieving English language proficiency based on the 2022 Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) data.   Part (v): School Quality or Student Success (SQSS) This section provides information on school quality or student success, which is college, career and military readiness (CCMR) for high schools and average performance rate of the three STAAR performance levels of all students, regardless of whether they were in the accountability subset, for elementary and secondary schools without a graduation rate. Part (vi): Goal Meeting Status This section provides information on the progress of all students and each student group toward meeting the long-term goals or interim objectives on STAAR academic performance, federal graduation rate, and English learners’ language proficiency. Part (vii): STAAR Participation This section provides the percentage of students assessed and not assessed on STAAR for mathematics, reading/ELA, and science. Part (viii): Civil Rights Data Part (viii)(I): The section provides information from the 2017-18 Civil Right Data Collection (CRDC) surveys, submitted by school districts to the Office for Civil Rights, on measures of school quality, climate, and safety, including counts of in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, school related arrests, referrals to law enforcement, chronic absenteeism (including both excused and unexcused absences), incidences of violence, including bullying and harassment. Part (viii)(II): This section provides information from the 2017-18 Civil Right Data Collection (CRDC) surveys, submitted by school districts to the Office for Civil Rights, on the number of students enrolled in preschool programs and accelerated coursework to earn postsecondary credit while still in high school. Part (ix): Teacher Quality Data This section provides information on the professional qualifications of teachers, including information disaggregated by high- and low-poverty schools on the number and percentage of (I) inexperienced teacher, principals, and other school leaders; (

January is School Board Recognition Month and Mexia ISD is celebrating its trustees for their dedication and commitment to the district and its students. “Recognizing the efforts of our volunteer school board is so important because of all the hard work trustees put in to making our district a success,” Superintendent Ryder Appleton said. Please take a moment this month to show your appreciation.

REMINDER: Early Release tomorrow, Friday, December 16th.

Summer 2022 P-EBT Benefits are now being distributed by HHC on Lone Star or P-EBT cards. MISD students born on or after Aug. 1, 2015, who received SNAP food benefits or who were enrolled in MISD grades K-12 during the last month of the 2021–2022 school year are eligible for Summer 2022 P-EBT Benefits. Please call P-EBT at 833-442-1255 for information regarding missing benefits.

Reminder: Early Release Friday, November 18th. Thanksgiving Break 11/21 - 11/25

Good evening Blackcats, This announcement is to inform you that MISD will be conducting practice campus evacuation drills tomorrow and Thursday. There has not been an event that has caused us to practice these drills, we are just being proactive in the event something does happen in the future. Our top priority is the safety of our students and staff and these drills are being conducted in the event we ever need to evacuate our campuses for purposes like a weather event (tornado) or some other type of emergency. These practice drills are being conducted in accordance to recommendations from the Texas State School Safety Center. Students will be 100% in the care of their teachers as well as campus and district administrators at all times. For practice purposes students will be transported from their campus on buses to an alternate location such as the football stadium. Students will then immediately be returned to campus so please make sure they wear their coats over the next couple of days as they will be outdoors for a few minutes during these practice drills. Also, you may notice some extra police & fire department vehicles around our campuses. There is no need to be alarmed as they will be assisting us and participating in these practice drills. We are appreciative of their partnership with Mexia ISD.

Please join us for the Inaugural Hispanic Heritage Festival presented by Mexia High School. *See Information below

🚨MEXIA FOOTBALL VS MALAKOFF🚨 Friday’s varsity football game at Malakoff has been moved to Thursday, October 27th at 7:30pm due to expected bad weather conditions. All Junior High games at Malakoff and Fairfield have been cancelled for tomorrow. The JV game at home has also been cancelled for tomorrow.

See the attached flyer for information about a great event about anti-bullying/pro-kindness hosted by McBay & Sims PTA.

Hello Blackcats, you may have received an incorrect absence notification for your student. We are working on our attendance notification system and it should be running correctly again tomorrow. Please contact your students campus if you have any specific attendance questions. We apologize for this inconvenience.

MISD principals play a vital role in maintaining our schools. Without their dedicated leadership, MISD would not be able to give our students a bright start to their futures. THANK YOU MISD PRINCIPALS!

MISD SHAC (School Health Advisory Committee) Meeting will be October 11, 2022 from 4:30-6:30PM at the Central Administration Building Agenda: https://5il.co/1ix19

Reminder: tomorrow, Monday, September 26th is a Staff Development day for Mexia ISD. No school for Students.

Good evening Blackcats, This Friday night, the Battle of the River returns when the Groesbeck Goats come to Mexia Blackcat field! A large crowd is expected, so here are some details that will help everyone have a great night. • Mexia ISD has multiple safety measures in place, including metal detectors and a clear bag policy (see sample bags below or bag information link): https://s3.amazonaws.com/scschoolfiles/546/blackcat_bag_policy.pdf ) • Gates will open at 5:30 pm; come early to ensure you’re there for all the festivities • Vapes and other forms of tobacco are prohibited • Knives, including pocketknives, are prohibited • No re-entry will be allowed • Tickets may be purchased online beginning at 8:00am Wednesday or with cash at the gate. Buying your ticket ahead of time will speed your entry into the game (ticket link: https://www.mexiaisd.net/o/mexia-independent-school-district/page/online-ticket-sales ) • No mixing of fans (home side is for home fans and visitor side is for visiting fans) • UIL spectator guidelines will be enforced

Mexia ISD will be participating in supporting Uvalde. We would like all students and staff to participate by wearing maroon on Tuesday, September 6th.

Reminder, No School on Monday, September 5th.

MISD Bag Policy for all Events Update

Afternoon parents and guardians of Mexia ISD students. We are asking you to complete this survey, which should take no more than five minutes, to help us identify the needs of our students. MISD has ESSER III funding to support 5 specific areas, from COVID learning loss to other health and safety concerns. Your input helps us to determine where our efforts are best spent. We appreciate your input and value your voice in this process. Thank you for being actively involved in helping Mexia ISD to shine our light on a better opportunity for all students. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HkkmooTkEe3f1tSKvHrAc5Zgs9mgJ2PkDxXeqEdKWcA/edit Buenas tardes padres y tutores de estudiantes de Mexia ISD. Le pedimos que porfavor complete esta encuesta, que no debería tomar más de cinco minutos, para ayudarnos a identificar las necesidades de nuestros estudiantes. Mexia ISD tiene fondos de ESSER III para apoyar 5 áreas específicas desde la pérdida de aprendizaje de COVID hasta otras preocupaciones de salud y seguridad. Su opinión nos ayuda a determinar dónde se gastan mejor nuestros esfuerzos. Agradecemos su aporte y valoramos su voz en este proceso. Gracias por participar activamente en ayudar a Mexia ISD a iluminar una mejor oportunidad para todos los estudiantes. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_oOhoRzUnqEErdU77W7sjMp0A0oB7XuCpJnpmdl26Mk/edit

Good Afternoon Mexia Blackcats, This morning a major water line broke between the JH and HS, which resulted in a 2-hour delayed start. This delay was necessary, because without running water, facilities would not be able to operate and function properly: i.e. bathrooms, hand washing, water fountains, and cafeteria operations shut down. As soon as district staff was notified, we initiated our established communication protocols to immediately notify stakeholders via social media and our integrated messaging system. The system pushed out text notifications to parents, guardians, and staff via their cell phone as well as posting to social media. It was soon discovered that some parents/guardians did not receive the message. It was determined that one of the data files linking the contacts to the messenger system failed to connect. This issue has since been resolved through the vendor. In times of need, we will continue to communicate with all stakeholders through our social media platforms, our district website, and through the use of integrated messaging systems. We will send out a message today at 6:00pm via text, email and phone call to test our communications.. If you do not receive this message in one or more of these ways, please report to your child’s campus tomorrow and they will help you in updating your contact information. Likewise, we encourage you to follow Mexia ISD on our Facebook page and Twitter.