The Kingsville ISD Board of Trustees are proud to announce that Dr. Cecilia “Cissy” Reynolds-Perez has been named the Lone Finalist for the position of Superintendent of Schools.
This letter is intended for families with: 1. Children who received SNAP food benefits for March 2020. 2. Children who are certified for free or reduced-price school meals during the 2019-20 Texas school year. 3. Children who attend a school that offers free meals to all students (Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2).
Please find the P-EBT application at https://yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/PEBT and they can be reached at (800) 613-6220.
Meal service will not be provided Friday, April 10th or Monday, April 13th in observance of the Easter holiday.
The Kingsville Independent School District would like to continue to serve the community while reducing the amount of exposure by way of interaction of families with KISD staff. Therefore, beginning Tuesday, April 14th, KISD will provide one curbside meal/instructional packet service for the entire week. This service will be from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the following campuses: - H.M. King High School (Pre-K through 12th grade packets) - Memorial Middle School (Pre-K though 8th grade packets) - Gillett Intermediate School (Pre-K though 8th grade packets)
KISD will provide all breakfast and lunches for the week on the first day of each week. All meals will be refrigerated and come with heating instructions. The District will also provide pick-up and drop-off of instructional packets during the same time frame.
Families that do not have the ability to utilize the curbside service can call (361) 595-8678 between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to schedule delivery of meals and instructional materials.
P-EBT is a one-time food benefit for families who lost access to free or reduced-price meals due to school closures. Due to the COVID-19, the PEBT application deadline has been extended to 31 July. Please click on the attached handout for more information! For more information, please go to https://yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/PEBT .
For the Spring of 2020, Kingsville Independent School District will assign numerical grades following the current Student Handbook Grading Guidelines with the following additional guidance and adjustments.
Dear Class of 2020 and Parents/Guardians, Congratulations 2020 HM King High School Graduates! Thank you for your understanding in these unprecedented times. As the COVID‐19 pandemic and guidelines have been shifting, so have our plans for commencement. In order to follow the guidelines established by the State of Texas and The Texas Department of Education, Kingsville Independent School District will celebrate graduation with four short ceremonies on June 6, 2020.
Please stay tuned to the Kingsville ISD website for an announcement concerning the 2020-2021 school year to be posted after the July 27th. School Board Meeting!
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Kingsville ISD to be held the evening of, July 27, 2020, beginning at 5:30 PM. (This meeting is closed to the Public due to COVID-19)
Dear KISD families: With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the region and the cancellation of multiple area school events, I believe it is in the best interest of the KISD community to cancel the 2020 Summer School. Please see the attached document for further information on this matter.
This Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Kingsville ISD to be held this Thursday evening, July 16, 2020, beginning at 5:00 PM. Please send Board announcements to the email youtube@kingsvilleisd.com. (This meeting is closed to the Public due to COVID-19)
Click the link to view the 2020 Graduation Ceremonies via Facebook at 10:00 AM. Note: A Facebook account is required. Please sign in to your Facebook page before clicking the link.
ATTENTION: The Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Kingsville ISD to be held this evening, June 22, 2020, beginning at 5:30 PM will be closed to the public due to increased COVID-19 concerns. The meeting will be Live Video Streamed at: https://youtu.be/Aw1GhIEtYJY.
Upcoming Live YouTube Link for School Board Meeting on Monday, June 22, 2020 at 5:30 PM. Please email comments and documents for the meeting to this email address: youtube@kingsvilleisd.com
The KISD staff are creating Google Classrooms to conduct Remote Learning and distribute Academic Activities and Resources Click the headline above for instructions to access these Google Classrooms.
Paper copies for pre-Kindergarten through 8th Grade will be available during meal curbside service at the following locations: • Gillett Intermediate School • Harvey Elementary School • Kleberg Elementary School • Memorial Middle School
High School paper copies are only available at H.M. King during meal curbside service
I know the closure of schools is not easy for many of you. Logistics and schedules are hard to navigate right now. We are in unprecedented territory, and developments as they relate to the coronavirus (COVID-19) are evolving daily.
Kleberg County as well as the City of Kingsville have imposed limits on public gatherings to no more than 50. This includes schools and universities. On behalf of Kleberg County, Judge Madrid has expressed that “they are very sensitive to the burden this places on KISD. However, we have to ensure the safety of our children during this very critical time”. Judge Madrid has also shared that they are at our disposal with any resources KISD may need.
I want to be as transparent as possible with you, and I want to make decisions that will give families as much time as possible to plan. Kingsville ISD will remain closed for both students and staff through Thursday, April 16th. Effectively, this will close campus operations through April 16th. KISD hopes to re-open on April 17th. Currently, there is a professional development day scheduled on Friday, April 17th and classes will resume Monday, April 20th. I realize there are many spring events that students look forward to. There are field trips, proms, etc. I am sorry to say that events scheduled within the time of our closure are canceled. As far as graduation ceremonies, a decision cannot be made yet. It’s too early to determine how important events may be modified in the event of a prolonged closure. I will continue to closely monitor developments regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) and will make informed decisions based on guidance from local and state officials to include the CDC and local and state health agencies.
Professional staff will be working remotely. Teachers will continue to communicate with their classes via “Remind” and/or “ClassDoJo”. Plans are underway to develop both online lessons and instructional packets for those families who may not have devices or internet access. KISD will be providing instructional packets both in paper copies as well as digitally, beginning Monday, March 23rd. Digital copies of packets will be available at www.kingsvilleisd.com. Paper copies will be available during breakfast and lunch curbside service at the following locations: • Gillett Intermediate School • H.M. King High School • Harvey Elementary School • Kleberg Elementary School • Memorial Middle School
Kingsville ISD will continue to provide free curbside breakfast and lunch to children ages 3 to 19, from Tuesday, March 17th through Friday, April 17th. Breakfast will be available from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and lunch will be available from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. while supplies last daily. One meal per child will be available to children in the car.
In an abundance of caution to keep our community healthy, KISD asks individuals to stay in their vehicle while picking up to-go meals. Buildings will remain closed during the curbside service. For more information regarding breakfast and lunch, please call (361) 595-8678 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
While we cannot require students and families to stay in the Kingsville area, we strongly recommend doing so to help ensure a safe environment when schools reopen. I urge everyone to follow all CDC, Center for Disease Control guidelines to minimize the spread of contagious illnesses. The coronavirus is thought to be spread via person-to-person contact through contaminated air droplets from coughing and sneezing by an infected person.
My commitment to you is that when decisions are made, I will share them with you as quickly as I can. I know this is a time of extreme uncertainty, and I will try to ease your concerns with factual, up-to-date information. I will continue to provide official updates as needed on the KISD website www.kingsvilleisd.com and as wells as the District Facebook account at https://www.facebook.com/Kingsville-Independent-School-District.
Thank you for your support of our district, our schools, our students and our teachers and staff.
Kingsville ISD will provide free curbside breakfast and lunch to children ages 3 to 19. KISD Food Services will offer free curbside meals Tuesday, March 17, through Friday, March 20. Breakfast will be available from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and lunch will be available from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Meals will be available while supplies last.
Meals will be given to children ages 3 to 19. One meal per child will be available to children in the car. Adults may not pick up meals for children who are not present.
In an abundance of caution to keep our community healthy, KISD asks individuals to stay in their vehicle while picking up to-go meals. Buildings will remain closed during the curbside service.
Curbside locations are at the following campuses: • Gillett Intermediate School • H.M. King High School • Harvey Elementary School • Kleberg Elementary School • Memorial Middle School
For more information, please call (361) 595-8678 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thank you for your support of our district, our schools, our students and our teachers and staff.
Kingsville ISD will extend spring break for both students and staff through Friday, March 20, 2020. Currently, classes will resume Monday, March 23, 2020
All UIL sanctioned contests has been suspended through March 29, 2020.
The administrative team will meet Monday, March 16, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. to determine next steps. All employees are asked to stay in the area, as I will be calling you in to work at times next week. All staff will be paid for days missed next week.
The only official source of information will be the KISD website at www.kingsvilleisd.com.
On June 12th, parents can access their child’s STAAR results and a suite of other resources to support summer learning at home by visiting TexasAssessment.gov. Paper copies of the STAAR Report Card will be mailed to parents as soon as they are available this summer.
Please thank our Community In Schools staff and Parent Liaisons for their hard work that made for a successfully grand opening of this community resource.
Based on the past two years of accountability data, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has identified the Kingsville ISD campus (Alice G.K. Kleberg Elementary School) as a campus in need of comprehensive support and an improvement reidentified school. According to TEA mandates, the district leadership and the administrators of Alice G.K. Kleberg Elementary School are required to create a turnaround plan listing the actions that must take place to improve student achievement.
Questions and Comments
Parents, staff and community members who have questions or comments about the campus turnaround plan may email Dr. Abigayle Barton, Executive Director of School Improvement (abarton@kingsvilleisd.com) or Daniel F. Smith, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction (dsmith@kingsvilleisd.com). Additionally, questions and comments can be left by phone at 361-592-3387
Additional Resources and Information Texas Education Agency Campus Turnaround Guidance and Resources
The Kingsville Independent School District will be conducting an important survey to gather input from all stakeholders from Monday, February 24th @ 7:30 AM through Friday, February 28th @ 4:30 PM.
The Crossroad program offers a free ESL class at Coastal Bend College. The class is scheduled to meet two days a week, Monday and Wednesday, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Email neyda.gonzalez@esc2.us for more information, or follow the link to request more information.
The public meeting to discuss the Annual Financial Management Report originally scheduled at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, November 12th has been moved to 5:00 PM on Monday, December 9th. There will still be a regularly scheduled board meeting at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, November 12th
Kingsville ISD students will not have school on Monday, October 14th or Tuesday, October 15th. All Kingsville ISD offices will be closed on Monday, October 14th, but will reopen on Tuesday, October 15th.
