News from PISD

8/30/2021 9:35 am

• Parent and Family Engagement Program -- PISD offers many in-person and virtual classes to parents.  Topics range from how to use the Parent Portal to Dealing with Sibling Rivalry and Adult ESL classes.  Check out the calendar of classes with the QR code or at: https://tinyurl.com/mzwjups or download the flyer here.
• The Plano ISD Board of Trustees held an Emergency Meeting on August 23rd in which they approved a measure to temporarily require indoor masking at all Plano ISD schools, facilities and district-provided transportation. This temporary measure will be effective through Friday, September 24, or until there is further guidance on GA-38 as a result of ongoing state and federal litigation or legislative action.  Parents were provided an option to request an exemption for their student and the results of those requests are shared via a Mask Exemptions Dashboard. Families who missed the August 25 deadline to request an exemption can work with their campuses to submit a request.
• Check the Plano ISD COVID Case Dashboard to keep up-to-date on reported cases.

Hawaiian Falls Spirit Splash Day

8/30/2021 9:31 am

September 5th, 6pm-9pm! This event is sponsored by Plano Council of PTAs. Tickets available for purchase at The Colony ticket window on Sunday, September 5th, 2021. 

Admission only $20

Admission+Meal+Unlimited Drinks $30

Day Cooler Passes available for $15

General Assembly Meeting & Coffee with Ms. Kinnard - Sept. 2

8/23/2021 9:07 am

Mark your calendars!

Our first General Assembly Meeting and Coffee with Ms. Kinnard will take place on Thursday, September 2nd at 9:00 a.m.  Grab a cup of coffee and join SMS PTA and our guest speaker, Principal Kristin Kinnard, to vote on our budget, and discuss plans for this year!  Advance signup information will be available in next Monday's SMS PTA Newsletter. 

Schimelpfenig Middle School Virtual Open House

8/23/2021 9:05 am

Schimelpfenig Middle School Virtual Open House is this Wednesday, August 25th!  Watch your inbox for further details from Schimelpfenig!  

COVID-19 Case Dashboard

8/23/2021 9:04 am

PISD's Covid Dashboard launched on Friday, August 20th.  It will be updated every Tuesday morning. Find it at:  https://www.pisd.edu/coviddashboard

National PTA

8/23/2021 9:00 am

• Back to Class Virtual Town Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 12:00 p.m. CST -- National PTA is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control to host this event, which will be moderated by NBC correspondent Kate Snow and feature the Director of the CDC, U.S. Secretary of Education, as well as experts in mental health and social-emotional well-being and how to address missed instruction from this past year. Watch this special event live on NPTA Facebook page.
• Advocacy -- Action Alert! -- Every school day, nearly 50 million K-12 students and 6 million adults occupy close to 100,000 public school buildings in the United States. In more than 30% of public-school facilities, windows, plumbing and HVAC systems are considered in “fair” or “poor” condition. Given state budget shortfalls and the need for economic recovery, now is the time for the federal government to invest in school infrastructure.  National PTA recently participated in a letter to policymakers advocating for $100 billion in direct grants to improve the nation’s public school facilities, and is asking for help in advocating for schools to be included in infrastructure funding by contacting our Representative and Senator!

Join our SMS PTA Membership Today!

8/22/2021 9:53 am

Becoming a member of our PTA does not require volunteering, though we love that, too!  When you join our PTA, you also join TX PTA and National PTA, adding members to organizations whose main focus is advocating for school children.  Your membership dues also directly benefit our school, and student members will get perks throughout the school year.  Join SMS PTA today!  Click Here to Join!