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SPRING BREAK CLOSES CAMPUSES MARCH 10-14! |
Spring Break takes place next week! All Community ISD campuses and facilities will be closed March 10 through March 14, and we’ll return to school on Monday, March 17. Spring Break is the final week-long break of our 2024-25 school year, so please use this time to rest up and prepare for the final push of the year! |
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Community on Campus Returns with the "Brave Games"! |
"Community on Campus" - our student-produced anthology series - returns with "Brave Games", where Dr. Knowlton tours around Ellis Elementary and plays games with four teachers and their classrooms. This episode was led by Executive Producer Cady Blair and Director Chloe Silva. A special thanks to Ellis Elementary for being our guests on the show! |
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Your Brave of the Week for March 3-7 is ... |
Madison Fernandez at Dodson Elementary!
This week our Brave of the Week is … Madison Fernandez at Dodson Elementary! Mrs. Fernandez was nominated by Ashley Schusler, who said that “Mrs. Fernandez is absolutely crushing her first year of teaching. Her passion is evident in the preparation, communication, and execution within her classroom. She comes to school every day with a game plan and a smile on her face. Dodson Elementary and the families that belong to the Dodson community sure are blessed to have her on staff!”
Thank you to Mrs. Schusler for the nomination, and congratulations to Mrs. Fernandez! If you want to nominate someone for the Brave of the Week, check out the other nominees this week, or look back on all of our Braves of the Week through this school year, visit the links below. |
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Brave Nation Athletics This Weekend |
There's a ton going on in Brave Nation Athletics this weekend and during Spring Break! On Friday, track & field competes at the Wildcat Relays in Sulphur Springs, and softball will host Sunnyvale.
Baseball will compete in a tournament in Plano Thursday through Saturday, and Saturday also features two road matches for Braves soccer. Both the girls and boys varsity teams will play at Kemp on Saturday, with the boys kicking off at 11:30 am and the girls starting immediately after the boys’ game ends. |
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Join a District on the Rise! Come to the CISD Job Fair on 3/22 |
Join a District on the rise and become a part of Brave Nation on March 22 by attending our fourth annual CISD Job Fair! This one-stop shop for employment opportunities across Community ISD will take place from 9 am to noon on Saturday, March 22 at Community High School.
An RSVP is required to attend. Please click the links in our show description to fill out a form, and don't forget to include anyone who may have referred you to the District. The Community ISD employees with the most referrals that attend the job fair will win a prize! |
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March 19 Brings Next Facebook Live! |
We’re just under one month away from Dr. Knowlton's next Community Live broadcast on the Community Braves Network – simulcast on Facebook and YouTube – so make sure you click the button below and get this one marked on your calendar.
We’ve got a great lineup including an interview with new head football coach Adam Arteaga, a recap of “Bags for Braves,” and coverage of our PaCT program. As always, we’ll take your questions via Facebook chat and answer them live at the end of the show. |
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District Art Fair Coming Soon |
Brave Nation is holding a district-wide art celebration in just two weeks!
Join us March 20 for an art showcase that will feature art from students of all age levels. The event will be open from 6 to 8 pm in the CHS cafeteria. |
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Task Force Takes First Steps in Future Planning |
Dr. Knowlton hosted the first meeting of the Task Force on February 19, and a makeup meeting on February 25, with 60 people attending across the two sessions. The first meeting provided tons of information on projected growth coming to Brave Nation, and asked participants to start considering how and when we need to respond to growth.
If you missed the first meeting or makeup meeting and still want to participate, you are welcome to join us still! Please sign up through the form linked below. We’ll meet again March 26, May 14, and July 23. After signing up, you’ll receive a Google calendar invitation for each meeting. |
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School Board Elections - Place 1 and 3 - May 3, 2025 |
Please be aware of the school board election coming up on May 3. We’ll have two places on the ballot - Places 1 and 3.
There are two candidates for Place 1 - Incumbent Jeff Pendill, our Board President, and a new candidate in Kathryn Grant. Place 3 has four new candidates - Jeff Cox, Heather Minyard, Adam Strickland, and Chelysia Young. We’ll have introduction videos for each candidate coming out within the next few weeks, so please stay tuned to CISD social media and our website. |
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Dr. Knowlton & CISD Board of Trustees Visited State Capitol |
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Thank you to Representative Noble, Representative Money, and Representative Leach for meeting with us last week, and to the staff of Representative Talarico and the Senators Menedez, West, Middleton, and Hinojosa for setting aside time with us as well. Dr. Knowlton and the Board of Trustees were overjoyed to have the opportunity to advocate for Brave Nation with our lawmakers in the midst of a very important and busy session. We also shared written letters from parents and staff with each lawmaker we had a chance to talk to. It was such a great trip! |
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Community ISD Celebrates Women's History Month! |
March is Women’s History Month, and there are plenty of notable women in Brave Nation, including the namesakes of five of our campuses. Read about each of these five amazing women in the profiles attached. |
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Texas Celebrates Its History in March |
Texas History Month is celebrated every year in March, and is a time to recognize the state's history.
The Texas Legislature declared March 1–31 as Texas History Month in 2003. Texas Independence Day: March 2 Flag Day: March 2 Birthday of Sam Houston: March 2 Alamo Heroes Day: March 6 Goliad Heroes Day: March 27 |
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National Athletic Trainers Month Started on Saturday |
National Athletic Training Month (NATM) is celebrated in March to recognize athletic trainers and their contributions to sports and health care. |
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District Literacy Fair Coming Next Month! |
The 2025-26 color guard season is just around the corner, and tryouts are opening next month!
Anyone interested in auditioning for color guard needs to attend the information meeting on March 24 in the CHS Library. It is open to any current 8th-11th grade students, and no dance or guard experience is necessary. |
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District Literacy Fair Coming Next Month! |
We would like to invite you to our district-wide literacy night-- Level Up Your Reading on Thursday, April 3rd at CHS from 6:00-8:00 PM. This event will feature a book-themed Trunk or Treat, food trucks, guest readers, book giveaways, literacy games, and more. Feel free to come dressed as your favorite book character! |
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Color Guard Junior Clinic Ends April! |
There's a junior clinic coming up for CHS Color Guard on Thursday, April 17. Participating Pre-K through 7th grade students will learn a routine and then perform it at the Spring Show on Friday, April 25. T-Shirt and snack provided with purchase price. $40 for one child, $20 apiece for each additional sibling. |
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Changes to Bilingual Program in 2025-26 |
As we continue to grow and evolve, we are excited to welcome our bilingual students from Dodson to McClendon Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year. McClendon Elementary will be the exclusive home of our bilingual program for the foreseeable future, where it will have room to grow! |
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Community Trails Roars Back into Braves Cup Lead with Cheer Win |
Capturing the full six points in the lone head-to-head cheer competition between our two middle schools, Community Trails now holds a 38.7 to 33.3 lead over Edge! |
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CISD Considering Names for New Ag Barn |
Community ISD has started the process of constructing a new Ag Barn, which is projected to open in August 2026.
As part of this process, the District would like to receive input from our current students, parents, and staff, as well as alumni and former staff, on potential names for this building.
Suggestions provided below will be given to a committee who will make recommendations to the CISD Board of Trustees, with the Board having final say over the name of the new facility.
Nominations that include obscene or rude references, or that are determined to be made in jest or mockery, will not be considered by the committee. This form will remain open until the committee meets to consider the nominations. |
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Get Your Copy of the 2025-26 Student Calendar! |
The CISD Board of Trustees has officially approved the 2025-26 calendar, which was the “505 minutes” option, the preference of 75% of survey respondents. You can download your copy of the 2025-26 calendar by clicking the graphic above or the button below. |
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Braves Board Notes - Feb. 17 - Next Meeting is March 24! |
The Community ISD Board of Trustees held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, February 17, 2025. The next regular meeting will be Monday, March 24, 2025.
Notes from the September 2024, October 2024, November 2024, and January 2025 meetings are available below. |
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