NOTICE
Groesbeck ISD hereby offers for sale a tract of real property and improvements described as follows: 0.40 acres, Block 021, RDIV 072-LXXII, Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas 76642 and described as follows: 617 S. Ellis St. (Highway 14), Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas 76642. Interested parties may view the building on February 5, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. Liz Carter may be contacted at 254-729-4189 for appointments to view the building. Persons interested in purchasing said real property should pick-up a bid package at the Administrative Offices of Groesbeck ISD located at 1202 N. Ellis St., Groesbeck, Texas 76642. Sealed Bids are due no later than 2:00 p.m. on or before February 13, 2019. Sealed Bids will be opened on February 13, 2019, at the Groesbeck ISD Board Room. Groesbeck ISD reserves the right to reject any and all bids. To view the notice and bid package visit Business Office – Bids / Proposals or click on Bids and Proposals link under Quick Links to the right.
The Groesbeck ISD Innovation Plan Committee will host a public meeting to answer questions regarding the proposed Innovation Plan. The meeting will be held Monday, February 18, 2019, at 6:00 PM in the Groesbeck ISD Board Room, 1202 N.Ellis, Groesbeck, TX 76642. All interested parties are invited to attend.
Groesbeck ISD uses Remind 101 to send out messages to students and parents. Due to recent changes within the FCC, individual carriers are now allowed to charge Carrier Fees. These fees range from $0.0025 to $0.0050 per text and are now being charged by all carriers. Verizon has opted to use the higher rate, which almost doubles the cost per individual text.
The following is from Remind:
In effect on January 28, 2019.
Due to a new fee imposed by Verizon, Remind can no longer continue providing free text notifications for devices on the Verizon Wireless network. As a result, Verizon Wireless customers who use the free Remind service will not be able to receive or send text messages as of January 28, 2019.
Remind has a couple of options and both of these options are free of charge.
How to keep using Remind, visit Remind 101 dropping text service to Verizon phones.
China Spring Invitational UIL Tourney
Results
Calculator Applications – Dani Venegas-6th place
Calculator Team – Dani Venegas, Emily Miera, and Abigail Miera-2nd place
Accounting – Avery Lowe-4th place and McKenzie Erskine-6th place
Accounting Team – Erskine, Lowe, Lora Gomez, Maggie Devrow-!st place
Ready Writing – Ivy Tharp- 6th place
Spelling and Vocab Team – Humberto Cruz, Natleigh Burns, Kristine Ross-3rd place
Poetry Interpretation – Moises Rocha-3rd place and Cinny Zhao-4th place
Social Studies Team – Brianna Ray, Eduardo Merino, and Ashleigh Raymond-3rd place
News Writing – Reginald Ganious-2nd place and Shane Kirk-3rd place
ATTENTION
SENIORS AND SENIOR PARENTS
To the Parents of All Seniors:
If your child is planning to attend college after graduation, they will need an updated Meningitis booster shot in order to enroll. The booster is given every five years. If you have any questions, please call Jenny Flowers, R.N./School Nurse at 729-4185.
Planting Seeds of Success
In Texas, more than 5.3 million students rely on public schools to help them prepare for the future. They count on the adults in this state to ensure that schools are available, qualified teachers are in place, buildings are safe, and resources are provided. It’s a big job to plant seeds of success. [Read More]
School Fundraisers
Should you receive contact from outside companies regarding school fundraisers, please remember that if it is a valid school fundraiser, they will have an approved fundraiser form from the district. Fundraiser events are also listed on the district calendar. Questions please call Darla Wurtz at 729-4146.
Attendance Awareness
September is Attendance Awareness Month and as a part of that recognition, the students of Groesbeck ISD Kindergarten through 12th grade participated in a poster contest to bring awareness to the importance of school attendance. Students submitted posters to illustrate the theme “Every Day Counts”. The top three posters from each grade level were submitted to the District Office, and a panel of outside judges chose the 1st place winner for each grade level. The winning posters will be displayed on the district’s website through the school year. So watch each month for different grade levels being displayed.
Congratulations to each of these students, and a warm thank you to everyone who participated.
See the posters below:
6th Grade – Praisja Rhoden
7th Grade Baileigh Harris
Effective September 1, 2018
Click the My School Bucks banner above and sign up today!
Parents must create an account before adding your child(ren).
MySchoolBucks is a website for parents to pay for their child(ren)’s school meals using a credit or debit card. With this online service, parents can also view their child(ren)’s account balance, recent purchases, set up automatic payments, and receive low balance alerts. You can do all this from the convenience of your home, office, or on-the-go.
2018-2019 School Year
(Early release days will release at noon.)
Start and end times are as follows:
High School - 7:50 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Middle School - 7:50 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.
Enge-Washington Intermediate - 7:50 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.
H. O. Whitehurst - 7:55 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.
Click on the Goats’ Pen icon above to read the GHS students’ newspaper.
Special thanks to the Groesbeck Journal for publishing.
Visitors
All visitors to the GISD campuses are required to check in at the front desk of the campus. You will need to show identification to receive a name badge. Visitors and volunteers are required to wear these badges prominently to be easily identified. Persons not wearing a badge will be asked to return to the front office to check in. We thank you for your cooperation regarding student safety.
Website Notice Regarding the Refusal of Entry to or Ejection of an Individual from District Property
In accordance with Education Code 37.105, the District has the right to refuse entry to or eject a person from property under the District’s control if the person refuses to leave peaceably upon request and:
1. The individual poses a substantial risk of harm to any person; or
2. The individual continues to behave in a manner inappropriate for the school setting after having received a verbal or written warning to cease the inappropriate behavior.
A person ejected from or refused entry to District property under this provision may appeal this action by filing an appeal under FNG(LOCAL) or GF(LOCAL) and shall be permitted to address the Board in person within 90 days of the commencement of the appeal if the grievance is not resolved at a previous level. [See the following link Board Policy]
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This year's tax levy to fund maintenance and operations expenditures does not exceed last year's maintenance and operations tax levy.
