Shelbyville ISD Distribution of Final Instructional Packet, Other Information

May 1, 2020 - Governor Greg Abbott’s directive issued last week closes school buildings for classroom learning for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. However, Shelbyville ISD will continue to provide daily home-based learning for our students until the last day of our school year, May 21, 2020. Please review the following items as we finish out the school year:

SCHOOL CLOSURE AND COVID-19 INFORMATION

Governor Abbott has closed all Texas schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. As a reminder, go to the following sites offered by the Texas Education Agency for COVID-19 information: http://tea.texas.gov/staywell and www.texas.gov.covid19 .

INSTRUCTION

On Friday, May 1st, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., parents should drive to their student’s campus to drop off completed work from Instructional Packet #2 and at the same time pick up the final instructional pack (Packet #3). Remain in your vehicle at all times. Instructional packets may also be dropped off at a later date at the designated drop booth located near the lower entrance gate. Instructional Packet #3 will cover lessons for the remainder of the school year, and completed packets should be returned to the drop off booth by Monday, May 18th. Students, please remember to write your name on all of your returned work.

STUDENT PERSONAL ITEMS

Students will be able to retrieve personal items from their classrooms and lockers at a later date, which has yet to be determined. Hopefully, students will be able to retrieve their personal items sometime in early June.

ENROLLMENT AND WITHDRAWAL DURING COVID-19 CLOSURE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

If you need assistance, please contact your child’s teacher or his/her campus principal or secretary by email. Also, parents of students who are moving in and out of our school district should enroll or withdraw their student as needed by contacting his/her principal or campus secretary at one of the following email addresses: 

GRADUATION

Unfortunately, our traditional high school graduation ceremony has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. However, plans are underway to offer an alternate/virtual graduation for Dragon seniors. Caps and gowns can be picked up on May 1st at the same time Instructional Packet #3 is picked up. SHS seniors will be contacted in the next week or so by Mr. Osby and/or Ms. Bays detailing the alternate graduation plan for the Class of 2020.

THANK YOU

Dragon students, parents, family members, friends, teachers, and school staff… thank you for working so diligently to make sure the teaching-learning process continues under such trying times. You have all gone above and beyond to make the best of an extremely challenging situation. A special thanks to all the people who continue to put themselves at risk by continuing to show up at their jobs to provide medical aid, food, supplies, services, and other essentials for all of us during the COVID-19 crisis. Please do all you can to keep yourself and your family and everyone else around you safe…DRAGON PRIDE!