Dear Mahanay Families,

I am pleased to extend a warm welcome to the Mahanay community. My name is Ms. Knowles, and I am honored to be a part of the Mahanay team. With 24 years of experience in the Alief family as a teacher, math specialist, and assistant principal, I am excited to contribute to our students' success at Mahanay. I look forward to collaborating with you to foster an environment of learning and growth for all our students. See you soon!

New Walker Policy

In order to ensure the safety of our students, a permission slip must be signed by a parent permitting students to walk home at dismissal time. Please review the attached walker policy.

Reminders

Early Pickups:

Students picked up prior to dismissal are considered as being absent for part of the school day, similar to a morning tardy, unless the school receives a doctor’s note within three school days. Early Pickups MUST be made prior to 2:30 p.m.

Dismissal Changes:

If you need to change your child's method of dismissal, please send a note in writing to your child's teacher or bring it to the front office. Changes may not be made by phone. Make sure your child knows to give it to the teacher first thing in the morning. Transportation changes must be made prior to 2:30 p.m.

The Smart Tag system helps to increase safety and security while students ride the school bus. Read the attached flyer for more information regarding SMART tags.

ParentSquare is a unified communications platform designed to keep parents and guardians informed and encourage greater engagement and connection with Alief ISD. It provides a safe way for district administrators, school principals, teachers, staff, and parents to:

• Send and receive school and class information

• Share pictures and files

• See calendar items

• Sign up to volunteer

• Schedule parent-teacher conferences and much more . . . all in one centralized place

Alief ISD is launching a new way for parents to pay for field trips, yearbooks, spirit wear, athletic fees, and other school-related goods and services. Register today using the QR code.

Beginning this week, students will be marked tardy at 7:56 a.m.

Our school doors open at 7:15 a.m. Instruction begins at 7:55 a.m. Students arriving after 8:00 a.m. must be escorted to the front office by whomever is dropping he/she off.