Happy Sunday Cavalier Families!

Our first full week of school saw our students feeling a little tired by the end of the week but still continuing to do their best (me too 🙂)! It has been a great week getting to know your students as we helped them to navigate middle school for the first time and/or again.

Friday (8/23) was the last day to submit requests for schedule changes. Our counselors have been working to take care of the requests quickly. Thank you for your patience.

We have been unable to print ID cards yet and are working on getting them all done this week. We will communicate with you once your student receives their ID cards.

This week marks the start of after-school athletic games for Football and Volleyball. We would love to see you come out and support our student athletes! We will be following the KISD clear bag policy, so if you are planning to attend events, please be sure to understand what you can bring in and what you cannot (graphic located in the Athletics section below).

Tardies will begin to count this week, so please encourage your student to get to class on time. They are missing out on instruction when they are not in the classroom. Tardies are tracked through the Hero system and you will receive an email if your student is marked tardy.

We will also begin to give students positive points this week through the Hero system. Students can earn positive points for exhibiting our Cavalier values. Every staff member is able to give them and at the end of each month, students will have the opportunity to cash in their points for goodies and/or activities. We LOVE catching out students doing great things and reinforcing the positive behaviors that we expect!

We are looking forward to a Cav-tastic week with your students!

Have a Cav-tastic week!

Christina Harris

Cavalier families should be able to access your student's schedule in Home Access Center (HAC) this week. HAC is a valuable resource and is one way that teachers communicate your student's progress throughout the year (see attachment below for information about HAC). If you need assistance with it, please reach out to our parent liaison, Twila Hill (twila.hill@killeenisd.org).

I have attached a copy of our Parent/Student Handbook below as well. Please take some time to read through it and talk with your student about it as well.

Tuesday, August 27th –

Volunteer Orientation @ CPMS Portable (4:00-4:30PM)

Cavalier Football vs. AMMS (games start at 5:30PM)

• 8th grade @ AAMS
• 7th grade @ CPMS

Wednesday, August 28th –

Lady Cavalier Volleyball vs. RMS (games start at 5:30PM)

• 8th grade @ RMS
• 7th grade @ CPMS

In an effort to improve safety and security, a Clear Bag Procedure will be instituted beginning July 1, 2024 for spectators attending any event held within a Killeen ISD athletic facility that requires a ticket to enter. Participants performing in these events will not be required to utilize clear bags (e.g., athletes, cheer, band). www.killeenisd.org/clearbag

Approved bags include:

• Clear bags/backpacks not exceeding 12” x 6” x 12”
• One (1) gallon plastic re-sealable storage bags
• Small non-clear bags no larger than 4.5” x 6.5”

Prohibited bags include, but are not limited to:

• Backpacks that are not clear
• Binocular case (binoculars may be worn around the neck)
• Briefcases
• Camera bags
• Computer bags
• Coolers
• Diaper Bags
• Fanny packs
• Seat cushions with pockets and/or zippers

An exception will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at a gate designated for this purpose.

(Administrative Procedure II-X)

Bus Route information was made available to parents/guardians via Home Access Center last week for those who are eligible and requested transportation.

Expect transportation delays the first few days of the school year. However, Killeen ISD provides the Edulog Parent Portal Lite smartphone app to help you receive information about your student's bus ride. The app allows you to see real-time information about the location of your student's bus and will alert you when the bus is getting close to the bus stop.

Please notice the drop off and pick up areas for cars at CPMS. For the safety of our students, please do not drop off in the bus loop.

Parents/Guardians should only be driving in the yellow area indicated on the map.

The red area is for buses only. Parents who enter the red area are putting students and staff at risk as there is limited visibility when buses are present.

We will talk with students about the Student Code of Conduct during CAV Connection on Monday, August 19th. They will watch the video linked below in order to ensure they know what the expectations are. We will be asking them to talk with you about the video as well. We believe that knowledge is power--knowing and understanding the rules helps them to be more successful.

Electronic Devices and Pouches – Secondary students will maintain their phone, and all communication devices, in a locked pouch during the school day.

E-cigarettes/Cigarettes

1st Offense Violation:

Students will be assigned one day of ISS and one day of Saturday School. Secondary Students will attend at their home campuses (the curriculum will be provided for all students who attend for cigarette/e-cigarette violations).

If the student fails to attend ISS, Saturday Detention and/or complete the lessons, a due process hearing will be held with a recommendation for DAEP placement for 10 days. Students will be allowed one make up opportunity to complete Saturday Detention.

2nd Offense Violation:

A due process hearing will be held with a recommendation for DAEP placement for 20 days.

Consequences for School Bus Violations:

For school bus safety violations, and for serious violations, as defined in this document, that happen on the bus, the 3rd bus offense shall invoke at least a temporary removal (possibly a permanent removal), and the 4th offense will invoke a bus suspension for the rest of the school year. For students attending a DAEP, the 2nd bus offense will result in permanent bus suspension for the time the student is placed in DAEP; any flagrant bus offense prior to the 2nd violation may result in immediate bus suspension. Students who fight on the bus will be suspended for three days. If after a thorough investigation, fighting is confirmed, then the students involved will be removed from the bus for 30 school days. Under severe circumstances the Director for Transportation Services reserves the right to implement temporary or permanent bus suspension at a date earlier than prescribed by this regulation.

Click below to view the 2024-2025 KISD Student Handbook and the 2024-2025 KISD Student Code of Conduct.

I highly recommend that you review these handbooks with your student prior to the first day of school.

All students will receive free breakfast!

Families must apply for free or reduced lunch.

Click the photo below to complete your application. Lunch will be $3.00 for secondary students.

Welcome to CAV Nation—where we are Cavalier Strong, there are No Excuses and we are Relentless because our future is Limitless. We will Rise above all challenges and Reach our goals because that's the Cavalier Way! We will strive every day to Do Better and Be Better in order to help our students find Success--Nothing Less. Through our actions and our words, we will Make It Count every day!