2025-2026 Bearcat Blast

Snow days aren’t something we see often in Aledo, but when winter weather arrived, our Bearcat community showed nothing but patience, flexibility, and heart.

Thank you to our families and staff for your understanding during this closure and a huge shoutout to our Aledo ISD weather team for working around the clock to ensure safety always comes first. From big Bearcats to little ones, we hope you enjoyed every snowy moment!

We're recognizing our AMAZING Aledo ISD Board of Trustees - and PROUD public school grads - this month for School Board Recognition Month! Our Trustees are the best in the state and selflessly and proudly volunteer their time to serve our Aledo ISD community! Please help us thank them this month!

Take a minute to read a little about how Trustee David Lear's own public school experience shaped his passion for serving students today. Inspired by the wide range of opportunities he had growing up, David is proud to help expand academic, career and extracurricular programs in Aledo ISD.

Board Trustee Jim Scott is from Baird, Texas, and still remembers all that his favorite teachers - Mrs. Diller and Mrs. Odom taught him! Take a moment to read about the impact of public education on Mr. Scott, and please help us thank him for his service!

2024 and 2025 School Report Cards (SRC) are now available on the Texas Education Agency's website and are posted on the district's website. The school report card combines accountability ratings, data from the Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR), and financial information to give a broad view of campus performance.

Recently, the Texas Workforce Commission affirmed what CDC parents already knew: the CDC is one of the best child care programs in the state.

In just its fourth year, the AISD CDC has been recognized as a Texas Rising Star Four-Star Certified child care program by the Texas Workforce Commission, signifying their commitment to meet a level of quality that exceeds child care regulation standards in Texas. The Four-Star rating is the highest possible rating by the Work Force Commission’s Texas Rising Star program.

The Texas Rising Star program is a quality improvement, rating and certification system for early childhood programs in Texas. The program ensures that child care and early learning programs who participate in TWC’s Child Care Services’ program meet higher quality standards for providing early care and education.

Join us for Raise Them Strong: Parenting Resilient Kids with Brooks Gibbs. This virtual presentation is an engaging and practical conversation focused on helping parents equip their children with confidence, character and resilience in today’s world.

• 📅 March 2, 2026 (rescheduled date from Jan. 29)
• ⌚️ Doors open: 5:30 PM
• ⌚️ Presentation: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
• 📍 Aledo High School Lecture Hall
• 🍕 Pizza will be served!
• Childcare by our AHS National Honor Society students is available!

Don’t miss this impactful parenting opportunity!

Show off your Bearcat Pride with a new Aledo Bearcats license plate holder. Nothing says being All in Aledo more than showing off your support of Aledo Bearcats on your morning drive. Get yours while they last!

The Bearcat Store is open Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the Administration Building Lobby. The Aledo ISD Bearcat Store follows the Aledo ISD schedule for closures.

Give the Bearcat Store a like and follow to stay up-to-date on all of our new merch!

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Bearcat's N Boots is the Aledo Education Foundation’s annual spring fundraiser, to raise community support for AISD's immediate teacher and student needs. Last year's event allowed us to give back over $150,000 across our schools. This districtwide initiative brings together the greater Aledo Community in support of the high-quality education we all work so hard to provide for our kids.

Sold out over the past two years, your Bearcats N Boots sponsorship empowers our future by strengthening education & investing in teachers across our 12 schools. Come support the Aledo Education Foundation with a night of dinner, dancing, and endless fun with Aledo parents, grandparents, friends, and longtime AISD supporters.

We cannot achieve this year's goal without our community's continued investment. Sponsorships will be available soon!

Aledo ISD and the Aledo Education Foundation are partnering once again for the Bearcat Backer program, and we'd love your support!

As our district is #GrowingGreatness through exceptional experiences that empower learners for life, we are committed to fostering relationships and partnerships with our outstanding businesses and organizations to help support our Bearcats. Your partnership provides a direct investment and benefit to our Bearcatstudents and staff.

If your business is interested in joining our Bearcat Backers program, please visit our Bearcat Backers webpage that includes sponsorship levels as well as a commitment form to fill out.

Platinum Sponsors:

EECU Credit Union

KB Home
Loyal Laundry
Magnolia Learning Academy
Mathnasium of Aledo
Myser Orthodontics
The Atkins Agency
United Educators Association
W Dental
Wholesale Payments

Gold Level Sponsors

Christi James - TWFG Insurance Services
First Financial Bank
Institute for Hormonal Balance
Nothing Bundt Cakes
P1 Roofing and Solar
Redwood Financial

Silver Level Sponsors

Bearcat Financial Network
Brookshire's
Kisselburgh Law Firm
The Little Gym of Aledo
One Rock Carwash
SBK Electrical

Bronze Level Sponsors

Aaron Valencia, The A GAME Agent, Realtor
Aledo InterBank
Bigfoot Ink
First Bank
NBT Financial Bank
Paradigm Wealth Management
Rebecca DeLuca, Compass, Realtor
Turquant Builder Services

As a reminder, we have streamlined absence reporting for all of our campuses for this school year. It is very important that we have documented reasons for absences so that we can ensure your student is given an excused absence when needed. Click here or the button below for the Absence Reporting Form!

There are many Aledo ISD team members who are doing great work every single day! You can nominate any employee serving in the district for the Circle of Greatness Award.

We are looking for employees who are bringing Aledo ISD #GrowingGreatness to life, positively impacting our community, and helping us grow each and every Aledo ISD student. Click here or the button below to recognize a staff member today!

The intent behind House Bill 1481 is to limit distractions in the classroom and across campus so students can stay focused on learning. As a public school district, our Board of Trustees must adopt a policy that implements the law. Click here or the button below to learn more and check out common frequently asked questions!

Each Aledo ISD student has access to nutritious and delicious meals prepared by our amazing Child Nutrition staff. Breakfast and lunch are served everyday throughout the school week. Click here or the button below to view this month's breakfast and lunch menus.

Aledo ISD is capturing Bearcat pride all year long on our official Flickr account! From Friday night lights and fine arts performances to classroom moments and community events, you’ll find photos that showcase the heart of Bearcat Nation. Take a look, relive the memories, and find yourself on Flickr!

The Bearcat Blast E-Newletter is managed by the Aledo ISD Communications Department. To submit news items, email communications@aledoisd.org.

https://www.aledoisd.org/
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