🐾 Briscoe Family Newsletter

Dear Bengal Families,

Welcome to September! As we move further into the school year, our campus calendar is packed with exciting events and opportunities to get involved. Our student-athletes are working hard, and Volleyball, Football, and Cross Country seasons are all in full swing. Please make sure to regularly check the online campus calendar so you do not miss a game or event. We hope to see our stands full of fans cheering on our Bengals!

Along with the energy of fall activities, we need your help in keeping our school community safe and healthy. We have seen a recent uptick in illnesses, resulting in several students needing to be sent home due to fevers or vomiting. To help us stop the spread of germs across classrooms, please review these essential health practices with your child:

• Frequent Handwashing: Remind your student to wash their hands thoroughly with soap and warm water throughout the day, especially before eating and after using the restroom.

• No Sharing Food or Drinks: Encourage your child to keep all snacks, meals, and water bottles to themselves. Sharing food is one of the quickest ways germs spread among peers.

• Staying Home When Sick: If your child is running a fever or experiencing stomach distress, please keep them home. Students must be fever-free without fever-reducing medication for 24 hours before returning to campus.

Thank you for your continued partnership, support, and dedication to keeping our campus active, healthy, and thriving.

Warmly,

#BriscoeProud

#BengalExcellence

Mr. Bishop

While NISD has asked voters to approve bond issuances in the past to address aging facilities, it has never put a VATRE on the ballot. So, what is the difference?

While a VATRE and bond election are often discussed together, they serve different purposes.

Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE)

A VATRE is designed to provide additional funding for a school district’s day-to-day operations. If approved by voters, the additional revenue would support the district’s contingent (pay) employee compensation plan for this current school year, and help reduce the district’s budget deficit.

Bond Election

A bond election is different from a VATRE. Bonds are used to fund major, long-term capital investments in facilities, infrastructure, technology, and other large-scale projects.

Watch the video below for additional information. In addition, visit nisd.net/bond26.

Dear Bengal Families,

As we prepare for another great year, we'd love to invite you to show your Briscoe pride by wearing our official Briscoe Boys Athletics spirit gear! Our online spirit store offers a variety of comfortable, high-quality apparel and accessories for every Bengal.

Visit our online store to browse the latest selections:

Briscoe Boys Athletics Spirit Gear Store

Thank you for supporting Briscoe Athletics. We look forward to seeing our community proudly representing the Bengals throughout the school year!

Briscoe Boys Athletics

Parents,

Please help us remind your students that only Parent Pick up and students walking home should exit the school through the front of the building. All bus riders should exit though the the cafeteria at the back of the campus. B-run or 2nd-run bus riders should wait in the cafeteria until their bus returns to campus to pick them up. We have had some students miss their bus because they are hanging out with friends in the front of the building after school. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Drop-Off

• Pull up past the crosswalk (not right at the doors) — this lets more kids exit at once and speeds up the line.

Pick-Up (Front)

• Watch the road, not for your student — let them come to you. Backups happen when drivers are scanning instead of moving forward.

• Please pull forward when the line moves. Picking up your student with space in front of you slows down the pick up line and ends up causing traffic issues on Lone Star Pkwy.

• Stay in your vehicle — flag a staff member if your student isn't out; don't get out to search.

• Small cones = no second pickup line in the parking lot. It's fine for crosswalk parking, just don't block others in.

• One pickup line only — please don't create a second lane. Exit as soon as you have your student.

Pick-Up (Back)

• Stay out of the bus loop — wait in the back lot and use the rear crosswalk.

• No parking/waiting in fire lanes (buses/deliveries only) — this is a high-risk area for kids darting across.

Goal: Finish pick-up by 4:15 again this year — thanks for helping us get every student home safely!

Check out some of our Bengals during their trip to Europe.

1. Students can begin being dropped off at 7:40 am. in the front, one hour before the start of our school day.

2. Students can be dropped off at the front of the school or in the back parking lot, not the bus loop.

• After 8:25 am all students must enter through the front doors.
• Cars are not permitted in the bus loop at any time.
• The bus loop must always remain clear for buses only.

1. The school day ends at 3:55pm.

2. Bus riders will be released to the cafeteria to wait for buses.

3. Walkers and parent pick up will exit through the front.

• Walkers and parent pick up are not allowed to wait in the cafeteria or walk the halls.
• Walkers are expected to leave campus at the bell.
• Parent pick-up will need to be off campus by 4:25pm.

Here are some Bengals taking advantage of the Library in the morning before school.

Dress code is in effect. Please review our dress code below, and adhere to its guidelines.

Our future Picassos!

***Update***

District has extended the date for scanning the barcode for bus riders. The campus will continue issuing student passes this week (9/8 - 9/11).

There is a new system transportation will be implementing. When getting on the bus, students will be scanning in using a scan barcode that has been given to them. Your child will need to keep their barcode and use it when they get on the bus (both morning and afternoon). Your child also has the option to download the application Here Comes the Bus, create a profile and use the app. The code for the app is 29995. Please call the campus for any questions.

Ads do sell out fast so get them early. Jostens has payment plans if needed.

Check out our Counseling Smore for updates on events and parent resources from our counseling department.

Briscoe Counseling Newsletter

Click the link below to see what Ms. Piedra, our new librarian, has in store for you this year in our library.

Bengal Library Smore

Hello Wonderful Briscoe GT Students and Families,

Here is the link to our September GT Smore Newsletter. Please check it out for important information, dates, what we are learning, useful parent resources and pictures of your amazing children!

https://app.smore.com/n/hg5t8

Please use the QR code to order your P.E. uniforms for this school year. It is a requirement for students to dress out in P.E., so please purchase uniforms early.

Our volleyball season is here. If you child is going to join us unsupervised to cheer on our team, please refer to these reminders:

1. Students who are staying for a game will need to report to the cafeteria and sit at the assigned table until they are escorted to the gym by the Administrator on duty.

2. Every student will need a ticket that you can purchase online.

3. All students who are at the game without an adult will be escorted out of the building at 7:00 pm. All students need to be picked up at 7:00 pm.

4. Students who have been absent for the day, or not passing his/her classes will not be permitted to attended after school events.

5. Any student who has been issued an in school or out of school suspension will not be permitted to attend any after school events for one week.

6. Refunds will not be issued for tickets purchased by students who are not permitted to attend after school events.

Check out our Bengal student-athletes sharing the Texas Way with our community!

Please email us at briscoe@nisd.net to share the great things your Bengals accomplish. Be sure to include your Bengals name, grade, ID#, a brief message about the celebration, and a photo. We look forward to hearing about the great things our Bengals do outside of school.

State law requires independent school districts and charter schools to place bleeding control kits in schools and train certain staff members on how to stop the bleed. Districts are also required to offer stop the bleed training to students in seventh grade and above. These sessions are optional for students.

Working in collaboration with the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC), the District is offering several 30-minute training sessions to middle and high school students as well as families. The offering consists of the Stop the Bleed Interactive Course and hands-on skills practice for participants. Skills gained can be used in common everyday scenarios that may cause injury and bleeding, for example yard work, cooking, and auto accidents.

Training sessions will be offered on Tuesday September 22, 2026 at the Northside Activity Center.

Visit joinpta.org and join our team. #BriscoeProud #Bengal Excellence

Please select Star Stepper Savannah Thompson as your spirit leader when signing up!

Our PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) School Store is a big hit with students! They earn Bengal Bucks for showing respect, safety, responsibility, and kindness—and they love spending those bucks on fun prizes.

We’re looking for donations to help keep our Bengal Buggy stocked! If you’d like to contribute, our Amazon Wish List is linked below. Thank you for helping us celebrate our students’ positive behavior and make our PBIS program a success!

https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/38WY0YT8W3PTR?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ggr-subnav-share_9CZHFJMB768X2TH0ECP9&language=en-US

There are lots of ways you can help us be our campus safe. For example, you can talk with your children about the importance of taking drills seriously, remaining calm, and cooperating with all staff.

Check out the District Safety Website to learn more about additional safety measures.

Email: joe.bishop@nisd.net
Website: nisd.net/briscoe
Location: 4265 Lone Star Parkway, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (210) 398-1100
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Twitter: @NISDBriscoe

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