What makes Temple ISD so great? It's the people. It’s that simple. We have incredible students who are supported by our amazing families and community members and at the heart of every interaction is a dedicated and caring Temple ISD staff member.

I am truly humbled to lead the 1400+ staff members who make up the Temple ISD family. These highly skilled and talented employees prepare over 1.4million meals, drive 595,000+ miles, monitor approximately 15,000 electronic devices, and maintain 1.6 million square feet of facilities in addition to providing for the instructional, emotional and physical needs of our 8600+ students. When you take a minute and really let this soak in, you realize how truly remarkable this really is. This is a large organization that, in tandem with parents, make up the epicenter for our future.

As a continuation of our Temple ISD Leadership Definition, our next pillar is “Commit to Excellence”. As a reminder, it is one of the three core components of our Leadership Definition Framework - the first pillar was “Connect with All”. Successful leaders can set the direction of an organization, manage change implementation, incorporate new ideas, and achieve actionable results that moves the system forward. However, they cannot do this alone. This must be done in collaboration with many stakeholders and representative of the values of our community. The video below expands on what “commitment to excellence” means in Temple ISD. We will continue to release more about our leadership definition and have developed a webpage HERE that will tell the story of this learning journey. We are rolling this out to our staff as well and look forward to growing our future leaders in a way that aligns with our leadership definition. This ensures that we put the right leaders in front of our children and staff. I appreciate your support as we embark on this leadership journey.

Sincerely,

Bobby Ott

Construction is underway on the security vestibules at Hector P Garcia Elementary School, Kennedy-Powell Elementary and Raye Allen Elementary School. Work is scheduled to be completed in June.

As part of the district's initiative to expand our Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs, Temple ISD's Digital Learning Department hosted the Spring Into STEM event on Saturday in Santa Fe Plaza for student and families in grades PK-8. Families were able to participate in more than 22 STEM challenges across the plaza sponsored by Temple ISD staff and community partners such as Cloud Construction, Temple College, Temple Children's Museum, City of Temple Recycling Center and many more!

The THS Kittens had an outstanding 2023 competition season! Awards earned include:

American Contest

Varsity Team Awards

Medium Division 2nd Runner Up, Bronze Level, Sweepstakes, Gussie Nell Davis Award, Judges Award for Jazz, Kick, and Pom

JV Team Awards

JV Division 1st Runner Up, Bronze Level, Sweepstakes, Gussie Nell Davis Award, Judges Award for Novelty and Pom

Officer Awards

Medium Division 2nd Runner Up, Bronze Level, Sweepstakes, Judges Award for Jazz

Ensemble Awards

Elite Medium Ensemble 2nd Runner Up, Hip-Hop Crew-Large Ensemble 1st Runner Up

Crowd Pleasers Contest

Officer Awards

Platinum-Jazz, Platinum-Modern, Platinum-Contemporary, 4th Runner Up Overall, 1st Runner Up Modern, 2nd Runner Up Contemporary, Outstanding Technique Jazz

Hip-Hop Crew Award

1st Runner Up Large Ensemble

Ascension Contest

Varsity Team Awards

Judges Award Best in Class for Jazz, Kick, Pom, and Lyrical; Best in Category Runner Up Jazz, Best in Category Pom, Apex High Point Award Pom, Challenge Elite Award, Large Team Grand Champion, Overall Grand Champion

Officer Awards

Judges Award Best in Class Contemporary, Jazz, and Modern; Best in Category Jazz, Challenge Elite Award, Small Officer Grand Champion, Overall Grand Champion

Ensemble Awards

Elite-1st Place Medium Ensemble, Hip-Hop Crew-1st Place Large Ensemble

Temple ISD has a long history of excellence and we have had many, many graduates who have gone on to exemplify our vision to become influential and impactful leaders in their local communities and beyond. Temple ISD Alumni Spotlight will feature alumnus and alumna that have represented our community and our district in a positive way.

To nominate yourself or a Temple ISD graduate, please complete our online Alumni Spotlight Nomination Form. Nominations will be reviewed and candidates selected by the Temple ISD Board of Trustees Policy Committee.

We appreciate your patience while we had to close the track to the public during the replacement process. But it is now open again for use per these guidelines that will also be posted at the gate entrances.

Email: bobby.ott@tisd.org
Website: https://www.tisd.org/apps/pages/Superintendent
Phone: 254-215-6760
Facebook: facebook.com/templeisd
Twitter: @OttTempleISD