Family Connects

April 15: BISD Board of Trustees Meeting, PAC, 5:30 pm

April 18: Staff & Student Holiday

April 22-29: Early Voting

April 28: Salinas Awards Program & Art Show, PAC, 6:30 pm

May 3: Election Day

May 22: Last Day of School, Early Release, GHS Graduation & CCHS Graduation

May 23: CRCA Graduation & BHS Graduation

May 26: Staff Holiday

Bastrop ISD proudly presents the 2025 Salinas Art Contest and Art Show taking place April 28 at the Jerry Fay Wilhelm Center for the Performing Arts.

The Salinas Awards Presentation will be held from 6:30-7:30 pm and the Opening Night of the Art Show will be held from 7:30-8:30 pm. The artwork will be displayed in the lobby until May 12.

Download the flyer and save the date!

The Texas School Safety Teen Ambassadors serve as the state’s youth voice for engaging young people in school safety initiatives. They are dedicated to educating their peers about the dangers of youth drug use, positive teen mental health, and working with school administrators to create a safe and healthy campus environment.

Students entering grades 9-12 for the 2025-26 school year are encouraged to apply. Applications are due Friday, May 30, 2025. View the flyer for more information and/or to register.

Last year, a Colorado River Collegiate Academy student was one of only nine students selected to represent the entire state!

Questions? Contact Ted Coleman at tcoleman1@bisdtx.org.

Whether you're new to Bastrop ISD or returning for another great year, our goal is to streamline the registration process for you. Visit www.bisdtx.org/registration to get started as a new or returning student.

Visit the What You Need to Enroll page for a list of documents required to enroll in the District. If you do not know what campus your child will attend, view our Attendance Zone Map.

Bastrop Independent School District joins the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program, Verizon’s award-winning education initiative which addresses barriers to digital inclusion. In partnership with Digital Promise, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program works side-by-side with schools and districts to provide free technology devices, access to the internet and innovative STEM learning programs for today, so students can excel with technology tomorrow. Being part of Verizon Innovative Learning Schools will keep students connected, helping to facilitate learning wherever it’s taking place. Read more ...

Looking for a fun way to expand your skillset or further your education? Check out our continuing education classes being offered in the spring.

• CPR/First Aid
• Summer Driver's Education
• STARS at Night
• Twinkles at Night

Bastrop ISD Community Education is offering childcare on the second and fourth Fridays of each month at Emile Elementary.

Want to learn more? Check out the flyer for Twinkles @ Night, childcare for infants and toddlers (6 weeks to 4 years old), and/or STARS @ Night (5 - 13 year olds).

During the month of March, Bastrop ISD campuses were challenged to compete against themselves to beat their own campus daily attendance average from March of 2024. Mina Elementary, Cedar Creek Intermediate and Bastrop High School took the banners this month! For our April contest, campuses will continue to try to beat their April 2024 rates and the campuses with the biggest increase from their April 2024 to April 2025 attendance rates will be crowned our April winners.

We would also like to congratulate ALL of our campuses in the district this month for improving their daily attendance averages from last March. 10 of our campuses showed a more than 1% increase and Cedar Creek Middle and Cedar Creek Intermediate showed more than 2%.

Remember, student attendance is crucial for academic success as it ensures consistent learning and engagement with the material. Regular attendance helps students stay on track with assignments, lectures, and class discussions, fostering a deeper understanding of the subject. Additionally, it promotes accountability and discipline, both of which are essential skills for future success.

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has reported outbreaks of measles in several areas of Texas. As a precaution, we are sharing this information with you due to the highly contagious nature of this disease. For more information on measles, please visit the DSHS website.

If a student in your child's school develops measles, all students who are not in compliance with the MMR requirements, even if they have a medical or religious exemption, are recommended to receive a dose of the MMR vaccine. If they receive it within 72 hours after their initial exposure to the person with measles, they may remain in school. Otherwise, they must be excluded from school through 21 days after their most recent exposure, per Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Rule 97.7.

Autism parents and caregivers are invited to a Coffee Connections on April 17 from 9-11 am at the Jerry FayWilhelm Center for the Performing Arts.

The topic will be easy at-home sensory support, with a make and take included. Spanish interpreter will be present. Coffee, pastries and childcare provided.

RSVP using the QR code to the right.

Breakfast & Lunch Menus

Add Money to Your Child's Lunch Account

Contact Taher Staff (Taher is the Child Nutrition provider for BISD)

And remember ... in Bastrop ISD, all students eat free breakfast and lunch this school year!

Bastrop ISD has multiple opportunities available for parents and the community to volunteer and mentor in our schools. Visit our website at www.bisdtx.org/volunteer to learn more and complete the required application.

A volunteer application must be completed and approved if you plan to attend school field trips with your student.

"Esther Rodriguez is a volunteer at Lost Pines Elementary where her grandchildren attend. She loves to volunteer in her free time. Her creativity and hard work have helped us so much over these 2+ years. We are so thankful to have grandparents like her creating smiles for our students."

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Family Connects is Bastrop ISD's bi-weekly e-newsletter featuring District news, announcements, resources and more! View past editions at www.bisdtx.org/FamilyConnects.