CEIC Campus Walks

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on Monday- No Classes

This week, in library, our students learned about MLK Jr. and his contribution as a leader in our country, reading different stories about his life and impact.  We wish you all a wonderful holiday as we celebrate Dr. King's legacy and life and wish you all a safe wintery day! 

Winter weather

Keller ISD continues to monitor the upcoming winter weather: 

Keller ISD Families and Staff,

With sub-freezing temperatures in the forecast for Saturday evening through Wednesday morning, we wanted to let you know that Keller ISD’s emergency operations team will be closely monitoring weather conditions. Any decision about altering our schedules due to weather conditions will be made after considering the conditions of roads and sidewalks in the District and surrounding areas, building conditions, and forecasts from the National Weather Service.

Any updates will be posted to www.KellerISD.net as a pop-up alert. An email notification will also be sent to all Keller ISD families, employees, and students. Additionally, families will receive an automated phone call and text message (if they opted into receiving text messages). Anyone who has downloaded the Keller ISD Mobile App will also receive a push notification to their mobile device. Updates will be posted to Keller ISD’s official social media accounts, as well (Facebook, Instagram, and X/Twitter).

We encourage everyone to remain weather-aware throughout the weekend and into next week.

Winter Weather and Outdoor Activity 

We will continue to follow the KISD guidelines for outdoor activity:

• Wind chill or actual temperature between 40-32 degrees Fahrenheit – Students must have the ability to cover all extremities. Limited outside activity not to exceed 20 minutes.

•  Wind chill or actual temperature below 32 degrees Fahrenheit – No outside activity.

Please be sure your child is dressed for the cold weather with their arms, legs, and body covered and with a coat, gloves, and winter hat on cold days. 

HEalthy Falcons

We are in the midst of cold and flu season and recognize that many of our families have been impacted.  Our custodial team is continuing to disinfect and clean our school according to the district guidelines and processes.  We also continue to encourage healthy practices of handwashing, covering your cough/ sneeze, taking care of your body, and remaining away from others you are sick.  Thank you for your partnership in supporting a healthy environment!  We are hopeful that this nice, long weekend will allow everyone time to rest, enjoy time together and to return fully ready to learn! 

Keller ISD Special Board Meetings and budget

Dear Keller ISD Community,  

Keller ISD is facing a $27 million budget deficit due to the Texas Legislature’s failure to support public education. The state had a surplus of more than $30 billion and chose not to spend a single penny to address inflationary costs (which have increased by 17%), provide pay raises to our hard-working educators (the only state employee group that did not receive raises this year), adequately address safety and security of school campuses, and properly fund much-need programs like Special Education.

The KISD Board of Trustees held a Special Meeting for a Budget Workshop on Thursday evening, January 11. The administration provided an update on the District’s financial outlook for the 2024-25 fiscal year. You can click here to watch the Workshop in its entirety

At the Budget Workshop, Keller ISD’s new superintendent, Dr. Tracy Johnson, updated the community and the Board about how the administration is approaching this challenge, along with the District’s unwavering commitment to continue providing an exceptional education for all students. Keller ISD is united, and we will use this historic budget crisis as an opportunity for innovation. The School Board and District are committed to:

• Ensuring Excellent Opportunities for Student Academic Success

• Providing and Maintaining Student Programming

• Supporting KISD’s Amazing Educators

• Ensuring the Safety and Security of KISD Campuses for All KISD Students

• Protecting the Interests of Taxpayers by Passing a Balanced Budget

• Using this Historic Budget Crisis as an Opportunity for Innovation

Over the next two weeks, District leaders will be working directly with campus and district-level administrators to look at new ways to continue offering exceptional learning opportunities and impactful instruction in Keller ISD. The plan is to then share additional updates at the Board’s Regular Meeting on January 25. 

We need our state lawmakers to rise the occasion and we will continue to encourage and challenge them to do so. Keller ISD is an exceptional district with exceptional people, and we are going to get through this challenge together.

As a reminder, please visit www.SaveKellerISD.net to send a quick message to Governor Abbott, encouraging him to call a fifth special session to fund Texas public schools.

Thank you for continuing to stay engaged and please make sure to visit www.KellerISD.net/BudgetUpdates to find all of the latest budget information.

Dr. Charles Randklev
President
Keller ISD Board of Trustees

Dr. Tracy Johnson
Superintendent
Keller ISD