🚍Bus Routes

This week, we have been working closely with Texas Central Bus Company in order to balance the number of students on our bus routes in order to ensure that students are on and off of the bus in a timely manner and that they are able to safely arrive to school and return home from school each day. Texas Central has shared that, despite some delays throughout this week, as of yesterday afternoon and this morning, all stops ran according to schedule. We have been taking a couple of extra minutes during this transition week to double-check the names of students on the adjusted routes as they line up in the gym and again when they get on the bus to ensure that students are on the correct bus.  

Mr. Harcrow, the director of Texas Central Bus Company, was on our campus yesterday to assist with and monitor the departure of our busses, and to ride one of our adjusted routes and is planning to do the same today. He and his team will continue to analyze the adjusted routes. As our transportation company analyzes routes we will be in direct contact with families should there be any need for modifications.  

There are circumstances where there may be a delay in your child's bus route.  In the case that Texas Central determines that the bus is expected to be 11 minutes or more late for pick up or drop off, you should receive an email/text from Texas Central and a notification in the Here Comes the Bus Application. If we have a bus departure delay on campus that places departure more than 10 minutes after our normal time, we will also send a notification through text or email.  Please ensure that you have not blocked email messages, and check your spam/ junk folder. As always, if you need to update your contact information, please reach out to our campus secretary, Mrs. Peters. 

Be sure to download the Here Comes the Bus application.  With this, you are able to track your child's bus in real time. 

If you have any questions about routes, please call 817-744-1300 or contact our front office and we will be happy to help!

⭕Red Ribbon Month

Red Ribbon Week is a national campaign that focuses on educating youth about substance abuse prevention.  This year the official Red Ribbon Week is October 23rd - 31st. The theme is "Be Kind to Your Mind - Live Drug Free."  At Florence we celebrate Red Ribbon Month so we can spread the activities out over each Friday for our theme days. At the elementary level, the lessons focus on making healthy choices for our bodies. For example, healthy food, exercise and positive peer relationships.  For parents, the conversation about safe and unsafe items for kids can start with conversations about common household products that are poisonous for human consumption, such as cleaning products, detergents, etc. Feel free to contact Mrs. Bowen if you have any questions.

We will be celebrating with the following dress up days and activities:

• October 4- Be kind to your mind- dress up as who you want to be when you grow up! 

• October 20- You have the power to live drug free!  Dress up as your favorite superhero! 

• October 23- Red Ribbon Assembly- Performance by KidStand!

The KidStand Performance team engages the students with games, hip hop dance, singing and a skit that will empower the students to know they can make good choices! 

Recess Adjustments

Although the calendar says it is "Fall"- the thermometer is still telling us that it is summer! We will continue to monitor weather and temperatures to determine if it is safe for students to be outside.  Anytime the temperatures or the heat index exceed 98 degrees Farenheit, students may not go outside and will have an earlier recess or indoor recess.  Our aim is to provide students with the opportunity for physical activity, social time, and a general break in the day, and we will do our best to facilitate an outdoor opportunity for students; weather and scheduling permitted.  In the case that it is rainy, students will utilize the classrooms and common space for their recess time and have a variety of activities available for them to choose. 

Superintendent Search Meetings

Superintendent Search Community Engagement Meetings 

All KISD Staff, parents, students, taxpayers, business owners, community members, grandparents, or anyone who has a direct interest in Keller ISD are invited to the following meetings to share  your input for the superintendent search:

• 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 3, Central High School Library

• 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 3, Keller High School Library

• 5:15 p.m. Thursday, October 5, Fossil Ridge High School Library

• 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 5, Timber Creek High School Library