Good morning everyone! If you haven't completed the Census for 2020, please take time to do so today. The count will be finalized on September 30th.
Have a great Thursday!
The 54th Annual Mineola Hay Show will air at 7:00 p.m. tonight. You can see the show by following this link.
https://facebook.com/events/s/54th-annual-mineola-hay-show/308705217200701/?ti=icl
Today we remember those who tragically lost their lives during the events of September 11th, 2001. We are thankful for those that rushed into harms way to save lives and those that served in the military during the War on Terror to keep us safe. Please join us in showing your respect and appreciation.
Tonight we will be honoring all of our First Responders and Military Servicemen and Women before our home football game against West Rusk. Gates open at 6:30 p.m.
We hope that all of our students, staff, parents/guardians, and community members have a safe Labor Day. School will resume on Tuesday, September 8th.
Catch up with the latest student stories, sports scores, and news updates. It’s everything Mineola ISD, in your pocket. Download the app on Android: https://bit.ly/30UJPex or iPhone: https://apple.co/2BdHCQy.
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
Dear Parent/Guardian,
In keeping with Mineola ISD's practices to respond to COVID-19, we are notifying our school community that an employee at Mineola Middle School has received a lab-confirmed positive test for COVID-19. Due to privacy requirements, we will not be releasing the name of our employee. We were notified of the lab confirmed positive test on Tuesday morning. Our employee was last on campus Friday, August 18th, 2020.
We will continue to work closely with our local health department on this matter and all departments within our District. After a careful review, one student at Mineola Middle School was quarantined due to meeting the definition of close contact as prescribed by the Texas Education Agency's Public Health Guidance. The health and safety of our students and staff remain our top priority.
All of our campuses at Mineola ISD continue to be cleaned daily and additional cleaning is provided to all classrooms in which an employee or student has been if a lab-confirmed positive test is received. To this date, the case count involving Mineola ISD Employees and Students are as follows:
6 Positive Employee Cases - 4 Recovered, 2 Active
4 Positive Student Cases- 4 Active
As a reminder, wearing a face covering and social distancing helps us limit the number of students required to quarantine as defined by TEA's guidance on close contact.
As always, we will keep you apprised of any further updates.
Our best,
Cody Mize
Superintendent of Schools
Check out the Broadcasting Schedule for the NEW Yellowjacket Network. If you or your business is interested in sponsoring a LIVE event, please email Mr. Cody Mize at mizec@mineolaisd.net
The Mineola ISD Board of Trustees will resume in person meetings tonight at the Middle/Primary School Cafeteria. Please join us in person at 6:00 p.m.. The meeting agenda is below:
A. Call to Order Roll Call, Establishment of Quorum
B. Invocation and Pledges
C. Conduct Public Hearing to Set 2020-2021 Budget/Tax Rate
D. Action Items
1. Accept Fixed Assets Donated to the District
2. Final Amendment to the Revenue and Expenditure Budget for 2019-2020
3. Designate Funds for District Improvement
4. Adoption of the Official Revenue and Expenditure Budget for 2020-2021
5. Formal Adoption of a Tax Rate by ORDER/RESOLUTION to Support the Budget for 2020-
2021
E. Adjournment
Monday, August 31st, 2020
Dear Parent/Guardian,
In keeping with Mineola ISD's practices to respond to COVID-19, we are notifying our school community that a student at Mineola Elementary School and an employee of Mineola Elementary School have received lab-confirmed positive tests for COVID-19. Due to privacy requirements, we will not be releasing the name of the student or the employee. We were notified of the lab-confirmed positive tests late Friday evening and early Saturday morning. Our employee was last on campus Tuesday, August 25th and our student was last on campus Wednesday, August 26th.
We will continue to work closely with our local health department on this matter and all departments within our District. After a careful review, 4 students at Mineola Elementary School have been quarantined due to meeting the definition of close contact as prescribed by the Texas Education Agency's Public Health Guidance. To our knowledge, none of these individuals have experienced any symptoms related to COVID-19, but the health and safety of our students and staff remain our top priority.
All of our campuses at Mineola ISD continue to be cleaned daily. To this date, the case count involving Mineola ISD Employees and Students are as follows:
5 Positive Employee Cases - 4 Recovered, 1 Active
4 Positive Student Cases- 4 Active
As a reminder, wearing a face covering and social distancing helps us limit the number of students required to quarantine as defined by TEA's guidance on close contact. Also, rapid advances in COVID testing are helping our students and employees lessen the amount of time spent in quarantine if their close contact occurs from someone outside of their home. Please see the information provided for more testing options for COVID-19.
As always, we will keep you apprised of any further updates.
Our best,
Cody Mize
Superintendent of Schools
Friday, August 28th, 2020
Dear Parent/Guardian,
In keeping with Mineola ISD's practices to respond to COVID-19, we are notifying our school community that a student at Mineola High School and Mineola Primary School has recently received a lab-confirmed positive test for COVID-19. Due to privacy requirements, we will not be releasing the name of the students. We were notified of the lab-confirmed positive test on Friday, August 28th and the last student and staff contact was on Thursday, August 27th. Both of these positive cases are confined to one household.
We will continue to work closely with our local health department on this matter and all departments within our District. After a careful review, 6 students at Mineola Primary School and 15 students at Mineola High School have been quarantined due to meeting the definition of close contact as prescribed by the Texas Education Agency's Public Health Guidance. To our knowledge, none of these individuals have experienced any symptoms related to COVID-19, but the health and safety of our students and staff remain our top priority.
All of our campuses at Mineola ISD continue to be cleaned daily and additional cleaning operations will be performed at our Primary and High School Campuses. To this date, the case count involving Mineola ISD Employees and Students are as follows:
June 1, 2020- Present
4 Positive Employee Cases - All Employees Have Recovered and Returned to Work
3 Positive Student Cases- Active
As always, we will keep you apprised of any further updates.
Our best,
Cody Mize
Superintendent of Schools
Good morning everyone!
Ticket sales start today at 8:00 a.m. for Friday Night Football vs. Canton. All tickets are General Admission and the cost is $5.00. The opportunity to buy tickets will end on Friday at 3:00 p.m. You can pick these up at the High School Office or Administration Building. Maximum purchase amount is 10.
Gates will open at 6:30 p.m.. If you are not able to attend in person, catch the game on the NEW Yellowjacket Network on Mineola ISD’s Facebook LIVE.
Monday, August 24th, 2020
Dear Parent/Guardian,
In keeping with Mineola ISD's practices to respond to COVID-19, we are notifying our school community that a student at Mineola Middle School has recently received a lab-confirmed positive test for COVID-19. Due to privacy requirements, we will not be releasing the name of the student. We were notified of the lab-confirmed positive test on Monday, August 24th and the last staff and student contact was on Monday, August 17th.
We will continue to work closely with our local health department on this matter and all departments within our District. After a careful review, two other students have been quarantined due to meeting the definition of close contact as prescribed by the Texas Education Agency's Public Health Guidance. To our knowledge, none of these individuals have experienced any symptoms related to COVID-19, but the health and safety of our students and staff remain our top priority.
All of our campuses at Mineola ISD continue to be cleaned daily and operations at our Middle School Campus will continue as usual. As always, we will keep you apprised of any further updates.
Our best,
Cody Mize
Superintendent of Schools
JV Football Tickets are now available to be purchased online for next week's match up in Canton. Please visit the link below to purchase tickets. Ticket purchases will not be available at the gate.
https://secure.payk12.com/school/Canton-High-School-/583
We are loving our new app! Access sports scores, cafeteria menus, news updates, and even emergency notifications. Download the app on Android: https://bit.ly/30UJPex or iPhone: https://apple.co/2BdHCQy.
The High School Football scrimmage will be this Thursday, August 20th at 6:00 p.m. in Caddo Mills. The visitor side holds 270 spectators which will be admitted on a first come first serve basis. Any spectators beyond that number will be admitted as "standing room only". Face masks are required for entering the gate at the stadium.
What a great first two days of school! Thank you to our parents, guardians, and community members for all of your cooperation and patience. We really appreciate you. Have a great weekend!
Please join us on Monday, August 17th, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. for the Regular Scheduled Meeting of the Mineola ISD Board of Trustees. In accordance with Governor Abbott's Executive Order in regards to the Texas Public Meetings Act, we will still continue to hold our meetings virtually in the best interest of the public's health.
You may view the meeting on the Mineola ISD Facebook Page LIVE or join us via Zoom at the following link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85757636292?pwd=a1VQK2llMzFsQUc1dnNHRS9VM25HQT09
Meeting ID: 857 5763 6292
Passcode: 046907
Also, anyone wishing to make a public comment before the Board of Trustees may do so by completing the form found at this link:
https://forms.gle/w1TZGi4SBSbU1CkRA
Have a great weekend everyone!
Our best,
Cody Mize
Superintendent of Schools
If you are enrolled in Virtual School, please check out the following information about meal service. Help us share the word with your friends and family.
Join me in giving a big shout out to our friends at First National Bank of East Texas (formerly known as Wood County National Bank) for their kind donation for school supplies as we start the 2020-2021 school year.
We’re thrilled to announce Mineola Independent School District’s new app! Access sports scores, cafeteria
menus, news updates, even emergency notifications! https://youtu.be/2Q1WextGNek
Download the app on Android: https://bit.ly/30UJPex or
iPhone: https://apple.co/2BdHCQy.