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Important Dates for Parents to Notify Campus of Change in Preferred Instructional Option

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A parent/guardian requesting to change from face-to-face to online learning or from online learning to face-to-face learning may do so no later than the Friday of the fifth week of each six weeks grading period. This will give campuses five school days plus four weekend days to change formats and make scheduling changes if needed. Call your student’s campus no later than the date listed below for each six weeks period. Campuses need to be notified only if parents/guardians want to change instructional methods.   

Deadlines for submitting change requests: 

  • Monday, Dec. 7 to Friday, Dec. 11 for the fourth six weeks (Classes begin Jan. 5) 
  • Monday, Feb. 1 to Friday, Feb. 5 for the fifth six weeks (Classes begin Feb. 16) 
  • Monday, March 22 to Friday, March 26 for the sixth six weeks (Classes begin April 5) 

For Shannon High School, deadlines for submitting change requests: 

  • Monday, Dec. 7 to Friday, Dec. 11 for the third nine weeks (Classes begin Jan. 5) 
  • Monday, March 1 to Friday, March 5 for the fourth nine weeks (Classes begin March 22) 
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Fall 2020 Semester Exams Suspended

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After a lengthy discussion with stakeholders, BISD Superintendent Dr. Darrell Brown, and the superintendent’s Cabinet approved the recommendation to suspend first semester exams in December 2020. The rationale behind this decision was to recapture valuable instructional time typically spent in review and use that time instead to cover content and skills that students missed due to COVID–19 school closures. Data shows that our students have lost valuable instruction, and the gaps in academic performance are real. Thus, this redirection of valuable instructional time is one way to regain lost ground. 

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BISD Now Following New CDC Quarantine Guidelines

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On Dec. 2, the CDC amended their guidelines to allow for two additional options for the quarantine period, and on Thursday, Dec. 4, the Texas Education Agency announced their alignment with the new CDC guidelines. 

Quarantine is for individuals who have been in close contact to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. The CDC previously only advised a 14-day stay-at-home (quarantine) period. For individuals experiencing no symptoms, the additional options are: 

  • 10 days after the last close contact (No test required); or 
  • 7 days after the last close contact and after receiving a negative test result, administered no earlier than 5 days since the last close contact. (Proof of a negative test must be provided to the school/work.) 

If individuals return to school/work from either of these two stay-at-home periods, they should regularly monitor themselves for symptoms to ensure they remain symptom-free and take appropriate precautions for the duration of the 14-days. 

Campuses will notify families of their child’s return date options. Employees will also be notified of their return date options. 

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2020–21 National Recognitions

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National Merit Scholarship Program & College Board National Recognition Program

BISD is proud to announce it has one National Merit Semifinalist, five National Merit Commended Scholars, and four College Board National Recognition Scholars for the 2020–21 school year. Nearly 1.5 million juniors in 22,000 high schools across the country entered the National Merit Scholarship and College Board National Recognition Programs last year by taking the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.  

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