Klein District News - Back to School 2022

It’s Back-to-School season, and I am so happy to welcome you to the 2022-2023 school year! Here in Klein ISD we’re excited to continue working together to strengthen and protect our Triple A tradition of excellence in Academics, the Arts, and Athletics.

As our students pursue their unique purpose, in addition to our existing award-winning learning pathways, we’re thrilled to launch this school year new pathways for our students to pursue, including Medical Sciences, Logistics Management, Electrical Technology, and High-Quality Teaching. There’s no doubt that opportunities to be college, career, military, and life-ready abound in Klein ISD!

I also want to express my heartfelt gratitude to our entire community for your approval of the 2022 Bond. Your support will enable us to enhance safety and security measures for our students and staff, provide needed renovations to every campus, modernize aging schools, and purchase new classroom technology for teaching and learning. Because of your continued investment in our community, every student and school in Klein ISD will benefit for many years to come–thank you!

We look forward to all that we’ll accomplish together for our kids and for our community this school year. Thank you for all that you do to make Klein such a wonderful place to call home! jennymcgownsupt jenny mcgown

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Safety & Security Updates

Meet New Klein ISD Police Chief MARLON RUNNELS

Being named Chief of Police has been one of the most incredible moments in my professional career. I have worked very hard for this opportunity and have spent the past 16 years in school-based law enforcement, most recently serving as our district’s assistant chief of police. I want our teachers, students, and families to know that Klein ISD is home to me. I’m proud to serve as your Chief of Police, and I’m proud that my own children attend Klein schools.

Like you, I was deeply unsettled by the tragedy in Uvalde. My heart reels for that community. This horrible event has reaffirmed my resolve as a leader in school-based policing and my commitment to keeping every student and staff member in our Klein Family safe from harm.

We are so fortunate to have a supportive superintendent and school board who make safety a top priority and understand how safety needs have evolved. The Klein ISD Police Department is the first school district police established in Texas and recently celebrated 40 years of service in the community. Our agency remains highly visible across the district by monitoring our schools and facilities 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Former Assistant Chief of Police for Klein ISD

• Former Chief of Police for Montgomery ISD

• US Marine

To continue the enhancement of Klein ISD’s safety and security measures, we will be adding additional police officers to our already robust department, which includes a patrol element, a K-9 unit, police investigators, cybercrime investigators, and school liaison units. Klein ISD also created an Emergency Management Coordination (EMC) team in 2019 that supports all campus and facility safety teams with fire code compliance and safety drills. The team is also trained in the process to reunify families with their children in the event of an emergency.

We are also proud to have 13 Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) instructors on staff who regularly train our officers and officers of partnering agencies on how to respond to any potential emergency situations. Our officers and civilian staff members are also trained in youth mental health first aid to provide support to students during stressful or difficult times.

I also remain active in my professional learning in the policing community and participate in the Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA), Houston Area Police Chiefs Association (HAPCA), FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (FBI-LEEDA), and Leadership North Houston Class XXVII.

I want to thank you for your support and am very excited to safely start the 2022-2023 school year as the Chief of Police in service of our amazing District and community.

Marlon Runnels

Chief of Klein ISD Police

Back to School

WITH KLEIN ISD

HIGH SCHOOL

Create a homework space with a charging station

Set positive goals for each grading period

Start researching colleges and scholarships

Get involved in a club or sport

Determine ways to stay organized (planners etc.)

Update your immunization records

Make sure to get plenty of rest & take care of yourself

INTERMEDIATE

Read 30 minutes daily

Verify your bus route

Get involved in a club or extracurricular activity

Create a homework space with a charging station

Set positive goals for each grading period

Gather your school supplies

Reduce screen time and stay active

ELEMENTARY

Gather your school supplies

Verify your bus route

Read 30 minutes daily

Practice math, sight words, and writing

Attend Meet the Teacher

Get back to your sleep routine

Establish a homework area

SMART tag™ in Klein ISD

Learn More: kisd.us/smart

As an added safety feature, Klein ISD utilizes SMART tag for all Klein ISD students. Benefits of the system include:

Students will receive their SMART tag™ during back-to-school orientations, meet the teacher nights or the first day of school. Families will begin receiving notifications for their students through this additional safety program.

WHAT IS SKYWARD?

What is Skyward student management system? Skyward's Student Management Suite is a cloud-based student information solution that helps schools manage student records, curriculum, attendance, grades, discipline, reporting and more.

New families and returning families with NEW Students

Please login to the "Enrollment Access" login area on the Skyward Family Access Portal to complete the enrollment application. You received your username and password in an email in step 1. Once you log in, please enter information for each student you wish to enroll. The system will assign the campus for the student based on the student's date of birth and home address.

Returning families living in a NEW attendance zone

Please download and complete the Change of Residence Enrollment Request form in order to enroll your students at their new schools.

SCHOOL MEALS UPDATE

Starting next school year, school meals will no longer be offered at no cost to all students. If you think that your child may qualify for federal meal benefits, we encourage you to fill out an application for free or reduced-cost meals. This application can be filled out electronically at: kisd.us/frmealapp

Elementary Meals: Breakfast $1.50 / Lunch $2.50

Intermediate Meals: Breakfast $1.60 / Lunch $2.75

High School: Breakfast $1.60 / Lunch $3.00

Reduced Meals: Breakfast $0.30 / Lunch $0.40

Bus Routing Library Services Food Purchases Student IDs

WHAT IS AN ACCELERATED PATHWAY? College Pathways for coursework THE

Klein ISD Kindergarten Readiness Checklist Starting to or No for your child

Social/Emotional Development

My child can play taking turns with others

My child can identify & express emotions Physical Development

My child can hold & use a pencil

My child can buckle, zip, snap & button

Emergent Literacy - Reading

My child can identify letters in his/her name

My child names at least 10 letters (uppercase & lowercase)

Emergent Literacy - Writing

My child can write his/her first name

My child can add details to their drawings (ex: add shoes & clothing to a person)

Math

My child can count to 30 My child can identify

E l e m enta r y s ch ool s in Klein ISD a re ea ge rly preparing to welcome all incoming Kindergarten stu d ents w h o w ill be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2022.

F a m i l ies m u s t r e g is ter t h e i r c h ild r e n a t t h e s c h o o l w it h i t t i n d y ou a t t at k

If a student attended Pre Kindergar ten in Klein ISD for the 2021-2022 school year, the student will automatically be registered for Kindergarten in the 2022-2023 school year.

In accordance with state law, to be eligible for Klein ISD’s Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten Program, a child must be four years of age by September 1 and must meet one of the following state-determined criteria:

• Limited English Language Proficiency

• Economically

• Homeless Military Is or has been in Star of Texas