March 4, 2016-Baseball vs Apple Springs 4:00 pm Home; (Regional’s) Tigers vs Kerens at Leon HS in Jewett at 7:30 pm (KGAS will Broadcast); Early Release 2:00 pm; Tiger Bus leaves     

 

                    at 3:00 pm 

 

March 5, 2016-Tigers vs ______________ at 2:00 pm; Tiger Bus leaves at 9:30 am

 

March 7, 2016-JH Track in Timpson 4:00 pm

 

March 8, 2016-Baseball in Gary 6:30 pm; 5 & 8th Gr Science Bench Mark

 

March 10, 2016-US History Bench Mark; TELPAS Gr 7-12

 

March 11, 2016-Cheerleader Try Outs; Early Release 11:30 am; TELPAS Gr 5 & 6

 

March 14-18, 2016-Spring Break

 

March 15, 2016-Baseball vs Timpson Home 4:30 pm

 

March 18, 2016- Baseball in Beckville 6:30 pm

 

March 21, 2016-Back to School; JH Track in San Augustine 3:30 pm; TELPAS Grade 4

 

March 22, 2016-Baseball vs Shelbyville 4:30 pm There; TELPAS Gr 3

 

 

 

The Tenaha ISD Board of Trustees have approved revisions to the 2015-2016 (current year) School Calendar.  The current school year will now end on May 20th in accordance to House Bill (HB) 2610:

 

 

 

House Bill (HB) 2610, passed by the 84th Texas Legislature, amends Texas Education Code (TEC), §25.081, by striking language requiring 180 days of instruction and replacing this language with language requiring districts to provide at least 75,600 minutes of instruction, including intermissions and recess.

 

 

 

Tenaha ISD will release school at 11:30 on May 20th.  The dates for Graduation and Tiger Fest will remain the same.  (See below for important dates in May.)

 

 

 

Testing Schedule for May:

 

·        May 3-Algebra I End Of Course Exam

 

·        May 4-Biology End of Course Exam

 

·        May 5-US History End of Course Exam

 

·        May 9-STAAR Math for grades 3,4,6 & 7 and Grades 5 & 8 Re-Test

 

·        May 10-STAAR Reading grades 3,4,6 & 7, Eng. III, and Grades 5 & 8 Re-Test

 

·        May 11-STAAR Science grades 5 & 8, and Alg. II

 

·        May 12-STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade 

 

Event Schedule for May:

 

·        May 10-BETA Induction Ceremony in the Cafetorium at 6pm

 

·        May 17-Middle School and Elementary Awards Ceremony in the SEC at 9am

 

·        May 17-Awards Banquet in the Cafetorium at 6:30pm

 

·        May 19-Tiger Fest (Kindergarten Graduation and 8th Grade Completion Ceremony)

 

·        May 20-Senior Scholarship Awards in the SEC at 9:30am

 

·        May 20-Early Release at 11:30am and the last student day 

 

·        May 23-Summer School/Intervention begins

 

·        May 23-High School Robotic Competition

 

·        May 26-Senior Graduation Ceremony in the SEC at 7pm

 

 

 

The week of May 23 will begin the Tenaha ISD Summer School/Intervention Program.  This program is designed to provide intervention for students in jeopardy of failing state assessments and for students that have exceeded the number of acceptable absences and are in danger of losing credit or being retained.  If your child will be attending school the week of May 23-May 26 you will be notified.  If your child will be required to attend Summer School (May 23-June 23 for Elementary and Middle School and May 23-July 14 for High School) you will be receiving notification.  

 

 

 

Tenaha ISD feels that the changes made to the school calendar will greatly benefit our students.  If you have questions regarding the changes to the School Calendar please do not hesitate to contact Linda Jacobs, Principal Grades PK-5 or Judy Monroe, Principal Grades 6-12.