We have been monitoring the weather all day and out of an abundance of caution, Big Sandy ISD will be releasing students today at 2:30 PM. All buses will leaving the school at 2:30. Car riders can be picked up at anytime. Thank you for your patience.
Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday April 29th, the Pearl St. bus route driven by Coach Hutto will begin running in the opposite order on the PM routes. The AM route direction will not change, and the pickup times will remain the same.
The PM route adjustments will be as follows, please be aware of these adjustments if you meet your riders, or have someone meeting them for you.
1. The bus will make the Pearl St. stops first.
–it will begin at the Pearl St. and Groves St. intersection at approximately 3:48 PM, and then proceed North.
–please be aware that the riders on Pearl St. and Tyler St. will be arriving at their stops approximately 12-14 minutes earlier than they have in the past.
2. The bus will then proceed to Lakeside Dr.
–it will begin making Lakeside Dr. stops at approximately 3:58
–please be aware that the riders on Lakeside Dr. will be arriving at their stops approximately 10 minutes later than they have in the past.
3. The bus will then proceed to Lexington Dr.
–the Lexington Dr. stop will occur approximately 15 minutes later than in the past.
4. The route will then finish with the West St. stop, followed by the Groves St. stop.
–Each of these stops will occur approximately 20 minutes later than in the past.
Please be aware that these times could possibly vary somewhat based on the number of stops that day, and/or traffic in town. Thank you for your patience during this transition.
This Thursday and Friday (May 1-2) Mrs. Tina and Coach Willoughby's bus routes will be combined. Thank you for your patience.
This week, we are having to make a slight adjustment to our bus route. Instead of tomorrow (April 1), as originally scheduled, Mrs. Tina and Coach Willoughby's routes will be combined today, March 31. Thank you for your patience.
Hello Big Sandy. Over the next few weeks, we have occasional days where we will have to combine bus routes due to a shortage of drivers. During this time, Mrs. Tina's and Coach Willoughby's routes will be combined. Those days are: Today, Wednesday the 26th, Friday, March 28th, Tuesday, April 1st, Tuesday, April 8th, Thursday, April 17th, and Tuesday, April 22nd. Only the afternoon routes are impacted on these days. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
Hello Big Sandy. Today, the district was short one bus driver and one of our busses was delayed. The bus is now on its route and is picking kids up right now. No kids will be marked tardy and we apologize for the inconvenience.
Hello Big Sandy. The roads in our area are clear and good for travel meaning school will be held as normal starting at 8:00 am. It will be cold, so make sure you dress warm. See you all soon!
It has come to our attention that some media outlets are reporting that Big Sandy ISD is closed tomorrow. The outlets are referring to the Big Sandy ISD in Dallardsville, TX, not Upshur County. We will be open for business tomorrow, January 22, 2025!
Due to a temporary shortage of bus drivers, for at least the next month, Mrs. Tina's and Coach Willoughby's bus routes will be combined in the AFTERNOONS only. Thank you for your patience and we will let you know when we are back at full strength as soon as possible.
Hello Big Sandy Family. With the strong possibility of snowy and icy conditions over the next two days, Big Sandy ISD will be closed on Thursday, January 9th and Friday, January 10. All extracurricular activities for Thursday night have been canceled. More announcements will be made regarding Friday’s extracurricular activities soon. As always, the safety of our students and staff come first.
Hello Big Sandy Family. We can't wait to see all of our kids tomorrow morning. This is going to be a great semester. As most of you know, the district is monitoring the current weather conditions for later this week. We will communicate with you over the District's Facebook page, website and messaging service. As we get closer to the end of the week, we will make a decision regarding school based on the information we have from the National Weather Service and other experts at that time. Stay tuned!
This afternoon (Dec 9, 2024), Ms. Tina's and Coach Willoughby's bus routes will be combined due to a shortage of drivers. All routes should return to normal tomorrow.
This afternoon (Dec 2, 2024), Ms. Tina's and Coach Willoughby's bus routes will be combined due to a shortage of drivers. All routes should return to normal tomorrow.
Due to an extended power outage in Big Sandy ISD, the district has made the decision to early release and send our students home for the day. Buses will begin running their regular routes. If it appears that our elementary students don't have anyone at home, they will be brought back to the school until a parent can pick them up. Students who don't ride the bus can be picked up as soon as possible. We are sorry for this inconvenience.
All athletic events are still scheduled as planned. Any changes to that will be released as soon as possible.
The power has gone out in Big Sandy ISD. The district is waiting for an update from the electric company. If power is not restored in 15 to 20 minutes, the district will begin working on an early release protocol. We will be in contact shortly.
The Texas Education Agency today released final financial accountability ratings for Texas public school systems. For the fourth year in a row, Big Sandy ISD earned a perfect score of "100" on its Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) rating. The ratings are calculated using 21 financial indicators including administrative cost expenditures, the accuracy of a district's financial information submitted to TEA and any financial vulnerabilities or material weaknesses in internal controls.A perfect score of 100 means that the agency did not see any areas of concern for the district financially.
This afternoon, Mrs. Tina's and Coach Willoughby's bus routes will be combined do to a shortage of drivers. Thanks for your patience. All routes should return to normal on Monday.
This afternoon (10/9), and Friday afternoon (10/11), Miss Tina's and Coach Willoughby's bus routes will need to be combined. Thanks again for your patience.
This afternoon, Mrs. Tina's and Coach Willoughby's bus routes will be combined due to a shortage of drivers. Thanks for your patience. All routes should resume to normal on Monday.
For today only, Bus Route 101 (Coach Willoughby) and Bus 103 (Miss. Tina) will be combined due to a shortage of drivers. Regularly scheduled routes should resume tomorrow.