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.
Big Sandy ISD is aware of threatening messages that have been distributed via social media around East Texas and other areas of the state. Currently, these messages don’t impact our district, and this was confirmed after talking to the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department. We will continue to monitor the situation and keep you all informed if anything changes.
Hello Parents,
Last Friday, school administrators were made aware of a threat that was sent to our school district through social media. Three different law enforcement agencies investigated the threat and determined that there was no immediate danger to our school or our students.
Student safety is always our most important priority in Big Sandy ISD.
Good Morning Parents. Thank you for being patient as we have worked through some scheduling issues on our secondary campus. This morning, we will be turning back on the Parent Portal. It is possible that you could receive notifications that your student has been absent. Please ignore any notification that is dated before today. Thank you again for your patience. We appreciate all of you.
Good morning, please note that today 7/30/24 the Parent Portal will be temporarily unavailable as we work work on technical updates to the system. We apologize for the inconvenience, please be aware that you will be able to login to continue registering students after 3pm today. Thank you for your understanding and patience through this process.
Dear Parents and Guardians, Just a reminder we are excited to announce that Big Sandy ISD is now offering online registration for new students and online re-enrollment for returning students for the upcoming school year. To help you navigate this new platform, we are providing in-person assistance tomorrow Wednesday, July 17, from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Big Sandy High School. During this time, we will provide computers, internet access, and support to guide you through the process. You do not have to come in person. If you prefer to complete the registration or re-enrollment process from home, we have included step-by-step instructions by going to the link below. https://shorturl.at/VCUod online registration. If you are enrolling a PK student you must come in person between 8:30am- 12:00pm to the elementary office with all necessary documentation. Please see the flyers for further details.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We are excited to announce that Big Sandy ISD is now offering online registration for new students and online re-enrollment for returning students for the upcoming school year. To help you navigate this new platform, we are providing in-person assistance on Wednesday, July 17, from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Big Sandy High School for anyone needing assistance. During this time, we will provide computers, internet access, and support to guide you through the process.
You do not have to come in person. If you prefer to complete the registration or re-enrollment process from home, we have included step-by-step instructions by going to the link below.
https://shorturl.at/VCUod
Today, we will again have to adjust and combine our bus routes due to a shortage of bus drivers. Students who ride the busses that run on FM 1002 and FM 1795 will be a part of this combination. We expect the last group of students to be dropped off around 5:30 pm. This is the same route combination that the district ran for a couple of days last week. We apologize for the inconvenience. We are working on finding more bus drivers in the district. Thank you for your patience.
Hello Big Sandy Family. Due to a shortage of bus drivers, the district will need to combine two bus routes again tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 7th and Thursday Sept. 8th) in the afternoon. Kids who ride the busses that run on FM 1002 and FM 1795 will be a part of this combination. We expect the last group of students to be dropped off around 5:30 pm. This is the same route combination that the district ran last Monday. We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have any questions, give us a call.
If you or anyone you know is interested in driving a bus for the district, give our Director of Transportation, Mr. Larry Strickland a call. We can always use more drivers in our district.
The power is out on campus again this afternoon. Therefore all volleyball games have been canceled. Hoping for a better day tomorrow!
Due to today’s power outage, Big Sandy ISD will cancel school for the remainder of the day. If your student came to school, we will contact you personally to pick them up. All bus riders who had guardians at home have been dropped off.
All extracurricular activities scheduled for this evening are still on as a planned.
Thank you for your patience the last two days as we have dealt with some irregular issues in our district.
The Administrative team and Transportation Department at Big Sandy ISD will continue to monitor the weather and road conditions throughout the evening and into the early morning hours. If the need arises to adjust the school day, we will announce the news on our Facebook page, website and text messaging system. Student safety is the most important factor in making decisions regarding the school day.