Snyder Junior High School

There will be an incoming 9th-grade parent meeting at 6:00 pm @ SHS in the student center on Feb. 4th. The Student Center is located across from the visitor's seating in at Tiger Stadium. All incoming 9th-grade parents and guardians are urged to attend.

Snyder Junior High School 8th Grade Parents: The Class of 2024 will soon be making their way to the SHS campus as incoming freshmen. Yesterday P-TECH administrators from Snyder High School visited with your soon to be freshmen and provided them with extensive information regarding the pathways and endorsements offered at Snyder High School. The attached video was part of Wednesday's presentation. Please take the time to review the attached video and discuss the options with your student. There are some very important dates coming up that you will want to be aware of. *Incoming 9th grade parent meeting 6:00pm @ SHS in the student center on Feb. 4th. *Endorsement Fair @ SHS for all incoming 9th-grade students during the school day on Feb. 5th. *Incoming 9th-grade parent meeting 6:00 pm @ SJHS in cafetorium on Feb. 6th. https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYVUoPwfgk

Jan. 30th Community Meeting Clarification: Tonight's Meeting is a Potential Innovative Partner Presentations. An innovative partnership is an option we are exploring to assist SISD. Three companies have submitted applications and will present their ideas to the community. They will each speak for 30 minutes and will have a Q&A following. We look forward to you attendance.

Good evening parents and guardians. On Friday afternoon, officials were made aware of a rumor circulating regarding a threat of violence at the Snyder Junior High's "Black Out" dance planned for Saturday evening, January 25th. The Snyder Police Department was notified and immediately began a full investigation into the rumor. After speaking with the student, the student's parent and a search of the residence, officers determined there was not a credible threat. The Snyder Junior High dance will take place as planned. As with other SISD events, Snyder Police will be on-site in addition to chaperones and administrative staff. We appreciate the vigilance of our Tiger community as the safety of our student and staff are the top priority.

Community members are encouraged to attend the Potential Innovative Partner Presentation held at the Snyder Junior High cafetorium, Jan.30th at 6pm.. This meeting will provide information on upcoming possibilities affecting our students. _____________________________________________ Se alienta a los miembros de la comunidad a asistir a la Presentación de Socios Innovadores Potenciales celebrada en el Cafetorium Snyder Junior High, el 30 de enero a las 6pm. Esta reunión proporcionará información sobre las próximas posibilidades que afectan a nuestros estudiantes.

Good afternoon! This is a friendly reminder that Monday is a district wide school holiday. All campuses will be closed! Enjoy your three day weekend!

Parents: In the event, that road conditions become hazardous in the morning and the safety of our community members are at risk, SISD will announce delays or cancelations before the first bus leave the bus barn. A determination will be made between 5 and 5:30 am. Please be sure that you have downloaded the free Snyder Tigers App from your Apple or Google Play store. Notifications are shared via email, text, voice call, push notifications and live feeds on the app. The same weather-related notifications will be posted to all SISD social media campus pages and relayed to local radio and surrounding television stations. We encourage you to share the App availability with your non-social media family members and friends. We are working hard to improve communication and appreciate your teamwork! https://www.snyderisd.net/o/snyder/page/snyder-isd-inclement-weather-emergency-release-procedures

Snyder ISD Department of Transportation and Admin are keeping an eye on the weather! Cold temperatures are expected to continue over the next couple of days with the possibility of freezing rain. We are committed to remaining sensitive to issues of safety. In the event that travel becomes an issue and or causes delays /early dismissal, SISD will announce via social media, SISD Website, and the SISD Tigers App, local radio stations.

On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath notified Snyder ISD of his intention to honor the parent petitions requesting he close Snyder Junior High. SISD believes we have proposed a strong plan, however, Commissioner Morath informed the district that he would not approve the proposed realignment plan that would create two educational pathways for our 2nd through 8th grade. The plan to realign grades and restructure academics has been the subject of multiple community meetings, staff meetings, and focus groups since October 2019. One criteria for reopening the campus was the campus must offer a significantly different academic program and is the commissioner’s decision that the proposed Inquiry-Based Learning Academy did not meet that threshold. Additionally, Commissioner Morath is appointing conservator, Keri Barnett, to the district. The role of the conservator is to monitor and report back to Commissioner Morath the district’s progress with regards to improving the academic performance of our students. The district has until no later than January 30, 2020, to submit a revised comprehensive plan for campus closure that will meet the statutory requirements and receive approval from Commissioner Morath. The options for reopening campus remain the same; signing an agreement with a Charter to operate the Junior High Campus, or reopen the Junior High with the majority of the grades different and a distinctly different academic program. The district remains steadfast in our commitment to provide the best education to our students. We will diligently explore all available options for our Junior High and our District. We will keep you informed as updates become available.

Save the date! The SJHS winter dance is coming up on January 25th! Doors open at 6:00. Tickets are $5. Parents intrested in helping with the event should sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094cadaf23a1ff2-blackout

Due to scheduling conflicts, the January 16th meetings have been canceled. So that we can still provide the necessary information to as many people as possible, we will soon release the updated information to you online via video. We will share this informational video on the SISD social media outlets as well as the SISD website. Please help keep your friends and family informed by sharing this post. As always, if you have any questions, please email us at socialmedial.snyderisd.net or call the administration office at 325-574-8900.

Classes will resume tomorrow (Wednesday, Jan. 8th.) Please make sure that all classroom devices are fully charged! We have missed our students and are excited to begin the new semester! #webelieveinSISD

SISD Community Meetings will resume this month on January 16th. Two opportunities will be made for you to connect with SISD administrators and be informed on the "Next Steps" occurring in our district. Please join us on Thursday, January 16th at 2pm in the Colonial Hill Baptist Church FLC or at 6PM at the Snyder Primary School cafetorium. Both meetings will contain the same information. On Thursday, January 30th, SISD Administration will host a presentation on the Potential Innovative Partner. This meeting will be held at the SJHS cafetorium at 6pm. Community members are highly encouraged to attend.

We hope everyone is enjoying your time off! SISD is working hard to keep you informed on upcoming changes and other events in our district. Click the link to read the December newsletter for updates on the TEA visit and upcoming community meetings. https://5il.co/c0fl

Exciting news from Pride of the West Director, Teresa Archambo! On Saturday, December 14, students from Snyder Junior High auditioned for the Region 6 All-Region band. Over 600 students from the West Texas area participated, vying for a spot in the band. Eighth-grader, Carlos Galindo earned not only a spot in the Region Band but placed high enough to place in the Honor Band on clarinet. We are very proud of this honorable achievement for our school and for Carlos.

Snyder Bus number two was involved in a minor accident this morning at the intersection of College and 37th St. EMS checked out the students and the driver of the bus and everyone was ok. The bus was not damaged and delivered the students safely to school.

It's competition day for the SJHS OPA students! Showtime is 4:00 today at Worsham! Please be there on time if you are planning on attending and remember that no photography or video recording is allowed! Break lets SJHS OPA! The Hometown performance will be on Tuesday, December 10th, at 6pm at the Snyder Junior High cafetorium. $5 tickets will be available at the door.

Reminder! The December Update Community Meeting will be held this evening from 6-7 in the Primary campus cafetorium. Our guests are asked to park and enter through the back entrance of the building to access the cafetorium. Stay informed and up to date on the changes occurring within our district. We look forward to seeing you tonight!

Save the Date! SISD Community meetings resume on Tuesday, December 3rd and then again on Thursday, December 5th. Stay up to date with accurate information provided directly from those working to build a better district!

SJHS parents, Your dedication to the improvement of our campus is vital. If you have not yet taken the opportunity to participate in the SJHS campus survey, please do so at your earliest convenience. The deadline for the survey is November 29th. If you have not received the survey information via email or text, please contact us at soicalmedia.snyderisd.net and we will be happy to assist you. Please take note, this survey is specifically designed for currently enrolled students at Snyder Junior High.