Questions can be emailed to covidquestions@nisdtx.org or sent via message to the district Facebook page.
Will the school year be extended because of the closure?
Northwest ISD intends to apply for a waiver with the TEA that should not change our scheduled end of the school year based on instructional resources being provided to students during the extended closure. Northwest ISD and other school districts will await further guidance from the Texas Education Agency.
How long will the closure last?
Northwest ISD will rely on the guidance of both the state of Texas as well as appropriate health agencies. If the closure extends further than announced, families will be notified.
Is the district developing at-home lessons?
Yes. When the district first announced a two-week closure, our leaders began preparing for the possibility that out-of-classroom learning may be required. These lessons take place in a child's home and make use of either online and digital resources and/or more traditional, physical resources. For information and a link to the online courses, click on the "Remote Learning" tab on this page or the link on the left sidebar.
How will remote learning classes be graded?
Remote learning classes are being graded based on a pass/fail basis. For more information on these grading practices,
click here.
Does the extended break have any effect on graduations?
High school graduations are still planned to proceed at their scheduled dates, times and locations. Depending on the course of the pandemic, these plans may need to be altered. If they are, families will be notified by the district. The district is actively working on backup plans as needed. Backup plans include a later date at the same venues or graduations at Northwest ISD Stadium for comprehensive high schools (Steele Accelerated High School will graduate in the Byron Nelson High School Performing Arts Center under all plans).
Will graduation items still be delivered to my school while it is closed?
All school-based events have been canceled during the closure, including graduation item deliveries. Companies that sold the items are working with schools to distribute them. Families will be contacted directly when any deliveries are scheduled.
Will STAAR testing proceed as scheduled?
No. The Texas Education Agency
has announced STAAR testing requirements have been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Will AP testing still take place?
The College Board oversees AP testing and has announced it will offer an at-home test as well as resources for students in AP classes. For more details,
click here.
Will meals still be available for students?
Yes, breakfast and lunch meals are available from Monday to Friday at six district campuses during the extended break. Details can be seen in the "Student Meal Plan" tab on this page.
Are sports and fine arts seasons canceled?
Sports and fine arts seasons have not yet been canceled. All extracurricular activities during the closure have been canceled or will be rescheduled, however. This includes all athletic practices, games, track meets, open gyms and open weight rooms during the break. The UIL, the governing body of Texas public school sports and most fine arts competitions, has
canceled planned contests through at least May 4.
An SAT was scheduled at a Northwest ISD campus over the extended break. Will it proceed?
Because of the school district closure, Northwest ISD campuses will not host SAT testing scheduled over the extended break (such as Byron Nelson and Steele canceling SAT testing on March 14). The College Board has additional information regarding SAT testing closures
on its website. When the College Board has updates regarding SAT dates, it will update that website.
My child needs a Chromebook. Who do I contact?
Please submit a ticket through the
new online student help desk and they will work to provide your child with a Chromebook as soon as possible.
I need to enroll my child, but campuses are closed. What do I do?
Families can enroll their children through an entirely online process at
www.nisdtx.org/enrollment. They will need to upload digital versions of all the relevant documents, as no physical document submission is required.
I attend a regular event hosted by a third-party organization at a district campus. Will these events still continue?
During the extended break, no district school or facility will be contracted to an outside party. Once the break concludes, the district plans to resume its partnerships for any facility leases.
My child needs a Verification of Enrollment document. Where can I get one?
Buttons to request VOEs have been added to each high school homepage. They are located below the image banner near the top of the page, next to the principal's photo. The student must sign in with his or her school district email address to request the form.
I'm not receiving emails from the district, what should I do?
First, please check your junk or spam folder as well as any other auto-sorting folder (such as Gmail's "social" folder for newsletters). If you still do not see the messages, email
anthony.tosie@nisdtx.org. Please note that district emails go to the primary guardian contact on a student's account; to register more addresses for messages from the district,
click here. Campus emails use a different messaging system and are sent to up to four guardians as well as school staff and students.