June 13, 2024

Upcoming Events

6/24 - SISD School Board Meeting (Comments at 5 p.m.; Items at 6:30 p.m.)

6/27 - Last Day of Summer School

7/20 - Health & Vaccination Clinic @ Sherman High School

7/22-25- In-Person Registration Help Events

7/22-25 - Fine Arts Camp @ Sherman High School

7/22-25 - Career & Technical Education Summer Camp @ Sherman High School

7/23-25 - Kindergarten Parent Orientation & Bearcat Camp @ SISD Elementary Campuses

News and Updates

School Supply Drive Benefits Students in Need

Help make a difference for students in need of back-to-school supplies! Sherman ISD is hosting an online school supply drive now through June 23. Contributions or purchases made at www.shermanisd.net/donatesupplies will support economically disadvantaged students across the district in Pre-K through eighth grade. These school supply kits come pre-packaged with everything a child needs for their grade level based on our SISD school supply lists.

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Summer Programs Underway

Several of our summer programs are underway now through June 27! Summer school gives students a boost with key skills and concepts through extra time in the classroom, while our Summer Enrichment Camps and Little Bearcat Sports Camps allow students to explore new interests and learn the basics.

Free Meals Available Through August 2

Sherman ISD is providing healthy, no-cost summer meals to children 18 and younger and enrolled students with disabilities up to 21 years of age at different sites throughout Sherman. There are no eligibility requirements to participate. Meals must be consumed on site. Please note that any family visiting a SISD campus while summer school is in session must enter through a secure front entrance and check in as a campus visitor.

Dates & Locations

STAAR Results Available Online

Families can now access results for the Spring 2024 STAAR EOC Assessments. This year, results can be accessed directly through the Frontline Parent Portal. Log into the portal and click the Texas Assessments link to view scores.

Results for the Spring 2024 STAAR Grades 3-8 Assessments will be available in the same location tomorrow.

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Buy Your School Supplies Online!

Get a head start on your back-to-school shopping by checking our 2024-25 school supply lists! There are lists for early childhood students, elementary students, and middle school students. There is no set list for high school, and teachers will communicate with students during the first week of school for any specific needs.

New this year, elementary and middle school families also have the option to buy school supplies online! School supply packs ordered by Sunday, June 16 will be delivered directly to your child’s campus in time for Elementary Meet the Teacher Night or Middle School Schedule Pick-Up. Visit www.shermanisd.net/schoolsupplies for details.

View School Supplies

Order Supplies Online

Class of 2024 Takes First Step on New Journey

The Sherman ISD Class of 2024 has taken their first step as newly minted Bearcat alumni. More than 540 graduates received their diplomas this year. Sherman High School had 456 graduates, and Jefferson Learning Center had 87 graduates. Congratulations, Bearcat grads!

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Rewatch Ceremony

Sherman ISD Announces New Hires

Blake Hays, an experienced school administrator and instructional leader, will continue as executive director of human resources after serving in the role on an interim basis since January. Hays, who has worked as director of secondary education for SISD since 2018, is a former principal, assistant principal and teacher at middle and high schools in North Carolina, Dripping Springs ISD and Comal ISD.

Melissa Ramirez, an experienced supervisor and administrator of special education programs, will join the district as the next director of special populations. Ramirez joins SISD from Highland Park ISD, where she most recently served as assistant director of special education. She also has past experience as an evaluation supervisor, bilingual educational diagnostician, special education teacher and general education teacher.

Read About Hays

Read About Ramirez

Apply to Work in Sherman ISD!

Become a member of the Bearcat family! Sherman ISD positions offer comprehensive benefits and competitive pay, and our teachers are among the highest paid public school employees in the region. With a modern, comprehensive high school and five new schools opening soon, it’s an exciting time to be a Sherman Bearcat!

Positions Available

Start Your Application

Register Your Student for the 2024-25 School Year!

Parents and guardians of new and returning Sherman ISD students are required to complete the registration process each year to make any needed updates or changes to their student’s information.

The annual registration form can be completed entirely online, but in-person assistance is available at the Sherman ISD Service Center. Parents may stop by the district offices during business hours (Monday - Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) for assistance.

In addition to the online form, proof of residency and any updated immunization records must be provided to the campus before the new school year begins on Wednesday, August 14.

Complete Registration

Back-to-School Bash Set For August 3

Sherman ISD and Goodwill Industries of Northeast Texas are partnering again this year to host the Back-to-School Bash at Sherman High School on August 3 from 10 a.m - 1 p.m.! A free backpack and school supplies will be provided while supplies last, and haircuts, fingernail painting and much more will be available for free as well!

Save These Dates on Your Calendar!

Check out www.shermanisd.net/backtoschool as we approach the new school year, and be sure to mark your calendar with the following dates:

Kindergarten Parent Orientation & Bearcat Camp: July 23-25
High School Schedule Pickup: July 31 & August 1
High School Freshman Orientation (FISH Camp): August 2
Back-to-School Bash: August 3
Early Childhood Meet the Teacher Night: August 6
Middle School Schedule Pickup: August 7
Elementary Meet the Teacher Night: August 8
First Day of School: August 14

Back-to-School Information

Make Sure Your Student’s Immunizations

are Up-to-Date!

State law requires children to be immunized against certain vaccine-preventable diseases or have a valid exemption to attend school in Texas. Depending on your child’s grade level, updated immunization records may be necessary for your child to start the 2024-25 school year. This is most likely to impact your child if they are entering kindergarten or seventh grade.

Immunizations are available through your health provider or clinic, and the Grayson County Health Department is offering low-cost immunizations throughout the summer. Sherman ISD will also host vaccine clinics in July and August in conjunction with Passport Health/Staying Healthy Medical Services.

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This Week in Bearcat Athletics

New Girls Soccer, Girls Basketball Coaches Named

James Dowell has been named the next head girls soccer coach at Sherman High School and will also be teaching elementary PE at Wakefield Elementary. Coach Dowell brings 27 years of successful head coaching experience and a passion for growing student athletes. Dowell has led boys and girls programs with stops at Plano West Senior High; Spring Hill High School, where he was named the Longview News Journal and District Coach of the Year in 2020; and most recently, he started the inaugural middle school soccer program at Community ISD.

Mark Kerkhoff has been hired as the next head girls basketball coach at SHS. Coach Kerkhoff came to SHS as a science teacher and coach in 2023 and will continue to teach science in his new role. He provided support for our basketball and track programs as an assistant throughout this past year. His past experience also includes head coaching positions in his home state of Indiana in basketball and track as well as seven years as a school counselor.