Connally Independent School District

Supply lists for the 2025 - 2026 school year are now available! You can find them at this link: https://www.connally.org/documents/for-parents/school-supplies/21134 Reminder: Connally ISD will continue to require clear backpacks for the 2025 - 2026 school year. Information regarding the policy can be found here: https://www.connally.org/page/clear-backpack-policy

Cadet Nation: Scores for last year's TELPAS and STAAR/EOC examinations are available for view in the Skyward Family Access system. Results for STAAR 3-8 will be available on June 17 in the same system. To access your student's scores, use the following instructions: 1) Head to www.connally.org. 2) Under the scrolling photo banner, click the link for SKYWARD FAMILY ACCESS and login. 3) After logging into Skyward, look to the top right of the page and click on "DISTRICT LINKS". 4) When the drop down menu appears, select the "CAMBIUM ASSESSMENT" for your selected student. If you have multiple students linked to your account, you'll have an option for each individual student. If you have any trouble logging in, please contact your student's campus directly. Please note that Skyward passwords will reset in mid-July to aid in the registration process for the 2025 - 2026 school year.

The Connally ISD Board of Trustees will meet on Monday, June 16 at the Administration Building for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. A special meeting will be held at 6:15 to discuss the CES and CJH campus turnaround plans. For more information regarding our school board, click here: https://www.connally.org/page/board-of-trustees

Shepherd's Heart will be in Connally ISD from 3:30 to 4:30 this afternoon for the June FREE food distribution. There is no income verification required.

Connally ISD employs hundreds of talented professionals who go above and beyond to serve our students and community. Their talent and dedication is what allows for the #CadetStandard to be as strong as it is! Congratulations to the following staff members who were recognized at the end of the school year for hitting milestone years of service!

The summer months give the district opportunities to work on major construction repairs and renovations throughout our facilities. Parents of students at the Connally Early Childhood Center and Connally Child Care program will be happy to hear that B.B. Brown Drive has been completely resurfaced from the drop off spot in front of CECC all the way to the exit by the softball field! After hearing significant concerns about the state of the road from various stakeholders throughout the community, the district opted to include the repairs as one of its most immediate summer work projects. Connally ISD remains committed to doing all that it can to maintain our facilities for all those who use them!

Please join us in wishing a very happy retirement to some of our longtime employees! - David Hutyra served as a PE Teacher/Coach at CJH. - Chris Kuykendall served as 5th Grade Science and Social Studies Teacher at CES. - Tammy Snokhous served as the PEIMS Clerk at CPS. - Sandy Howard served as the Cafeteria Manager for CPS. - Wanda Thompson served as a DAEP Teacher at CHS. - Ray Matherne served as an AFJROTC Instructor at CHS. - Debbie Money served as an Administrative Assistant for the Curriculum Department. - Not pictured is Terry McHam, who served as the Director of Transportation for CISD. The students, faculty, and staff of Connally ISD will certainly miss these outstanding professionals next year, but we hope to make each of them proud by rising up to meet the #CadetStandard that they set!

After 36 years of service, Debbie Money is retiring from Connally ISD! Ms. Money has done a little bit of everything over the years; she's part of the reason that the #CadetStandard is as great as it is! We invite all of Cadet Nation to join us in the CISD Board Room on Monday, June 23 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM as we celebrate all of her fantastic accomplishments and send her off with well wishes!

Connally ISD employs hundreds of talented professionals who go above and beyond to serve our students and community. We are honored to recognize each of the individuals who were named TEACHER OF THE YEAR on their campus! - Danielle Schell was named the Early Childhood Center Teacher of the Year. - Nicole Brandon was named the Primary School Teacher of the Year. - Alexis Meza was named the Elementary School Teacher of the Year. - DeShaun Johnson was named the Junior High School Teacher of the Year. - Veronica Gloeckner was named the High School Teacher of the Year. We are so thankful for the heard work that each of these fantastic educators put in every single day to help our students succeed. They are model representations of the #CadetStandard!

COME AND BE A PART OF THE #CADETSTANDARD! Connally ISD is now hiring for the 2025-2026 school year. There are openings all across the district; we are looking for motivated professionals to join our team! Find out more here: https://www.connally.org/page/human-resources

Do you have a student participating in high school band? Take a moment to read this post to make sure that you are fully prepared for Summer Band 2025! Instrument/Material Check-Out will be held from July 14-July 17. Marching and Music Fundamental Training will take place from 4:00 to 8:00 PM from July 21 - July 24 & July 28 - August 1. Content specific instruction for the 2025 UIL Marching Show will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 PM from August 4 to August 8. After school band rehearsals will take place starting on August 11 and August 12 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. For more information about Summer Band 2025, email Dr. Nora Mosby, CHS Head Band Director, at nmosby@connally.org.

We are saddened to hear news of the passing of Estelle Shelton. A longtime friend of Connally ISD, Mrs. Shelton proudly served as an English teacher at Connally High School for over 35 years. Over those years, she touched countless lives through her knowledge, wit, and creativity. She displayed seemingly unending patience as she worked to meet her students where they were and help grow them to where they needed to be. Mrs. Shelton always went above and beyond to serve her students. It is because of her tireless work that generations of them were able to set and uphold the Cadet Standard. Our thoughts are with her family as they navigate this difficult time.

Summer break gives Connally ISD the opportunity to review the successes of the previous year. We are excited to highlight some amazing stats about the Class of 2025's AVID students! We are sad to see these students go, but we have no doubt that their experience in the AVID program will help set them up for future successes!

Connally ISD is THRILLED to have the opportunity to cheer on TWO TEAMS as they travel to Kansas City to compete in the National High School BBQ Championship! The teams are currently seeking donors to help support them as they make the final preparations for the competition. If you're interested in donating to help support the team, please contact CHS BBQ Coach Cory Sinkule via email at csinkule@connally.org. Your support is much appreciated!

And with that, our buildings are clear! We had a fantastic 2024 - 2025 school year! We hope that everyone has a restful summer break! August 12, 2025 will be here before you know it!

May 23 is the last day of school! All students should be in attendance. Tomorrow is an early release day! Campuses will dismiss at the following times: CECC - 11:30 AM CPS - 11:45 AM CES - 12:00 PM CJH - 12:15 PM CHS - 12:00 PM We hope that everyone has a relaxing summer break!

We had a fantastic time celebrating the Class of 2025 at their commencement exercises last Friday! Want to relive the excitement of watching your graduate walk the stage? Check out this recording of the ceremony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82urjYj1uIE

For the first time since 2019, students from Connally High School competed at the #UILState Academic Tournament! Congratulations to Glyn McDaniel for being named the 4A STATE CHAMPION in News Writing! Not only that, Glyn received the TOPS IN TEXAS accolade. This means that her paper was declared THE BEST IN THE STATE! This is the first time in school history that a student from Connally has received the Tops in Texas distinction.

For the first time since 2019, students from Connally High School competed at the #UILState Academic Tournament! Congratulations to Israel "Friend" Pena for finishing in the Top 8 of Poetry Interpreters in Conference 4A!

For the first time since 2019, students from Connally High School competed at the #UILState Academic Tournament! Congratulations to Trenton Nemec for finishing in the Top 12 of Informative Speakers in Conference 4A!