Navigating to success. School board recognition month, January 2021.
Venus ISD Celebrates School Board Recognition Month!
The Venus Independent School District will join 1,024 school districts throughout Texas to celebrate January as School Board Recognition Month, Superintendent James Hopper announced.
 
Our school board members are volunteers who shoulder critical responsibilities and often make difficult choices for our district, all without pay. Their goal is always focused on the future success of the children in our district,” Celebrating School Board Recognition Month is one way to say thanks for all they do.
 
Serving as a link between the community and classroom, school board members are elected to establish the policies that provide the framework for public schools. The VISD board is responsible for approximately 2200 students, more than 300 employees, and 4 campuses.
Board members serving are:
President Les Owens,
Vice President Chad Sutton,
Secretary Katie Drambareanu,
Trustee Gerell Leonard,
Trustee Debra Cruce,
Trustee Greg Hoffman
Trustee Tasha Gore
It’s more important than ever before that communities support public education so that today’s students are prepared to be productive citizens and the leaders of tomorrow. Please take a moment and tell school board members ‘thanks for caring about our children and giving so much to our community.’ Let them know we support them and that their dedicated service is recognized and truly appreciated.

Sub of the Month: Taylor Sutton

Congratulations to Ms. Taylor Sutton, on being named the Substitute Teacher of the Month for December!  Ms. Sutton says that "Subbing is a rewarding experience, and that the staff and students are wonderful to be around."  We are thankful for the investment she continually makes in our students.

Now, more than ever, substitute teachers are essential to the daily operation of the district.  We are always looking for new people to fill in when our faculty members are unable to be in the classroom.  If you are interested, click the link below to apply with ESS, our substitute staffing firm.

COVID-19 Communication Update

The second semester is off to a great start, and we are excited about the academic progress our students are making daily.  This wouldn't be possible without your efforts to make school a safe place, with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, by keeping sick students home and keeping us well informed when students contract COVID-19.  VISD parents have done such a great job at monitoring their children's health and taking appropriate precautions that the VAST majority of students with COVID-19 have not actually stepped foot on campus this semester.  Thank you for doing your part to keep everyone safe.

In response to this, we are changing how we communicate instances of COVID-positive individuals.  We have been emailing each time a COVID-positive individual has been identified.  We will now email you only when a COVID-positive individual has actually been on your child’s campus.  In doing so, we hope to give you a more accurate understanding of the prevalence of COVID-19 on your child's campus. Of course, we will continue documenting ALL instances of COVID-positive students and staff on our COVID-19 Dashboard, and making appropriate reports to state and county agencies.  If you have any questions about this, or any of our COVID-19 mitigation procedures, please email them to covid19@venusisd.net.

For more detailed information on the current number of positive COVID-19 cases in the district, click the link below.

Procedures for Discontinuing Online Learning

Venus ISD recognizes that the most effective learning environment for students is in a face-to-face classroom setting.  Because of this, many online students have fallen behind, and some are experiencing attendance issues. This is not restricted to Venus ISD, as schools across the state and nation are experiencing the same. Therefore, beginning Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Venus ISD will discontinue online learning for all students except for those who wish to remain online, and demonstrate one of the following: 
  • A professionally documented medical concern, 
  • a need to temporarily quarantine, or
  • academic success and good attendance online as evidenced by most recently completed six weeks.  
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How to qualify for one of these exceptions:
Documented Medical Concerns:
If your child has a medical condition that places them in undue risk, please acquire a doctor’s signature on this form and return the document to your campus office by 4:00 p.m. December 11, 2020. 


Quarantine:
If your child needs to be quarantined due to a positive test, or close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, you will be contacted. 


Demonstrated Academic Success and Good Attendance:
If, by most recently completed six weeks, your child has demonstrated academic success by passing all core classes and has no more than 2 unexcused absences for this time period, you have the option to return to on-campus learning or remain online.  


Appeals:
Appeals can be made on this form, and will be evaluated by the committee; determination will be handled individually.  If an appeal is received for a student with a disability with an IEP or 504 plan, the ARD or 504 committee will convene to review student needs.  Appeals must be sent to the campus principal by December 11, 2020.
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Other Considerations
All students currently enrolled in on-campus learning will remain on-campus learners.
All students new to VISD will enroll as on-campus learners unless there are documented medical concerns regardless of placements in previous districts.

On-Campus Learning

We are working overtime to ensure that we can provide the safest learning environment possible for our students and staff members.  If your child is enrolled in On-Campus Learning, please ensure that they are prepared to adhere to their campus's face-covering, distancing, and sanitization requirements. 

If you have questions about the measure we are taking to keep our students and staff members safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, please review our COVID-19 Prevention, Mitigation, and Response Plan at the link below.

Connected Learning

If your child is enrolled in Connected Learning, they should be actively progressing on academic work daily.  Be sure to check out the Parent Training resource at the link below.
If your child is unable to log into their school-issued device or various learning platforms, contact your child's campus office.  If your child is experiencing issues with school-issued technology devices, click the link below to learn how to get tech support.

Need to tell us something?

The Venus ISD Tip Line is a great way to share kudos, concerns, or other feedback with district administrators.  You can share anonymously,  or, if you choose to share your name and contact information, we can begin a dialogue with you about your issue.

Venus ISD Earns $300,000 Grant!

We are proud to announce our selection as a winner in the HIGHLY competitive Raising Blended Learners Grant competition, provided through the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation!  Through the exclusive grant, we will take student-focused instruction to the next level, and become a demonstration district to help other schools improve their instructional practices.  Click the link below for more details!

Great things are happening at VISD

District News

Live Streaming

Click the link below to view live streams of our events.  We live stream a variety of activities, including school board meetings, campus assemblies, graduation, and even sporting events.  If the event is being live streamed, the stream will be accessible via the link below.
Note: If you are accessing the live stream from an iPhone, long press on the link and select "Open in New Tab" to ensure the link opens properly. It will not open in the YouTube App.

District Calendar
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Venus ISD serves 2033 students and is located 25 miles south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Once a rural farming area, Venus has grown into a small suburban community. The Venus Independent School District has been committed to providing excellence in education for its students since it was founded in 1914.
Venus ISD: 100 Student Dr Venus, TX 76084  Phone: 972-366-3448  Fax: 972-232-2141
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