Southside Elementary

CISD Parents - Thank you for attending our Meet the Teacher events this past week! We can't wait to kick off another exciting school year! As a reminder, parents will not be able to walk their elementary school students into the building on the first day of school. Each campus will have staff available to accompany the students and escort them to their classroom. If you were not able to attend Meet the Teacher, please contact your child's campus for your child's SMART tag and schedule. Looking forward to Tuesday! #theClevelandISDway

The 2024 Varsity Football Season Ticket Package is now available for purchase. The Season Ticket Package includes 1 ticket in reserve seating for all 5 varsity football home games. Season Ticket packages can only be purchased online. Attached is a QR code that takes you to our website. You can also go directly to the CISD website and under athletics is a purchase ticket link. https://www.clevelandisd.org/o/cisd/page/purchase-tickets

CISD Community - We've had some questions arise regarding the portion of the sign-up form that states public comments will only be allowed for 30 minutes. To be clear, this ONLY applies to regular board meetings, and will not apply to the special meeting on July 30th. Public comments will continue until all speakers are accommodated. You can access the sign-up form directly on our website using this link - https://5il.co/2rym2

Good evening Southside families! If your child is going to be a car rider or a walker for the 2024-2025 school year, you may come up to the school Thursday, July 25 and Monday, July 29 through Thursday, August 1 between 9am and 3pm to pick up a car rider or walker tag. This will make dismissal on the first day run much more smooth. Please bring a physical, non-expired ID. Photos of IDs will not be accepted. ----------------------------------------------------- ¡Buenas noches familias de Southside! Si su hijo va a ser un pasajero en automóvil o un caminante para el año escolar 2024-2025, puede venir a la escuela el jueves 25 de julio y del lunes 29 de julio al jueves 1 de agosto entre las 9 a.m. y las 3 p.m. para recoger una etiqueta de pasajero en automóvil o de caminante. Esto hará que la salida el primer día sea mucho más fluida. Por favor, traiga una identificación física que no esté caducada. No se aceptarán fotos de identificaciones.

In anticipation of a large number of public comments at the July 30th special school board meeting, we are providing a digital sign-up option. PDF Sign Up Form - https://5il.co/2rym2 We encourage you to complete this, print it, and physically provide it to the Board President before the meeting begins. Sign-ups will also be available in person until the start of meeting at 6:00PM. All sign-ups will CLOSE at 6:00PM on July 30th. If you wish to sign-up in person, we encourage you to arrive early in order to avoid any potential delays. Moving forward, this digital sign-up option will be available for every board meeting. You can find the downloadable form on the CISD Board webpage here - https://www.clevelandisd.org/page/board-of-trustees

We are beyond excited to welcome everyone to the 2024-2025 school year! Please see the attached welcome letter from Superintendent McCanless and take a look at our updated video that answers the question - "What is the Cleveland Way?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smO3FFeCoOQ Have a GREAT year ahead! #theClevelandISDway

Our New Teacher Academy started off with a BANG this morning! Tons of energy in the the CHS Cafeteria as our teachers got to network, meet district leadership, and get fully prepared to tackle this upcoming school year! August 6th is quickly approaching!! #NewTeacherAcademy #theClevelandISDway

MEET THE TEACHER 2024 - UPDATED DATES Please see the updates to the Meet the Teacher schedule below.

Great news - Cleveland ISD was just featured in Newsweek! You can read all about our groundbreaking IAT program. Thank you to Newsweek for approaching us for this story! CISD continues to be a leader in education! #theClevelandISDway

New student registration is happening next week! Please see the flyer for more information. The QR code links to the following website: https://www.clevelandisd.org/page/registration ¡Inscripción de nuevos estudiantes tendrá lugar la próxima semana! Por favor, consulte el folleto para obtener más información. El código QR enlaza al siguiente sitio web: https://www.clevelandisd.org/page/registration

It's almost time to return to school! Please see the photos attached to see our updated school supply lists for Pre-K through 5 grades. ¡Ya casi es hora de regresar a la escuela! Por favor, vea las fotos adjuntas para ver nuestras listas de útiles escolares actualizadas para Pre-K hasta 5to grado.

HOODIE POLICY UPDATE The Cleveland ISD school board has approved for students to be able to wear hooded clothing for the 2024-2025 school year. However, while inside any CISD campus or facility, any hoods that are up must be removed to ensure safety and clear identification.

MEET THE TEACHER 2024

BACKPACK UPDATE The Cleveland ISD School Board has approved for MESH backpacks to be allowed for student use during the 2024-2025 school year. Students may use mesh or clear backpacks only.

NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION IN-PERSON DATES July 22 - August 2 Monday & Wednesday 8AM-3PM Tuesday & Thursday 10AM-6PM Visit the CISD Registration website today! - https://www.clevelandisd.org/page/registration

SUPPLY LISTS 2024-2025 School supply lists for the upcoming school year can be found on our website at this link - https://www.clevelandisd.org/documents/parents-%26-students/school-supplies/528246

The Santa Fe Administration and Activities Building is open as a cooling center from 9AM-7PM. See more info below.

After assessing the power situation and communicating with Entergy Electric, Cleveland ISD will be closed for the remainder of this week. We plan to reopen at regular time on Monday, July 15th.

The special school board meeting concerning the potential reconsideration of the Superintendent contract has been rescheduled for Monday, July 15th at 6:00PM.

Due to impacts from Hurricane Beryl, all Cleveland ISD campuses and facilities will be CLOSED on Tuesday, July 9th, and Wednesday, July 10th, 2024. All district functions and events are canceled. We will inform the community about Thursday, July 11th at a later time.