TISD Board of Trustees - Regular Meeting - March 22, 2023 - 11:30 AM

The meeting will be conducted at the TISD District Services Building, 1600 Waterall St., Texarkana, TX 75501...

TISD to Host First Annual Discover TISD Enrollment Fair in April

The Texarkana Independent School District will host Discover TISD Monday, April 10th, 3:30 - 6:30 pm at our Texas High Multipurpose Facility. This event will welcome all new-to-TISD families for TISD's first annual enrollment fair...

Westlawn Principal Chosen as Region 8 TESPAN of the Year

Texarkana ISD Principal Elodia Witterstaetter was one of 20 Texas school leaders named by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association to be recognized in June...

THS Tiger Theatre Company Advances to Bi-District Competition

On Tuesday, March 7, Texas High School's Tiger Theatre Company competed in district UIL competition with its one-act play, The Storm in the Barn. The play placed in the top three at the district level, and the company will go on to compete in the bi-district competition on March 22...

TISD Coordinator of Academic Services Represents East Texas at Raise Your Hand Texas Conference in Austin

TISD's Coordinator of Academic Services, Jennell Ingram, represented East Texas and the district at the Raise Your Hand Texas conference in Austin...

Three Texas High Art Students Recognized in the Scholastic Gold Key Competition

Senior Desiree Anderson received a Regional Gold Key Award for her portfolio in the Scholastic Gold Key Competition. Anderson's portfolio, Identity, will also be judged in Scholastic's national competition...

Seven Texas High Students Signed on National Signing Day

Seven Texas High School athletes committed to colleges nationwide on National Signing Day. Each athlete signed a letter of intent during ceremonies on Wednesday, February 1, at 9:30 a.m. in the Texas High School Multi-Purpose Facility Practice Field...

Texarkana ISD Assistant Principal Selected as Region 8 AP of the Year

Andy McCarter, Assistant Principal of Wake Village Elementary School in Texarkana ISD, has been selected to represent the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA) as the Region 8 Educational Service Center (ESC) Outstanding Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year...

Texarkana ISD Raises Bus Driver Pay to $25.00/Hour

Texarkana ISD has announced that pay for Bus Drivers is increasing to $25.00/hour. This rate applies to all full-time, part-time, trip, and substitute drivers...

Sherri Penix to Serve as Texarkana ISD Deputy Superintendent

Sherri Penix, current Chief Innovation Officer, has been named the new Deputy Superintendent of Texarkana ISD. As Deputy Superintendent, Mrs. Penix will assist the superintendent with cross-functional initiatives and overall execution of the district's Imagine 2026 Strategic Plan...

Texarkana ISD Education Foundation Announces Restructuring Measures and Grant Awards

The Texarkana ISD Education Foundation (TISDEF), formerly known as Texarkana Public Schools Foundation, has announced a new mission and focus for the organization...

Several Texarkana ISD Elementary School Teams Selected as Breakout Presenters at the 2023 Dallas Leader in Me Symposium

The FranklinCovey company has chosen several Texarkana ISD Elementary School student and adult teams to participate as breakout presenters at the 2023 Dallas Leader in Me Symposium...

Two TISD Elementary Principals Attend the Opening of the 88th Legislative Session with TEPSA

Nash Elementary Principal Liliana Luna and Westlawn Principal Elodia Witterstaetter joined members of the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association committees in Austin, TX, as the 88th Legislative Session began...

Authorization of First Series of Bond Sales and Increased Pay for TISD Bus Drivers Highlight January 2023 TISD Board of Trustees Meeting

Several topics were covered during the January, 2023, regular session of the Texarkana Independent School District Board of Trustees. They included:...

Morriss Elementary Earn Ranking as 2022 Leader in Me Lighthouse Academic Honor Roll School

The Martha and Josh Morriss Mathematics & Engineering Elementary School was recently chosen as a 2022 Leader in Me Lighthouse Academic Honor Roll School by Franklin Covey...

Two TISD Teachers Earn National Board Certification

Two Texarkana ISD have earned National Board Certification. Texas High School science teacher Amy Baker, and Wake Village Elementary Instructional Coach, Rachel Sparks, join the over 130,000 teachers across the United States who are Board-certified...

Texarkana ISD Student Research Project Selected for Microgravity Experiment at the International Space Station

A microgravity experiment developed by a group of Texarkana ISD seventh graders is heading to the International Space Station in late Spring/Summer 2023, following a rigorous selection process through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP)...

Two Texas High Seniors Chosen as Coca-Cola Scholars Semi-Finalists

John Thomas Borowitz and Joseph Haynes-Stewart have been named Semifinalists for the 2023 class of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program...

Public Notification of Nondiscrimination in Career and Technical Education Programs