Parents who registered their child for PreK in March/April will be able to select their choice of remote or in-person learning in a survey that was sent to parents the week of July 20.

Contact the registration hotline at 972-600-5023 or email BacktoSchool@IrvingISD.net. 

School supply lists are communicated through students’ assigned elementary schools as well as the Back to School website. Note: School supply lists are still being uploaded to the website. 

School supply lists are determined by course needs at middle and high school.

Only students who select in-person learning will be required to adhere to the standardized dress requirements (uniforms) in elementary and middle school.

Yes. Students will be required to adhere to all University Interscholastic League (UIL) and Texas Education Agency safety guidelines, including Executive Order GA-29 that requires face coverings.

More details can be found on the UIL website at https://www.uiltexas.org/athletics/covid-19-strength-conditioning-2020. 

Any student that meets eligibility criteria as a student with a disability will continue to receive individualized services as outlined in their Individual Education Plan or Continuity Plan.

In addition, all special education students may participate in any programming offered through general education, which includes tutoring.

The schedule for in-person learning will be the same as in the past with added safety precautions.

Remote learning will have a modified schedule which will meet state requirements for attendance and ensure students have adequate time to learn the assigned concepts and skills. 

Parents can also look at the remote learning and in-person learning videos to get a better understanding. To see these videos, click on our Helpful Videos Page. 

A number of safety protocols will be in place for in-person learning. These include, but are not limited to: 

∙ Desks and tables being socially distanced as much as instructionally possible.
∙ When possible, technology will be utilized when the use of manipulatives is needed, and teachers will create individual bags of supplementary aids and/or manipulatives for student use that could also be sent home in the event of school closure.
∙ When possible, students and staff will remain with a consistent group or cohort to minimize the possibility of exposure.

Any individuals who are lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 or who experience the symptoms of COVID-19 (listed below) must stay at home throughout the infection period, and cannot return to campus until the school system screens the individual to determine any of the below conditions for campus re-entry have been met.

In the case of an individual who was diagnosed with COVID-19, the individual may return to school when all three of the following criteria are met:

∙ At least three days (72 hours) have passed since recovery (resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications);
∙ The individual has improvement in symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath); and
∙ At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.

In the case of an individual who has symptoms that could be COVID-19 and who is not evaluated by a medical professional or tested for COVID-19, such individual is assumed to have COVID-19, and the individual may not return to the campus until the individual has completed the same three-step set of criteria listed above.

If the individual has symptoms that could be COVID-19 and wants to return to school before completing the above stay-at-home period, the individual must either:
∙ Obtain a medical professional’s note clearing the individual for return based on an alternative diagnosis or
∙ Receive two separate confirmations at least 24 hours apart that they are free of COVID via acute infection tests at an approved COVID-19 testing location found at https://tdem.texas.gov/covid-19/.

IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE COVID-19 CASES ON CAMPUS

When a student displays COVID-19 symptoms, the school nurse will provide a clinical assessment to determine if and when a student needs to be sent home. Students who are displaying COVID-19 symptoms will be separated from their peers and should be picked up no later than one hour from the time the campus contacted the student’s parent/guardian. Other students will be removed from the classroom and taken to an alternate location on campus (e.g. go on a walk outside, move to a different classroom, etc.) so that the classroom can be disinfected. Students who report feeling feverish should be given an immediate temperature check to determine if they are symptomatic for COVID-19.

COVID-19 SYMPTOMS

In evaluating whether an individual has symptoms consistent with COVID-19, consider the following questions:
∙ Have they recently begun experiencing any of the following in a way that is not normal for them?
· Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit
· Loss of taste or smell 

Irving ISD continues to rely on guidance from the Department of State Health Services, Dallas County Public Health, the Texas Education Agency as well as any executive orders to determine the use of face coverings/PPE.

In Irving ISD, the following protocols will be in place:

• Students in PreK through 2nd grade will only wear face coverings in hallways, common ∙ areas, while riding the bus to and from school and during campus arrival/dismissal.

• Students in 3rd through 12th grade will wear face coverings in hallways, common areas, the classroom, while riding the bus to and from school and during campus arrival/dismissal.

The Texas Education Agency requires that attendance be taken daily – whether in-person or remote.

All students - whether in-person or remote - will be required to adhere to the 90% attendance rule in order to be awarded credit for the course and/or to be promoted to the next grade.

This requirement remains in force during the 2020-2021 school year. The district is currently evaluating how to make this best fit the needs of our district. More information will be forthcoming on district attendance procedures.