Eastland Middle School

Eastland ISD is partnering with NFHS to Livestream Maverick varsity football and volleyball games. We are very close to being up and going for tonight's football game with Wall. We will send out information as soon as we have confirmation from NFHS that we are ready to go. Hopefully, we will be able to start the livestream of Volleyball next week.

Dear Parents, Guardians, and EISD Staff Members, In keeping with Eastland ISD’s practices to respond to COVID-19, we are notifying all families and staff members that a student who was lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 was present on the campus of Eastland High School on Thursday, August 27, 2020. This is a separate case from the lab-confirmed student on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Due to privacy requirements, we will not be releasing the name of the individual or details that may identify him or her. The District is working with local health officials and we have begun a case investigation. Campus administrators will contact any individuals determined to be in close contact with the infected individual. All students and staff that came into close contact will be directly notified as soon as possible. We will keep you apprised of further updates that may be necessary. While we do not have reason to believe that those who were not in close contact with the infected individual have reason to be concerned, we ask that you, as always, watch for symptoms of COVID-19. Any of the following symptoms indicate a possible COVID-19 infection: *Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit *Loss of taste or smell *Cough *Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath *Fatigue *Headache *Chills *Sore throat *Congestion or runny nose *Shaking or exaggerated shivering *Significant muscle pain or ache *Diarrhea, nausea or vomiting If you or any member of the EISD community does begin experiencing any of these symptoms in a way that is not typical, we encourage you to contact your physician. We encourage anyone in the EISD community who is lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 to please notify our school by contacting the campus administrator. Dr. Jason Cochran - Superintendent Eastland ISD

Dear Parents, Guardians, and EISD Staff Members, In keeping with Eastland ISD’s practices to respond to COVID-19, we are notifying all families and staff members that a student who was lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 was present on the campus of Eastland High School on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Due to privacy requirements, we will not be releasing the name of the individual or details that may identify him or her. The District is working with local health officials and we have begun a case investigation. Campus administrators will contact any individuals determined to be in close contact with the infected individual. All students and staff that came into close contact will be directly notified as soon as possible. We will keep you apprised of further updates that may be necessary. While we do not have reason to believe that those who were not in close contact with the infected individual have reason to be concerned, we ask that you, as always, watch for symptoms of COVID-19. Any of the following symptoms indicate a possible COVID-19 infection: *Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to *100.0 degrees Fahrenheit *Loss of taste or smell *Cough *Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath *Fatigue *Headache *Chills *Sore throat *Congestion or runny nose *Shaking or exaggerated shivering *Significant muscle pain or ache *Diarrhea, nausea or vomiting If you or any member of the EISD community does begin experiencing any of these symptoms in a way that is not typical, we encourage you to contact your physician. We encourage anyone in the EISD community who is lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 to please notify our school by contacting the campus administrator. Dr. Jason Cochran - Superintendent Eastland ISD

Middle School pickup. If you arrive early to pick up, please do not park next to the curb where the buses will park. Please do not block the entrance where buses will enter the parking lot. Once buses have parked you may pull between buses and parked cars to pick up your student. Please be very cautious and have patience. There will be many pedestrians, and moving vehicles in the parking lot. Buses will not leave until 3:38.

The scrimmage with Early for tonight has been canceled On Friday August 21st, we will be scrimmaging Benbrook High School, 201 Overcrest Drive, Benbrook, Texas 76126 JV scrimmage time will be 6 pm Varsity Scrimmage time will be 7:30 PM Spectators are limited to player families only. The players will be limited to 2 tickets for their families. The players will notify Coach Pena the 2 names they want on their list. There will be a checklist at the ticket window with a Benbrook administrator. After the JV scrimmage is completed all JV parents will be asked to leave and the stadium. The stadium will be sanitized and then the Varsity parents will be allowed to enter the stadium. Go Mavs - James Morton

Regarding Stadium capacity at Maverick Stadium: As many of you know, one of the covid 19 safety precautions is limited spectator capacity at all UIL events. During regular competitions limited tickets will be purchased, in advance, in an effort to assist us in meeting the capacity expectations. However, we do have several scrimmages scheduled, in all areas of competition, in which the same restrictions are in place but we will not be selling tickets. We ask if your child is not competing please allow for family member(s) of the student athletes to have priority attendance. At our home scrimmages administrators will be monitoring capacity. We are limited to every other row and 6 feet between family groups. Please comply with the request made by the staff in an effort to meet the guidelines. UIL has made it clear, failure to comply with the guidelines could result in cancellation of home games or cancelation of a season. Thanks in advance for your cooperation. James Morton - Athletic Director Eastland ISD

Parent's please drop-off and pick up your students at the beginning and end of the day behind the middle school in front of the gyms. If it is raining or if your child has a mobility issue, such as being on crutches, then we would like for you to drop off on top of the hill in front of the middle school. If you need to pick up during the day for an appointment, please come to the front of the middle school.

Buses will not run this week. The first day for buses to run will be Monday, August 24th. If your child needs to ride, please complete this form if you have not already done so. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSff69R0PCF4H1TwjeR_lBPUVOU4aKKS0wQDTvWOBHt_3VQqTA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Reminder - Start Dates for Eastland Middle School students. 8th Grade- Wednesday, August 19th 7th Grade-Thursday, August 20th 6th Grade- Friday, August 21st Each grade level will only attend one day this week. The first class will begin at 8:00 each day, and students will be dismissed by 3:30. Drop off and pickup will be at the top of the gym parking lot. Please do not drop off or pick up from the front of the middle school. If you are in 8th grade girls athletics, you will report to the gym at 7:55a.m on Wednesday. If you are in 7th boys athletics, you will report to the locker rooms near the track on Thursday morning at 7:30a.m. Remote learners first day will be tomorrow, Wednesday August 19th for all three grade levels. Your first days assignment is to sign into your technology device, check your email, and respond to the emails your receive tomorrow from your teachers.

Middle School Schedules are now viewable via parent portal. https://pp.txeis14.net:8443/ParentPortal/login?distid=067903

Middle School Schedules are not complete yet. As soon as they are all completed, you will be able to access them through the parent portal account you used to register your student. We will send out a message once you are able to access them.

Middle School Parents- To receive grade level specific information via text, please click on the link next to your students grade level. When you sign up please use your real name to keep from being removed. 6th Grade-https://www.remind.com/join/emsinfo27 7th Grade- https://www.remind.com/join/emsinfo26 8th Grade- https://www.remind.com/join/emsinfo25

Eastland ISD Bus Services- If you plan to use or are considering bus services for your student, please complete the following survey. A completed survey must be received before a student may ride the bus to or from school. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSff69R0PCF4H1TwjeR_lBPUVOU4aKKS0wQDTvWOBHt_3VQqTA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Please complete the attached survey concerning your middle school student.

Middle School ONLINE LEARNING. Step 1-access your school email. Step 2- login to classlink (classlink.com).

Today, Friday March 6th we will release at 12:00 for Spring Break! School will resume at normal time on Monday, March 16th. Have a happy and safe Spring Break!

Eastland ISD will have a 10:00 start on Thursday 2/6/2020. Buses will run 2 hours late.

Eastland ISD will be closed on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 due to the threat of inclement weather and a high number of absences due to illness. All activities on Wednesday have been cancelled. Activities scheduled for Tuesday night will proceed as scheduled. The National Weather Service upgraded its weather advisory for Eastland County from a Severe Weather Watch to Severe Weather Warning at approximately noon today. The forecast includes sleet and snow accumulations from 2” to 4” beginning at midnight through 6 pm CST on Wednesday. In addition to the possibility of hazardous road conditions, Eastland ISD staff will be thoroughly disinfecting all three of its campuses which have seen a high number of absences by both students and staff. There is no decision regarding the possibility of closure or delay to the start of school on Thursday at this time. Eastland ISD officials encourage parents and the community to be cautious on the roadways and to attend to any illness that students may have. Thank you, EISD Administration

Students will be off this Thursday, Friday and the following Monday​ (January 16th, 17th and 20th). Thursday is a comp day and Friday is a staff and student holiday. Staff will have a professional development day on Monday, January 20th and regular classes will resume on Tuesday, January 21st.