Ponder ISD 2020 Service Awards

PISD honors staff members at 5 years with a service pin, 10 years with an engraved pen and pencil set, 15 years with an engraved name plate, 20 years with a PISD watch, 25 years with a school bell with a name plate, and 30 years with a mantle clock. Thank you to all of our staff members and their service in public education. We appreciate you all! 

Ponder ISD Board of Trustees Approves Dr. Jeremy Thompson as New Superintendent

The Board of Trustees has approved Dr. Jeremy Thompson to be the new superintendent for Ponder ISD. Dr. Thompson comes to us from Era ISD, where he has served as the superintendent for the last 15 years. 

Free Meals Now Available for All Students

The United States Department of Agriculture has approved a waiver for all Ponder ISD students to receive breakfast and lunch meals at NO COST beginning today (11/2/2020) through through the last day of school (5/27/2021). This waiver is due to COVID-19 and will be in effect as long as funding is available by the USDA. If the waiver is cancelled, all student accounts will return to their current eligibility status immediately.

In-person learners will use the cafeteria in the same manner to receive their meals at no cost. Virtual learners and non-student household siblings under 18 yrs. of age may participate in curbside pickup to receive free meals. This service must be pre-ordered via this Google Form to guarantee meal coverage.

**Please note that this only applies to regular student meals, as any a la carte items – including second meals, extra side items, snacks and beverages – will keep their regular costs.

Any current funds on lunch accounts will remain untouched and available for use in the future. If a student has money in their account, they will be allowed to purchase a la carte items, unless not permitted by parent/guardian.

If you have any questions, please contact Jeannie DeLange by phone at 940-479-8308 or jdelange@ponderisd.net.

Curbside Meals for Virtual Learners

For information regarding breakfast and lunch pickup for ALL Ponder ISD VIRTUAL students, please follow this link. Updated information will be posted there each Friday, so be sure to check back each week.

Please Click HERE for Back to School Guidance for the 2020-2021 School Year!

2020-2021 School Day Updated Start & End Time

To enable some flexibility within our 2020-2021 school calendar, PISD has added an additional nine minutes to the instructional school day. Changes are listed below:

Start time for all campuses: 7:56 a.m.

End time for all campuses: 3:30 p.m.

For secondary campuses, period changes will be the following:

Ascender Parent Portal is LIVE- Returning & NEW Student Registration is Available

The new Ascender Parent Portal is now live and has replaced txConnect. This solution now allows for online registration which has been a feature often requested by our community. Letters were mailed to parents/guardians on June 3, 2020 which contain instructions on how to begin using this new parent portal. The parent letters were intended to be delivered in May, but due to technical problems the letters were held until the developers were able to release software updates to make the system work properly. We apologize for the delay, but hope that you will find it worthwhile.

To fiind out more details about how to complete the online registration process, visit our online registation information page.

Visit our COVID-19 website for updated information.

May Board/Bond Election Postponed

The Ponder ISD Board of Trustees has officially postponed both the school board trustee and bond elections for May 2, 2020. The elections have been moved to November 2020.