Ponder ISD Board of Trustees Names Lone Finalist

The PISD Board of Trustees has named Dr. Jeremy Thompson, Superintendent at Era ISD, as the Lone Finalist for the PISD Superintendent position.  The Board meeting to consider approval of his contract will be on November 12th.

Ponder ISD Bond and Trustee Election Information

Early voting for the $75 million bond proposal as well as three Board of Trustee members begins on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Registered voters can vote at any polling location throughout Denton County - it does not have to be the polling location within your precinct. View a list of all Denton County early voting locations along with dates and times they will be open.

Election day will be on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. To vote on election day you must vote at the designated polling location for your specific precinct. To discover your precint number, election day polling location, and see a sample ballot visit the Denton County Voter Lookup page.

Ponder ISD’s School Board and Administration have called a bond election on November 3, 2020. The board and administration worked with over 25 Bond Committee and community members to develop this bond package, reviewing the district’s facilities, demographics, equipment, and educational spaces. To view more information about the Ponder ISD Bond Election, please visit: https://www.ponderisdbond.com/

Ponder ISD hosted a board candidate forum on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 to give community members the opportunity to get to know our board candidates for the November 3, 2020 election. You may watch the recording below. The actual forum begins at the 1:36 minute mark.

Fall Festival Cancelled due to COVID-19

The Ponder ISD Fall Festival has been cancelled for this year due to COVID-19 concerns. Unfortunately, the nature of the event does not lend itself to social distancing or any other of the safety protocols being practiced in society today. Ponder ISD is deeply saddened that this long time cultural event in our community must take a year off due to the pandemic; we know how much our school and community enjoy this event each year. Thank you once again for your understanding as we navigate this school year.

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.