Parent and Community Information
Parent and Community Information
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- Please call no later than 9:30am if your child is absent. It is required that your child bring a note when they return to school for their attendance file.
- Elementary students will not be pulled from class until their parent arrives at the school for pick up.
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Follow the link below to access the TxConnect parent portal. If you have not registered for the TxConnect system please download the pdf instructions and follow them. If you are unable to access the system or have any issues or questions about registering please contact Courtney Miller at 806-686-3971 or courtney.miller@region16.net.
Links for Parent Portal:
TxConnect Parent Portal
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To: All Parents
From: Miami ISD
Date: September 1, 2025
Subject: Notification to Parents of Teacher Qualifications
As a parent of a student at Miami ISD, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct your child. Federal law allows you to ask for certain information about your child's classroom teachers, and requires you to receive this information in a timely manner. Specifically, you have the right to ask for the following information about each of your child's classroom teachers:
• Whether Texas Education Agency has licensed or qualified the teacher for the grades and subjects he or she teaches.
• Whether Texas Education Agency has decided that the teacher can teach in a classroom without being licensed or qualified under state regulations because of special circumstances.
• The teacher's college major; whether the teacher has any advanced degrees and, if so, the subject of the degrees.
• Whether any teachers' aides or similar paraprofessionals provide services to your child and their qualifications.
If you would like to receive any of this information, please call Krista Solis at 806-868-3971
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- A Parent’s Guide to FERPA
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- Miami ISD will provide Spanish translation when 25% of the Home Language Surveys indicates Spanish is the language spoken in the home. The District’s website has a translation feature available so that the information on the website can be read in another language.
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District Plan for Meeting Teacher Certification Requirements
District Plan for Meeting Teacher Certification Requirements by School Year 29-30
Pursuant to Tex. Educ. Code§ 21.0032(a-1), MIAMI /SD has created a plan to delay the full implementation of certification requirements for teachers of record in foundation curriculum courses until the beginning of the 2029-2030 school year.
District Name: Miami ISD
County-District Number (CON): 197902
Superintendent Name & Email: Krista Solis krista.solis@miamiisd.com Point of Contact for Plan Implementation: Krista Solis
Board Approval Date: February 16, 2026
Date Posted to District Website: February 17, 2026
UNCERTIFIED TEACHERS BREAKDOWN BY GRADE LEVEL AND/OR SUBJECT AREA:
Reading/ELA
K
1st
2nd
1m
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5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
Sub Iotal
Mathematics
.IS
1st
2lli1
3rd
4th
5th
6th
1
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
Sub IQtal
1
Science
.IS
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
1
12th
Sub Total
1
Social Studies
K
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2lli1
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
Sub TQtal
Total 2
Average number of new uncertified teachers hired by the district over the past three school years (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS
Name of EPP
Description of Partnership
(How will the EPP support certification, training, mentorship etc.)
Texas Teacher of Tomorrow
EPP Program portal, email, phone contact, teacher candidate meetings
PACE West Texas A&M University
EPP Program portal, email, phone contact, teacher candidate meetings
TIMELINE & STRATEGIC PLAN FOR TRANSITION TO COMPLIANCE
Year
Goals
Key Strategies to reduce uncertified teachers & build pipeline.
Responsible Parties
Monitoring Metrics
2025-2026
Do not hire any uncertified teachers for 26-27 school year
Support non-certified teachers who are currently in an EPP.
Principal, Instructional Coach and Superintendent
% of uncertified reading/ELA teachers
2026-2027
Do not hire any uncertified teachers in math/ELAR grades K-5
continue to hire only certified teachers
Principal, Instructional Coach and Superintendent
% of uncertified reading/ELA teachers grades K-5
2027-2028
Do not hire any uncertified teachers in any foundational course (Math, ELAR, Science,
Teachers on District of Innovation agreements to become fully certified.
Principal, Instructional Coach and Superintendent
% of uncertified in an foundational course (Math, ELAR, Science,
Social Studies)
Social Studies)
Teachers teaching outside their certification area will obtain certifications in the area in which they are teaching by registering teachers for certification classes and test-preps and track progress.
2028-2029
Continue implementation of plan
Achieve <5% uncertified in foundation subjects by registering teachers for certification classes and test-preps, assign mentors and track progress through meetings.
Principal, Instructional Coach, District HR and EPP
% uncertified teachers
2029-2030
Continue implementation of plan
Full compliance- 0% uncertified
Principal, Instructional Coach, District HR and EPP
% uncertified teachers
STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT UNCERTIFIED TEACHERS
Year
Strategy Description
Responsible Parties
Monitoring Metrics
2025-26
Support non-certified teachers through enrollment in EPP programs.
Register teachers for certification test prep classes.
Assign mentors
Create certification plans for all uncertified teachers employed by the district
Principal, Instructional Coach, District HR and EPP
100% of uncertified teachers have a written certification plan by July 2026
2026-27
Register teachers for certification test prep classes.
Assign mentors
Create certification plans for all uncertified teachers employed by the district
Register teachers for classes through ESC16 to familiarize them with content related materials
Principal and Instructional Coach
50% of uncertified teachers pass content test by EOY
2027-2028
Register teachers in certification seminars and test prep classes.
Track progress through scheduled meetings with teachers to review individualized plans.
Principal and Instructional Coach
100% of uncertified teachers pass content test by EOY
2028-2029
Continue plan compliance
Principal, Instructional Coach, District HR and EPP
100% of teachers certified
Attestation:
The district board of trustees has reviewed and approved this plan for meeting statutory teacher certification requirements.
Board President Signature: Brian Benge
Date: 2-16-26
Superintendent Krista Solis