Join us before Convocation for EMS ISD's Community Business Fair on August 13 from 12-1:30 pm in the Chisholm Trail High School cafeteria,  3100 NW College Drive, Fort Worth, 76179. We have partnered with the Saginaw Area Chamber of Commerce to showcase our local community businesses with activities, games, door prizes, food, entertainment, and more. Please join us and support the local business partners who support you! 

Convocation will begin at 2 pm in the Chisholm Trail HS competition gym and will kick off our 60th anniversary celebration of the consolidation of our district. This year's theme is "Proud Past. Bold Future." The gym doors will open at 1:30 pm. Please note that Convocation is required professional learning for all staff. The Community Business Fair and Convocation are shaping up for a fun afternoon of learning, fellowship, and community support! See you there! Seating charts, maps, and more details to follow soon. 

August 6-7: New Hire Orientation at Hollenstein Career & Technology Center

August 8-10: Flexible Professional Learning Days ( Click here for info)

August 13-17: Professional Learning Days  (check with your campus principal for schedule)

August 20: First Day of School

All district employees will complete the EMS ISD Compliance Bundle in Canvas this year. Email invitations for the course were sent, but employees can also self-enroll using the appropriate link for their campus or department found by clicking here. The Compliance Bundle must be completed by August 19. For staff planning to use it as credit for the August 10 flexible professional learning day, the Bundle must be completed by August 8. 

Sign into Canvas using your district username and password. If you cannot get signed into Canvas, please  contact Julia Wolfe at 

[email protected] to request a Canvas account. For answers to frequently asked questions, click here.

All teachers are invited to come check out our new Interactive Display Devices and literally get your hands on these boards! Teachers will discover how to use the built-in educational apps, how to connect a laptop, how to quickly display mobile devices to the boards, and more.

Don't forget to file your Health Screening Benefit Claim forms with MetLife if you have Accident or Critical Illness policies and have had a health screening done. You may be eligible to get an annual wellness benefits refund check if you send the forms in. To find out if you have Accident or Critical Illness coverage, you can log into your MetLife account online or check your pay stub.  

You can either fill out the claim form for the health screening and fax it directly to MetLife at 1-855-306-7350 or call MetLife directly at 1-866-626-3705 with questions regarding your health screening benefits. Click below for forms.