April 18, 2024

Online enrollment for 2024-2025 now open, including Pre-Kindergarten lottery

Online enrollment is now open for the 2024-2025 school year, and families can complete an easy 1-2-3 process for returning students to quickly register their children.

Enrollment is now open for all children – pre-kindergarten and up – whether they are currently enrolled, returning to the district after leaving or brand new to Northwest ISD. For families of currently enrolled students returning next year, the process will take just a few minutes with the following quick, three-step process outlined on this page.

Enrolling your child as early as possible is one way you can help your campus and the district prepare for next school year. Please visit www.nisdtx.org/enroll to learn more!

Pre-Kindergarten

Northwest ISD offers free Pre-K to students who meet state requirements, and the district also offers tuition-based Pre-K to students who live within district boundaries but do not meet requirements for the state-funded program. Students must be 4 years old by September 1 in either program. 

State-funded Pre-K is offered at no cost for those that meet one or more of the eligibility criteria (language, income, military, etc.).

Tuition-based Pre-K spots are limited at each campus, therefore placement is initially determined through a lottery system. Lottery applications are currently being accepted, but will close on Friday, April 26, at 5 p.m.

Summer opportunities in Northwest ISD

Making plans for the summer? Northwest ISD has lots of opportunities for students throughout the summer months. From athletic and fine arts camps to enrichment opportunities and summer school, all information has been updated for this summer and can easily be found at www.nisdtx.org/summer.

NISD announces Teachers of the Year, honor staff at Inspire Celebration

Northwest ISD recently announced its Teachers of the Year and honored the top educators and staff across the district at its annual Inspire Celebration, showcasing the tremendous teaching talent and staff support throughout the district.

All 34 Northwest ISD schools named their Exemplar Educators of the Year, honoring the district’s top teachers by campus for the 2023-2024 academic year. Northwest ISD’s Exemplar Educators were selected following a rigorous process on their campus that evaluated their leadership, motivation and effectiveness in the classroom.

From among those 34 Exemplar Educators, two teachers were chosen as the NISD Teachers of the Year. Monique Lawson, a second-grade teacher at Schluter Elementary School, was named the Elementary Teacher of the Year. Leann Shelley, an English teacher at Medlin Middle School, was named the Secondary Teacher of the Year.

The Inspire Celebration also acknowledged the district’s Employees of the Year, retirees and some of Northwest ISD’s longest-serving staff members celebrating their major work anniversary milestones. Photographs of the ceremony can be found on the district's Flickr page.

Signing Day ceremonies recognize 29 NISD student-athletes

Congratulations to the 29 student-athletes from Byron Nelson, Eaton and Northwest high schools who took part in National Signing Day ceremonies on Wednesday, April 17, signifying their intent to play collegiate sports and continue their academic pursuits. 

A complete list of students who signed letters of intent along with their sports and future colleges can be seen here. Additional pictures from all three ceremonies can be found on the district's Flickr account or at the links below. 

In total in 2023-2024, 83 NISD student-athletes have signed to play collegiate sports

Transfer application window open through May 15

Families interested in requesting a campus transfer for their students for the 2024-2025 school year can do so until 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, through an online transfer form. All transfer requests are considered on a case-by-case basis, as each student’s request is unique.

Northwest ISD allows families to request transfers to another campus for the next school year during a window that opens annually on April 1. Transfers requests are subject to the capacity of a campus, as several schools are closed to transfers because they are near or over their designed student enrollment.

Upcoming vaccination clinics

Passport Health/Staying Healthy Medical Services will be conducting a children’s vaccination clinic to get your students up to date for the school year. The clinics will be held at Pike Middle School (2200 Texan Drive, Justin) on April 20 and May 18.

These clinics are intended for NISD students who are missing required vaccines. More information can be found here.

NISD Food Service survey open now

The Student ViewPOINT survey from Aramark, NISD's food service partner is back! Have an opinion about NISD Food Service? Want to send comments, suggestions or critiques of the foods offered? Here's your chance! 

The survey is available in two versions: one for middle and high school students and another for parents of elementary-level students. Parents can take the elementary-level survey with or without their children.

The survey is open now and will remain open until May 13. To begin the survey, visit www.studentVP.com and enter the code '2024' to begin the survey.

2024 NEF Raffle now open!

The 2024 Northwest ISD Education Foundation Raffle is now open! This is your chance to win one or more of their great prizes. Winners will be drawn on Monday, April 29. You do not have to be present to win. For questions or information about the raffle, please visit the website.

Mobile Food Pantry open Saturday, April 20

Northwest ISD is partnering with Tarrant Area Food Bank and the Northwest ISD Education Foundation to offer a monthly mobile market to provide groceries and assistance to families in need.

Time: 9 to 11 a.m. - Saturday, April 20

Location: NISD Temporary Administration Building

2001 Texan Drive in Justin

NOTE: With February's Mobile Food Pantry, a new location and drive-thru service went into effect. Click here for more information on the changes.

Interested in volunteering at the monthly food markets? Sign up today!

Help restock immediate needs in the NEF Resource Store and Library

The Northwest ISD Education Foundation’s resource store and library provides support to NISD teachers and students through free resources and educational materials. NISD teachers can “shop” for school and classroom supplies, snack packs, books and more. All items are free to district educators! This school year, NEF has served more than 940 educators from across the district!

You can help by donating from the store’s online wishlist. Immediate needs include books, wide-ruled composition notebooks, snacks, pencil boxes and calculators. You can also help by volunteering in the store! Volunteers help sticker and prep inventory, restock shelves and fulfill online requests from teachers.