Updated: 9:15 PM CST February 24, 2021
BELTON, Texas The Belton Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Monday to take steps to minimize the impact of closing the district due to last week s severe weather, power outages and issues with water.
The Board unanimously approved to pay employees for the five days of closure and to submit a “Missed School Days” waiver to the Texas Education Agency for those days, the district said.
These waivers, if approved by TEA, would waive the requirement to make up missed instruction time for Feb.16-19 and Feb. 22. The Board also voted to submit an additional waiver to claim credit for instructional minutes on Feb. 12, which the district deemed a virtual learning day.
Updated: 9:18 PM CST December 14, 2020
BELTON, Texas The Belton Independent School District Board of Trustees approved changes to the district’s spring calendar on Monday with the intent of supporting teachers and students during this unusual 2020-2021 school year.
The changes include adding three teacher in-service/student holiday days on January 5, March 1 and April 26 to allow for more teacher planning and professional development, according to Belton ISD.
“It’s a different kind of school year,” Deputy Superintendent Malinda Golden said. “We’re asking our teachers to manage students in multiple learning environments - sometimes simultaneously - and they’ve stepped up to the challenge.