Knights Family News 8/14

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Knights Family News

Kendall Elementary School

August 14, 2026

News from the Admin Team

Thank you for an Amazing First Week!

Dear Kendall Elementary Families,

What an incredible first week at Kendall Elementary! Our campus was filled with so much excitement, energy, and joy as we welcomed our Knights back to school. We are officially back at it, and we couldn’t be more excited for the year ahead!

One of the highlights of the week was our Kindergarten Classroom Reveal! After spending the week rotating between classrooms, our incoming kindergarten students finally found out who their new teacher would be. It was so much fun to see their excitement as they discovered their new classroom and teacher!

We also want to thank our families for your patience and partnership as we worked through our first week of arrival and dismissal procedures. Our team spent the first few days carefully checking every student to ensure they were getting to the correct bus and safely loaded. Each day, we have been able to improve our loading time, and departures have gotten earlier and earlier!

As our students become more familiar with their buses and routines, we expect the process to continue getting faster, while always keeping safety our top priority. Please be prepared to be at your bus stop at the time communicated by transportation at the beginning of the year. It will start to align this coming week.

Thank you for an amazing start to the school year, Kendall families! We are so grateful for your patience, support, and partnership. Here’s to an incredible year together!

With excitement,

Jennifer Escamilla

Principal

We are Back in Action!

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

Arrival Procedures

K-2 students will enter through the cafeteria and 3-5 students will enter through the gym beginning at 7:05 am. PK students enter through our front doors and are assisted to their classroom upon arrival. Parents have several options for arrival time.

Car Loop- Our safety patrol and staff will be in the loop to assist you with unloading your students and getting them into the building safely. We ask that you follow their requests to pull all the way forward so that we can maximize the car loop and eliminate a back up in traffic.
Parent Walk Up- You may park across the street near BMSS and use the cross walk to walk your child onto campus. Parents must leave their child near the cafeteria and let staff assist them the rest of the way. This is to prevent a back-up of parents and students at our front door and to create a flow of traffic.
Bus- Your child may arrive via bus. Staff members will be there to welcome them off the bus and ensure they make it to their classroom safely.

Tardies are issued after the 7:35 bell. If you arrive late with your child, you will need to park and walk them into the front office to check in.

Please refrain from dropping your student off before 7:05 am. There will not be staff present to monitor students before this time and safety is our top priority. Students are not permitted to wait by our front doors before staff is on duty.

Dismissal Procedures

Dismissal takes place at 3:00 pm. Students will be escorted out to their location beginning around 2:55 pm. Staff members are on duty in each location to ensure safety and organization of dismissal. Parents have several options for dismissal.

Car Loop- Parents will pull into the car loop in a double line and our staff will assist you by calling your students name on a walkie talkie. They will get this information from your car tag that needs to be displayed on your dashboard. Therefore, it is imperative that you pick up a car tag at Meet the Teacher or let your homeroom teacher know if you are in need of additional tags. Our officer and staff will be on duty to help with the flow of the car loop. Students will wait with their grade level until their hear their name called on the walkie talkie. They will be sent to a colored pole to wait on you and loaded into your car by a staff member.
Parent Walk Up- Parents may park and walk up to pick up their student near the cafeteria doors. Parents may not walk up on the bus loop side. To ensure safety of all students, you must have a parent pick up tag with you in order for our staff to release your student to you. Therefore, it is imperative that you pick up a Parent Walk Up tag ar Meet the Teacher or let your homeroom teacher know if you are in need of additional tags for this process.
Bus- Your student may ride the bus home once you have contacted transportation and determined their bus route. Students will be loaded on to the bus at 3:00 and depart campus around 3:05. Each route has an estimated time of arrival to your bus stop that can be found at https://www.infofinderi.com/ifi/?cid=BI05063838479. In the past, we have had multiple rounds of bus routes. If students are not assigned the first route, they wait in our gym until their bus arrives. However, we believe that we will only have one round of bus routes this school year, meaning many of our students will be able to depart shortly after the bell rings. This is subject to change as BISD transportation makes final changes,
After School Care- Students may also attend YMCA or daycare after school concludes. Parents will need to register their child with the organization of their choice for this service. YMCA is hosted on KES campus and daycares pick up students in the bus loop and transport them back to their campus.
Clubs- After the year gets going, students will have opportunities to join Kendall clubs that typically run from 3:00-3:45. Please be on the lookout for these opportunities!

Dismissal procedures tend to take longer at the beginning of the year as students and staff are learning the procedures with safety in mind. Once we establish a routine, this process moves much faster. Please partner with us by being patient and understanding throughout the first few weeks.

Attendance and Tardies

Please remember the importance of daily attendance and how it ties to your student's success. However, we understand that illness and emergencies happen, so if your child does need to be absent from school we ask that you email Mallory.McIvor@boerneisd.net so that she can make notes of this attendance and upload any supporting documents to your student's attendance file. We want to ensure that all excused absences are marked accordingly with appropriate documentation. Please be aware that Skyward will send you an automated alert when your child does not get marked present at school, even if you have already reached out to our attendance secretary.

Please help us prevent truancy cases and chronic absenteeism, so that we can serve your student to the best of our ability. It is Texas law that students who fail to attend school without an excuse for 10 or more days within a six-month period or 3 or more days within a four-week period constitutes truancy. Parents or guardians can be charged if they fail to ensure their child attends school as required by law.

Kinder Parent Orientation & Kinder Reveal

Mrs. Sanchez Class

Ms. Skyberg's Class

Mrs. Randel's Class

Ms. Christian's Class

Child Nutrition

Boerne ISD's Child Nutrition department is excited to welcome students and staff members for the new school year. The department's website provides information on everything you need to know when it comes to your student's school meals and nutrition. Here are a few of the most requested areas.

Online Payments and Refund Information - Learn how to pay for school meals including online, checks and cash. Start by creating a PaySchools Portal account (please note you would need to know your student’s student ID number.)

Free & Reduced Meals and Federal Guidelines - Apply using PaySchools Portal or download a printable application in English or Spanish.
Menus
Meal Pricing
Breakfast: $2.30 (paid) free and reduced (no cost) for students.
Lunch: Elementary - $3.40 (paid) $0.40 (reduced), middle and high schools - $3.65 (paid) $0.40 (reduced)
As of September 1, 2025, students receiving reduced lunch will receive the benefits of free breakfast and lunch for two years. Students must qualify annually.

Meal Charges

Students are expected to have funds available for the purchase of their meals. However, students who do not have funds in their accounts will be allowed to charge up to $50. Once a student's account falls to a negative balance, an email notification letter will be sent to the household informing them of the negative balance. Students are not allowed to charge any extra items including second portions, a la carte snacks and ice cream if funds are not available.

Student Code of Conduct

The Student Code of Conduct for Boerne ISD can be found at the following link in English and in Spanish.

https://www.boerneisd.net/departments/administrative-services/student-code-of-conduct

Social Contracts

Ms. Escamilla and Mrs. Allison met with each grade level to go over social contracts for the 26-27 school year. They reviewed hallway and classroom etiquette with students; as well as expectations around creating a respectful learning environment for themselves and others.

Payschools Parent Portal

www.payschoolscentral.com

The Boerne ISD Child Nutrition department introduced a new online system for managing student lunch accounts and making payments last year. The new platform, PaySchools, offers a convenient and user-friendly experience for families.

Through the family portal, parents and guardians can easily stay informed and in control of their child's meal account.

Key Features

Secure online payments — Add funds to your child’s account anytime, from anywhere. Convenience fees apply.
Real-time balance updates — Monitor account balances and receive low-balance alerts.
Purchase history and restrictions — View what your child is buying and set spending limits.
Sibling account transfers — Easily transfer funds between children.
Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications — Apply directly through the portal.

To get started, take a look at these instructions for setting up an account and using the system’s features.

For further questions, please call the Child Nutrition Department at 830-357-2165 or email us at Marissa Acosta (Marissa.acosta@boerneisd.net) or Vlada Buck (vlada.buck@boerneisd.net.)

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