Killeen Schools

 Being a great teacher is about more than helping students reach their academic goals.  Killeen Independent School District believes that the best way to support its students is by first supporting its teachers. For a teacher to thrive, it is important to work in an environment that facilitates professional growth and prioritizes efficiency. Killeen Independent School District provides its teachers with the right resources to provide quality education to children and reach their professional goals. Killeen Independent School District has over 52 campuses, 44,000+ students and 6,100+ staff members across Killeen, Fort Hood, Nolanville, and Harker Heights. KISD takes pride in its 94.5 percent attendance rate and a 21 percent increase in graduates. The school district has 52 adopt-a-school programs and a superior financial rating. Teacher grants worth $ 228,188 and Students scholarships worth $ 285,361 have been awarded by Killeen ISD.  Killeen Independent School District pr...

 In an attempt to gather and share data about the number of COVID-19 cases, Killeen Independent School District has introduced a COVID-19 Dashboard on its website – https://www.killeenisd.org/dashboard . The COVID-19 Dashboard shows the number of confirmed cases among students and employees, and is updated regularly to reflect voluntarily submitted COVID-19 tests. A list of COVID-19 campus contacts is also provided, displaying the name of the campus, nurse in-charge, and contact numbers for all campuses. Through the dashboard, KISD monitors a ten-day total of new COVID-19 cases. Parents are required to report lab-confirmed COVID-19 test results to the campus nurse. Data is refreshed daily at 5:00 AM, and the total number of positive cases is divided by the total number of students and employees on a given campus to determine a campus threshold level. If this percentage is more than 5 percent, an investigation may be conducted to determine the likelihood of a communal spread and dec...