Upon review of updated guidelines and requirements that remain in place from the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Navasota ISD has made the decision to continue requiring masks for the remainder of the school year for the safety of our students, staff, and community. Current COVID-19 protocols and safety measures taken by NISD have helped curb the spread of COVID-19 on campuses and have contributed to keeping Navasota schools open and learning in person.
TEA guidelines require contact tracing when a student or staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. The mask requirement has contributed to low numbers of transmission and the number of students and staff needing to be sent home to quarantine, due to close contact. If the mask requirement is removed in classrooms, there is a high probability the number of students and staff needing to quarantine may increase at a rapid rate. Keeping current mask practices in place will allow us to keep students and staff on campus when COVID-19 cases do arise.
Our school board has the local control to remove this mask mandate, according to current TEA guidelines. The NISD School Board and district administrators will continue to monitor the situation and in the future, when the time is right, we may take formal action to modify or eliminate the mask mandate for all campuses.
We’re all in this together and we believe this is the right decision to make with current information and requirements. We appreciate your support in helping us keep our students, staff, and community safe.
We are super proud of these Rattler Welders for their continued success in the Texas High School Welding Series! Alexander Silvan, Marco Mendoza, Jose Lopez, and Conner McDonald have competed in multiple competitions and received several honors. Marco, Jose, and Conner have all earned their AWS D9.1 Sheet Metal Welding certifications and Alexander has earned a $1000 Ocean Corporation scholarship award to continue his education after high school graduation. Alexander was also awarded a Dive Coin to attend the Underwater Welding and diving State Event this summer at The Ocean Corp in Houston, TX. Congratulations to these students and to their sponsor, Mr. Kelvin Neal.
