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View MoreElkins band director Joey Chen honored at FBISD convocation
Elkins High School Head Band Director Joey Chen was one of three Fort Bend ISD employees surprised with recognition at the district's Aug. 7 convocation, days before the 2026-27 school year begins.
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View MoreFort Bend ISD pre-K spots still open ahead of Aug. 11 first day
Fort Bend ISD announced Aug. 6 that pre-K4 spots, including bilingual Spanish classrooms at Missouri City-area schools, remain open ahead of the Aug. 11 first day of instruction.
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View MoreFort Bend ISD ranks second in Houston area for new state voucher program participation
Fort Bend ISD had 2,024 students funded through Texas's new Education Freedom Accounts program, ranking second in the Houston area and fourth statewide, while Stafford MSD had 43 participants in the state's first-ever voucher data release.
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View MoreMarshall High cuts ribbon on new Fine Arts Building ahead of first day of school
Thurgood Marshall High School in Missouri City celebrated the grand opening of its new Fine Arts Building on Aug. 6, completing a bond-funded project that began construction in May 2025, just days before Fort Bend ISD students return for the 2026-27 school year.
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View MoreMissouri City Fire recruiting as local HCC campus offers top-rated paramedic training
Missouri City Fire and Rescue Services is seeking new hires while Houston Community College's EMS program, which holds a 99% National Registry pass rate and a self-reported No. 1 state ranking, offers year-round classes at its Missouri City campus.
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View MoreStafford Middle School's Zepeda named district Teacher of the Year, honored at regional luncheon
Stafford Middle School eighth-grade science teacher Jesus Zepeda was named the district's 2025-26 Teacher of the Year and honored at the Region IV Teacher of the Year Luncheon days before the Aug. 11 first day of school.
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View MoreStafford MSD proposes $45.1 million budget with flat tax rate as property values decline
Stafford MSD's proposed $45.1 million budget for 2026-27 holds the tax rate flat at $1.00212 despite a 3.16% drop in taxable property values; CFO Dovran Ovezov will present the plan at a joint workshop with City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 11, with final adoption set for Aug. 24.
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View MoreFort Bend ISD meal assistance applications open
Fort Bend ISD opened its free and reduced-price meals application for 2026-27 less than a week before the Aug. 11 first day of school, while Stafford MSD will serve free breakfast and lunch to all students at all five campuses under the federal Community Eligibility Program with no application required.
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View MoreFort Bend ISD to survey families on middle, high school boundary changes for 2027-28
Fort Bend ISD announced Wednesday, Aug. 5 that a community feedback survey on secondary school boundary changes for 2027-28 will open later in August, giving families zoned to Ridge Point, Elkins and Marshall high schools their first chance to weigh in on draft attendance zone scenarios.
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