🍂💙 Happy National Principals Month, Ms. Ortiz! 💙🍂 Thank you for your leadership, dedication, and for always supporting our students, community and staff. We appreciate all you do...

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(EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT – Oct. 23, 2026) — El Paso ISD families are invited to enjoy an evening of spooky fun, community connections and school safety during the El P...

(EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT – Oct. 23, 2026) — El Paso ISD is significantly expanding opportunities for teachers to earn recognition and performance-based financial rewar...

(EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT – October 20, 2026) — Building on its approach to maximizing district assets, El Paso ISD is actively transforming surplus properties into opp...

Principal Sally McHalffey shares smiles and a stroll with students at Nixon Elementary. Strong campus leadership creates a nurturing environment where our young scholars can gr...

Mark your calendars.

(EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT – Oct. 16, 2026) — El Paso ISD Board of Trustees will host a series of community meetings in November. The meetings will provide an opportunit...

(EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT – Oct. 14, 2026) — Music and Fine Arts opportunities spark creativity, inspire imagination, and help El Paso ISD students grow. That’s why Wes...

(EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT - Oct. 13, 2026) — El Paso ISD remains financially stable and continues to have the funding necessary to support students, staff, and daily op...

Welcome Back, El Paso ISD! Students across our district are supporting each other and being buddies as we celebrate National Bullying Prevention Month! Dear El Paso ISD Commu...

💙💛 Happy Instructional Coaches Day! 💛💙 Today we celebrate Ms. Balansay , our amazing Instructional Coach! Thank you for your leadership, support, encouragement, and commitment t...

🌎🍎 Happy World Teachers’ Day! 🍎🌎 Today we celebrate our amazing teachers and the heart, dedication, and passion you bring to Sunrise Mountain every day. 💙💛 Thank you for inspiring...

🦁 Happy Custodian Appreciation Day! 🧹✨ Today we celebrate our amazing custodians who work hard every day to keep Sunrise Mountain clean, safe, and welcoming for our students an...

(EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT – Oct. 1, 2026) — El Paso ISD has released its proposed draft 2027-28 academic calendar to view here . The proposed draft calendar will be pr...

(EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT – October 1, 2026) — Before the first bell rings, the work has already begun. A principal may be greeting students as they arrive, checking ...

Congratulations to our inspiring El Paso ISD health science students who proudly received their official stethoscopes during a special ceremony last week, marking an exciting fir...

(EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT – September 25, 2026) — Learning doesn't stop when the school bell rings, and El Paso ISD is giving people opportunities to discover new inter...

(EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT – September 23, 2026) — Walking the halls of Clendenin Elementary School, students are greeted by vibrant, larger-than-life visuals that insta...

(EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT – Sept. 23, 2026) — Due to current weather conditions, El Paso ISD is making the following changes to activities scheduled for today, Wednesda...