MISD School Board Approves
2018-19 Calendar
T
he Mansfield ISD calendar for the 2018-19 school year has been approved. The MISD Board of Trustees
unanimously passed it at the regular school board meeting on Nov. 14.
According to the calendar, school will start on Wednesday, Aug. 15. Teachers return on Aug. 6 for staff
development and instructional planning.
The last day of school for students will be May 23, meaning the school year will still end before Memorial Day.
Calendar options were drafted by members of the district’s calendar committee, consisting of parents, staff
and community members. After gathering feedback from the community through a survey, a final draft was
submitted to the school board for approval.
View the 2018-19 calendar online at www.mansfieldisd.org/calendars.
MISD Earns Superior
Grade in State’s Financial
Integrity System
M
ansfield ISD has once again upheld its excellence in financial accountability by earning a Superior rating in the
School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST).
It is the 15th consecutive year that MISD has achieved the system’s highest rating, meaning the district has earned a
superior grade since the inception of the state’s financial accountability system.
School FIRST was developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in response to state legislation. The primary goal
of the system is to achieve quality performance in the management of a school district’s financial resources. It is a goal
made more significant due to the complexity of accounting associated with Texas’ school finance system.
Ratings for 2017 were based on budgetary and financial data reported for the 2015-16 fiscal year. Mansfield ISD
passed all 15 indicators measured and received an “A” or Superior rating.
Each Texas school district is required to prepare an annual financial accountability report for School FIRST.
District Wins State Award
for Fiscal Responsibility
M
ansfield ISD has been recertified for an award that recognizes the
district’s good stewardship of taxpayer dollars.
The Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) has given
MISD’s purchasing department the Award of Merit for Purchasing
Operations.
The distinction is given to school districts and education service centers
statewide that are committed to following professional standards in the
acquisition of goods and services.
A team of reviewers evaluated the department’s various procedures and practices such as organization, policies and
procedures, contract operations, staff training and certification, use of technology and communication.
The MISD purchasing department will receive formal recognition on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at TASBO’s 72nd annual
conference in Fort Worth.
MISD’s business services department also recently received a clean audit from third-party consultants.
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