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Next Steps for New IDEA Families: Register Your Child and Attend a Welcome to IDEA Event

April 12, 2019

We are so excited to welcome you to our Team & Family!  

The first big step in the enrollment process is completing registration. Registration is required to confirm your child’s seat for the 2019-20 school year and should be completed online via SchoolMint. For a list a list of required documents and for step-by-step instructions, please visit our Registration webpage.  

After registration is complete, plan on attending your school’s Welcome to IDEA event...

College Signing Day 2019: Their Legacy Starts Here

April 11, 2019

For families at IDEA, no event represents every family’s hopes and dreams more than College Signing Day. From tearful thank you speeches to the roar of the crowd as each student joyfully proclaims where he or she will attend college this fall.

Nearly 25,000 spectators across three regions are expected as 1,185 IDEA seniors celebrate their commitment to college at our annual College Signing Day events in the Rio Grande Valley, and for t...

The Road to Safety Starts with Our Bus Drivers

April 10, 2019

As a parent, nothing is more important than a child’s safety. No one wants to think of their child waiting alone to be picked up or getting off at the wrong stop. Parents expect to know exactly where their kids are and that they are safe.   

IDEA’s Transportation Department has found success in both safety and efficiency by using an app for parents called Here Comes the Bus®. Powered by software from Syno...