Welcome Back Letter from Dr. Bott

Dear Santa Fe students, staff, parents, and community,

Welcome back to the 2024-2025 school year! We hope everyone had a safe and restful summer. This is always an exciting time for us as we welcome back over 4,000 students and 675 staff members to Santa Fe ISD. Our overarching theme of, “Our Community, Our Legacy, Our Future,” continues to remain a key focus for our school district. Here are a few important updates for you as we begin the new school year:

SFISD Website, Social Media – We encourage you to follow our school district on social media. We proudly post our student & staff celebrations on a weekly basis. We also encourage you to sign up for reminders on campus apps such as Skyward, Remind, Class Dojo, and SportsU. We are eager to partner with our parents and community! We invite you to call, e-mail, or come and visit us if you have any questions or concerns. Our staff is always here to help.

Transparency & Volunteerism – All five of our SFISD campuses maintain parent and community volunteer initiatives in an effort to better increase transparency and collaboration with our Santa Fe community. Please reach out to your child’s campus if you are interested in being a Watch DOG, “Rise Above” Parent, or Parenton-Patrol.

School Funding – While our school district still has yet to see an increase in the basic allotment, we will continue to provide our students with the strongest, most quality education. We invite you to join us in our ongoing efforts to advocate for our teachers and students.

Indian Innovation Lab – You may have seen the much anticipated Book and Stem Bus rolling through the streets of Santa Fe this summer. This will be another layer of learning for the students of SFISD. It could not have been possible without our Education Foundation and the collaborative efforts from so many. Our students are so fortunate.

Thank you for your commitment and dedication to Santa Fe I.S.D. We look forward to seeing all that we will accomplish together with our students and community. On behalf of our SFISD School Board, we wish all of you a safe and blessed school year. As always, please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have questions.

Have a great school year!

Sincerely,

Kevin M. Bott, Ed.D.