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As the only municipal school district in the state of Texas, the Board of Trustees understand the value of hiring and retaining top talent in education. After a year of COVID-19, the district remains committed to providing excellence in education for our students, team, and community. Last night the Board of Trustees at Stafford MSD voted to approve several pay increases for the 2021-2022 school year for both current employees and new hires.

Chief Operations & Innovations Officer Marva Rasberry has announced her retirement after 38 years of working at Stafford MSD. Ms. Rasberry began working at the school in 1983 as the Business teacher at Stafford High School and will bid the district farewell at the end of this month. In July, the campus will celebrate 40 years of educational excellence made possible by campus leaders like Chief Marva Rasberry. A reception has been planned in her honor before her last day of contract for the 2020-2021 school year, but her legacy will continue into perpetuity.

As we approach the end of the school year, all devices (laptop, iPad or hotspot) issued to your student will need to be returned to the district.  Last summer, Stafford MSD purchased devices for all the students enrolled. This helped launch the school district’s 1:1 device initiative. We hope that this was beneficial to your student and that it helped making learning online easier. Check out the schedule and special instructions for students enrolling in Summer School.

Effective on Saturday, June 5, 2021, SMSD will no longer require masks to be worn on campus.  Face mask coverings will be optional for students, staff, parents, and visitors.

Enrolled students (up to 21 years of age) in families that temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price school meals for the 2020–2021 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible to receive Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT). P-EBT benefits can be used to buy food from any retailer that accepts the Lone Star Card.

The application for P-EBT will open Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Go to yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/PEBT to apply. The application link is case-sensitive. The deadline to apply is Friday, August 13, 2021.

Over 1,700 (United States and overseas) high school JROTC programs participated in the JLAB competition, and it is a challenge for any program to make it to the next level. Stafford High School didn't think 1 team was enough and they have officially qualified 2 SHS teams into the AJROTC Leadership Academic Bowl.