With the first week of school in the rear-view mirror, students and teachers at Central Texas Innovation Academy have come together to launch a new format for education in CCISD. Despite their distance, these students have experienced the same community every Bulldawg expects when they walk through a physical door #TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg #OnePackOnePurpose
https://youtube.com/shorts/FWEtfKT2ljM
https://youtube.com/shorts/FWEtfKT2ljM
With this week's heat forecast, we wanted to share some facts about the air conditioning on CCISD school buses!
First, every CCISD bus is equipped with two A/C units which work in tandem to keep students comfortable. In optimal conditions, these units can lower the temperature on board by 30 degrees compared to outside. That means that, in optimal conditions, when it's 105 degrees outside, the bus is around 75 degrees on board.
With these running, though, there are a few reasons a bus may still feel warm on the way home:
☀ Full sun heats the bus body and windows
🚪 Frequent opening of bus doors for loading & unloading
👨👨👧👧 Students add body heat inside the cabin
🚦 Idling and slow-moving traffic reduce the cooling efficiency
The A/C is working, we promise! But, the heat load is extreme right now. #TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg #OnePackOnePurpose
First, every CCISD bus is equipped with two A/C units which work in tandem to keep students comfortable. In optimal conditions, these units can lower the temperature on board by 30 degrees compared to outside. That means that, in optimal conditions, when it's 105 degrees outside, the bus is around 75 degrees on board.
With these running, though, there are a few reasons a bus may still feel warm on the way home:
☀ Full sun heats the bus body and windows
🚪 Frequent opening of bus doors for loading & unloading
👨👨👧👧 Students add body heat inside the cabin
🚦 Idling and slow-moving traffic reduce the cooling efficiency
The A/C is working, we promise! But, the heat load is extreme right now. #TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg #OnePackOnePurpose
Ok, Bulldawgs! The second week of school starts tomorrow.
So, what are we looking forward to most this year? Drop your responses in the comments below ⬇
#TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg #OnePackOnePurpose 💙🐾
So, what are we looking forward to most this year? Drop your responses in the comments below ⬇
#TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg #OnePackOnePurpose 💙🐾
An all-new Take 2 with Hawk podcast is in your feed now! In this episode, Dr. Hawkins and Kurtis discuss the most successful Stuff the Bus yet in Bulldawg Nation. Plus, a deep dive on the proposed budget and tax rate, the nuances of screen time in schools, the new Bulldawg Ambassador Program, the first days of school and CCHS' new, shiny award. #TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg #OnePackOnePurpose
Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen anywhere you hear great podcasts!
YouTube --> https://youtu.be/ieH2djJcEGQ?si=bhA7FDyQ1t3WqyuS
Apple Podcasts --> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-2-with-hawk/id1811210964?i=1000784667991
Spotify --> https://open.spotify.com/episode/3z2Xh4PXZUI01h6khnPtq0?si=6237d5958da14cc4
Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen anywhere you hear great podcasts!
YouTube --> https://youtu.be/ieH2djJcEGQ?si=bhA7FDyQ1t3WqyuS
Apple Podcasts --> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-2-with-hawk/id1811210964?i=1000784667991
Spotify --> https://open.spotify.com/episode/3z2Xh4PXZUI01h6khnPtq0?si=6237d5958da14cc4
It's a sign for a new time! Crossroads High School is officially Central Texas Innovation Academy, expanding the impact it's able to make on students in this new age of public schools! #TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg #OnePackOnePurpose
An all-new Take 2 with Hawk podcast is in your feed now! In this episode, Dr. Hawkins and Kurtis discuss the work which went into balancing the proposed 2026-27 budget for the first time in four years. Plus, more on the budget and tax rate, the nuances of screen time in schools, the new Bulldawg Ambassador Program, the first days of school and CCHS' new, shiny award. #TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg #OnePackOnePurpose
Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen anywhere you hear great podcasts!
YouTube --> https://youtu.be/ieH2djJcEGQ?si=bhA7FDyQ1t3WqyuS
Apple Podcasts --> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-2-with-hawk/id1811210964?i=1000784667991
Spotify --> https://open.spotify.com/episode/3z2Xh4PXZUI01h6khnPtq0?si=6237d5958da14cc4
Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen anywhere you hear great podcasts!
YouTube --> https://youtu.be/ieH2djJcEGQ?si=bhA7FDyQ1t3WqyuS
Apple Podcasts --> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-2-with-hawk/id1811210964?i=1000784667991
Spotify --> https://open.spotify.com/episode/3z2Xh4PXZUI01h6khnPtq0?si=6237d5958da14cc4
CCISD has announced the launch of a new community program to have honest conversations and for parents and staff members to learn more about the district and where it's headed with the Bulldawg Ambassador Program! #TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg #OnePackOnePurpose
Learn more & apply today --> https://www.ccisd.com/article/3088338
Learn more & apply today --> https://www.ccisd.com/article/3088338
Copperas Cove High School has been named one of the best high schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report! 💙🐾
This honor has been a long time coming and reflects how the campus works to prepare students every day for exciting opportunities after graduation! #TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg #OnePackOnePurpose
Read more --> https://www.ccisd.com/article/3086826
This honor has been a long time coming and reflects how the campus works to prepare students every day for exciting opportunities after graduation! #TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg #OnePackOnePurpose
Read more --> https://www.ccisd.com/article/3086826
Bulldawg Football recently visited the 1st Cavalry Division on Fort Hood to interact with some of the soldiers serving our great nation and bring excitement back for Friday nights! #TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg #OnePackOnePurpose
https://youtu.be/Ty7LKTmUAgk
https://youtu.be/Ty7LKTmUAgk
An all-new episode of the Take 2 with Hawk podcast is in your feed now! In this episode, Dr. Hawkins and Kurtis discuss the first day of school (both times!) and how the district navigated the recent water emergency in Copperas Cove. Plus, where the budget process stands, more on the tax rate in CCISD, the nuances of screen time and a new community program coming soon to Bulldawg Nation. #TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg #OnePackOnePurpose
Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen anywhere you hear great podcasts!
YouTube --> https://youtu.be/ieH2djJcEGQ
Apple Podcasts --> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-2-with-hawk/id1811210964?i=1000784667991
Spotify --> https://open.spotify.com/episode/3z2Xh4PXZUI01h6khnPtq0?si=184a5024d7f643c8
Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen anywhere you hear great podcasts!
YouTube --> https://youtu.be/ieH2djJcEGQ
Apple Podcasts --> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-2-with-hawk/id1811210964?i=1000784667991
Spotify --> https://open.spotify.com/episode/3z2Xh4PXZUI01h6khnPtq0?si=184a5024d7f643c8
Welcome back to school, Bulldawgs! Again!
Relive the sights and sounds from Day 1 of the 2026-27 school year as we #UnlockTheDawg and kick off another successful school year! #TheCoveChoice
Photos --> https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD2F9C
Watch --> https://youtu.be/tspH4Qs2tr4
Relive the sights and sounds from Day 1 of the 2026-27 school year as we #UnlockTheDawg and kick off another successful school year! #TheCoveChoice
Photos --> https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD2F9C
Watch --> https://youtu.be/tspH4Qs2tr4
Let’s try this again!
With the city’s move to Stage 4A water restrictions, Copperas Cove ISD will reopen and resume classes on Thurs., Aug. 20th! We can’t wait to see everybody once again in our hallways.
Parents, please send your student to school with bottled water, as we remain under a boil notice and have a limited supply of bottled water within the district.
Read more --> https://www.ccisd.com/article/3083619
With the city’s move to Stage 4A water restrictions, Copperas Cove ISD will reopen and resume classes on Thurs., Aug. 20th! We can’t wait to see everybody once again in our hallways.
Parents, please send your student to school with bottled water, as we remain under a boil notice and have a limited supply of bottled water within the district.
Read more --> https://www.ccisd.com/article/3083619
Bulldawg families,
Unfortunately we have to share news that no one wanted in regard to opening our campuses. Copperas Cove ISD will remain closed on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. We are working closely with the City as they progress through this issue. We do feel like this relationship affords us the ability to notify you as parents in a timely manner as we navigate through this unknown circumstances.
Please know that everybody in Bulldawg Nation wants to get the doors back open. I can promise you that this setback will be viewed through the lens of time as a great comeback. We will have the year that our students, staff and community deserve. It will make our return even better.
Please continue to think and pray for the crews working around the clock to restore water service to our community. I think it is important to keep those members of our community including those working to restore water in your thoughts and prayers. I know they are stressed, working long hours and very much want to help return normalcy to our community.
God Bless & Go Dawgs,
Dr. Brent Hawkins
Superintendent of Schools,
Copperas Cove ISD
More --> https://www.ccisd.com/article/3082112
Unfortunately we have to share news that no one wanted in regard to opening our campuses. Copperas Cove ISD will remain closed on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. We are working closely with the City as they progress through this issue. We do feel like this relationship affords us the ability to notify you as parents in a timely manner as we navigate through this unknown circumstances.
Please know that everybody in Bulldawg Nation wants to get the doors back open. I can promise you that this setback will be viewed through the lens of time as a great comeback. We will have the year that our students, staff and community deserve. It will make our return even better.
Please continue to think and pray for the crews working around the clock to restore water service to our community. I think it is important to keep those members of our community including those working to restore water in your thoughts and prayers. I know they are stressed, working long hours and very much want to help return normalcy to our community.
God Bless & Go Dawgs,
Dr. Brent Hawkins
Superintendent of Schools,
Copperas Cove ISD
More --> https://www.ccisd.com/article/3082112
Bulldawg families,
Due to the uncertainty surrounding necessary repair times on the water main break in our community which caused a Stage 4C restriction across Copperas Cove, and out of compassion to parents who need to make plans for childcare and work, Copperas Cove ISD will be closed and classes canceled on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 out of an abundance of caution.
More information --> https://www.ccisd.com/article/3080393
POSTPONED
Due to Stage 4C Water Restrictions in place as the result of a water main break in the city, Monday's Regular Meeting of the CCISD Board of Trustees has been RESCHEDULED for 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31st in the Board Room. The Budget & Tax Rate Public Hearing scheduled for tonight will take place as part of the rescheduled meeting on Aug. 31st.
More information --> https://www.ccisd.com/article/3079464
Thank you for your understanding.
Bulldawg Parents,
Due to Stage 4 water restrictions as the result of a water main break in our community, Copperas Cove ISD has been required to dismiss all campuses today. The details have been sent to your email and can be found here --> https://www.ccisd.com/article/3079464
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding as we navigate this challenge.
We are so glad to have all of our Bulldawgs back in the halls today! Happy first day of school, Bulldawg Nation! 🐾💙
#TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg
#TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg
The CCISD Board of Trustees is scheduled to hold its regular August meeting tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. in the Board Room, located at the District Service & Training Center on South Main Street #TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg
You can view the agenda online at www.CCISD.com/SchoolBoard. A recording will be published to the CCISD YouTube channel within 48 hours of adjournment.
You can view the agenda online at www.CCISD.com/SchoolBoard. A recording will be published to the CCISD YouTube channel within 48 hours of adjournment.
House Creek Elementary 5h-grade teacher Melody Terry recently won a giveaway from Stonewater Roofing, where they donated extra supplies for her classroom. Ms. Terry was one of just 13 teachers across Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana to receive supplies through this giveaway. Thank you, Stonewater Roofing and congratulations, Ms. Terry! #TheCoveChoice #UnlockTheDawg
Thank you to the Copperas Cove Education Foundation for providing breakfast and cash giveaways for our newest teachers at CCISD's annual New Teacher Orientation! We were glad to be able to welcome these teachers into the district in true Bulldawg fashion!
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More photos --> https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD2dGH
