McDade ISD -

🎉 Congratulations to Our Teacher of the Year! 🎉

McDade Secondary is proud to recognize Mrs. Terry Dawdy as our 2025–2026 Teacher of the Year! 🏆

Your dedication, passion, and commitment to student success make a lasting impact both inside and outside the classroom. You inspire excellence in everything you do, and our students and staff are better because of you.

Thank you for all that you do—this honor is so well deserved! ❤️

#TeacherOfTheYear #McDadeSecondary #BulldogPride #BigSpirit

Our play was one of the top three schools and we advance to Area at Hendrickson HS April 10th!

We also got awards:
Marcela Garcia - Best Tech
Aubrey Tabor - Honorable Mention All Star Cast
Gus Rother - All Star Cast
Lily Hobbs - All Star Cast

We are beyond grateful and excited!

Thank you for your support!!!

🏥 FREE SPORTS PHYSICALS 🏥 McDade Athletics/Band Students We’re excited to partner with Ally Medical Emergency Room to provide FREE sports physicals for all student-athletes and band members! 📅 Date: April 20th ⏰ Time: 8:00 AM 📍 Location: McDade ISD Gym 💲 Cost: FREE ✅ Who Needs a Physical? All incoming 6th graders All incoming odd-year athletes (7th, 9th, and 11th graders) ⚠️ IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS ⚠️ All physical forms must be COMPLETED and SIGNED before arrival. Height and weight must be documented on forms. You can pick up a physical form from Coach Nunn & Coach Wilhelm.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We want to inform you that the Parent Portal (Ascender) is currently down and unavailable at this time.
The Ascender team is aware of the issue and is working diligently to restore access as quickly as possible.
We appreciate your patience and understanding. We will notify you as soon as the system is back up and running.
If you have any urgent questions or concerns, please contact your campus directly.
Thank you!
McDade ISD

Save the date! Family Friendly Festival!

Mrs. Harkrider and Mrs. Schmidt’s 1st grade classes enjoyed a beautiful Etiquette Tea Party today for their SEL Etiquette Unit assessment. The students worked so hard learning about manners, respect, and kindness, and today they were able to put all of those skills into practice. We are so proud of their hard work and the wonderful young people they are becoming.

🍎✨ Congratulations to Our Teacher & Paraprofessional of the Year! ✨🍎 McDade Elementary would like to congratulate Chastity Monecke on being named Teacher of the Year and Tanya Maybin on being named Paraprofessional of the Year! Thank you both for your hard work, dedication, and the care you show our students every day. Your impact on our school does not go unnoticed, and we are so proud to celebrate you both. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor! 🐾❤️

Rain or shine, the Easter egg hunt was on! 🌧️🐣 Our Pre-K students had a blast hunting for eggs and filling up their cartons. Along the way, each student practiced counting all the way to twelve—learning and fun all in one! 🐰🥚✨

G.R.O.W.L. 5th Six Weeks Reward was TODAY at Secondary Campus!!! 🐾🎉

Our students celebrated with a fun Easter egg hunt, and it’s safe to say they had an amazing time! 🐣🌷

We are so proud of each and every student who earned this reward—your hard work and dedication do not go unnoticed. Keep up the great work, Bulldogs!

Corrected : Approved McDade ISD 2026-2027 School Calendar

Approved McDade ISD 2026-2027 School Calendar

Thank you for the patience, compassion, and dedication you show each and every day. Your support makes a difference in the lives of our students, helping them grow, learn, and succeed both in and out of the classroom.

We truly couldn’t do it without you—your hard work does not go unnoticed. ❤️

Happy Paraprofessionals Appreciation Day!

Sending all the good luck and big “break a leg” wishes to our One Act Play group at Bi-District today! 🎭💫
They hit the stage around 4 PM at Bastrop PAC, so be sure to arrive early!
Admission is $5 and gets you into every performance all day long!

🐰🌷 Easter Holiday Reminder 🌷🐰

We hope everyone enjoys this special time with family and friends! 💛

Classes will resume on Wednesday April 8th, 2026.

Wishing all of our students, staff, and families a safe and happy Easter! 🐣✨

MES weekly newsletter for week of April 7, 2026

Looking for something fun to do? The McDade Vineyard is having a 5k fun run coming soon! Check out the flyer for more info and to register.

📚 Attention! Don’t miss our Book Fair with updated times!

Today we are open until 5:00 PM!

We will also be open until 7:00 PM on Wednesday, April 1 and until 3:45 PM on Thursday, April 2.

Come shop for some great books and support our library. We hope to see you there!

Check Out 2026 Graduation Events!

IMPORTANT: Statewide Emergency Alert Drill April 2, 2026