Fort Bend Independent School District encourages its students to reach beyond their wildest expectations for success by employing excellent staff and an enthusiastic board.
District’s inDisstructibles team have qualified for the Destination Imagination global finals! The team aims to encourage creativity and problem-solving skills among children through Destination Imagination’s open-ended academic challenges.
Career and Technical Education
Career and technical education (CTE), is an integral component of FBISD curriculum. CTE offers students a real world alternative to classroom theory by blending classroom theory with practical knowledge and skills acquired outside the classroom setting. CTE often includes new technologies, hands-on activities, real world settings as well as guest speakers, internships or job shadowing experiences.
Engineering training covers an expansive spectrum of fields and industries, such as fashion design, filmmaking, automotive technology, food science, business management and cosmetology. Some programs offer industry-recognized certificates or licensures upon completion of rigorous courses.
Career-and-tech-ed students often complete high school more quickly than other students and are more likely to enroll in college. Furthermore, these students tend to find jobs and make good money quickly; many even go on to a successful career or continue their education by enrolling at community college, technical school, four year college or university and even starting their own businesses!
Fine Arts
Fine arts refers to traditional forms such as painting, sculpture and drawing as well as modern media like video and film. Artwork considered fine art must have clear artistic intent rather than utilitarian purposes.
FBISD Skyward offers a high-quality Visual Arts program, focused on self-expression and creative process at its core. Small class sizes and spacious studios enable students to experience both traditional and cutting-edge art-making processes and mediums for expression; students are encouraged to explore multiple 2D and 3D mediums while developing lifelong skills that will continue beyond graduation.
Students also learn to work together in music ensembles, with our Elementary Honor Choir being an auditioned, selected music group that performs early in the spring semester. Our Elementary Music Curriculum strives to offer sequential musical learning that allows all children to express themselves creatively while developing critical thinking skills and fostering an appreciation of music that will endure for life.
Health and Physical Education
Health and Physical Education classes teach students the skills needed for leading healthy lives. Their goal is to promote mental and physical fitness, build knowledge about making responsible decisions, and promote the formation of healthy lifestyle habits. Lessons cover topics such as nutrition, fitness, mental health, growth & development as well as tobacco prevention/drug prohibition/violence reduction/violence reduction programs.
The FBISD Student Health Advisory Council is composed of District employees, parents and community members working collaboratively to promote student and staff wellness within Fort Bend community. Employing Whole School, Whole Child and Board of Trustee goals as guidelines for implementation and support of healthy school environments that will facilitate physical, mental and emotional well-being for our young people.
The Category 2 Off Campus PE Program gives participants an opportunity to earn credit by engaging in private or commercially sponsored physical activities outside of a typical school day. It is highly competitive, requiring at least five hours of structured physical activity each day.
Technology
Fort Bend ISD’s Technology Department provides students and teachers across our campuses with cutting-edge technological products, from laptops and desktop computers to projectors and carrying cases – in addition to receiving two year Verizon Wireless LTE plans to use both in school and at home via Digital Promise; which also offers teacher training opportunities as well as innovative opportunities to engage students.
Students attending classes at the James Reese Career and Technical Center may access advanced CTE programming across eight pathways – Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arts & Audio/Video Technologies & Communications, Architecture & Construction, Culinary Arts Education and Training Health Sciences Information Technology Law Public Safety Manufacturing Transportation Logistics Manufacturing. Students participating can earn industry certifications or dual credit in these programs while experiencing new experiences that broaden horizons.
