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The Mission of the Bonham Independent School District
The BISD believes that students are individuals who learn in different ways, at different times, and at different rates. It is our responsibility to take students at their points of development and advance them to their highest potential.
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School Hotline for Bonham ISD
In an effort to improve school safety, Bonham ISD is offering a toll free Hotline phone number to alert school officials of potential dangerous situations such as vandalism, child abuse, weapons on campus, threats toward students/staff, and the possession or transmittal of tobacco, alcohol or drugs. The Hotline number, 877-250-2810, will allow parents, students, staff and community members to provide anonymous information to school officials regarding these situations. The toll free number is 877-250-2810.
Bonham ISD encourages you save and share this number with members of our community.
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Flash News
Bonham ISD, in an effort to keep parents, staff, and interested community members informed, has implemented a system for emergency communications using electronic media (computers and cell phones) as the communication tools. This system is in addition to our ConnectEd automated phone system. To register, please click the Flash News link from the Parents & Students page.
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Facilities and Enrollment
Bonham ISD is composed of five campuses, and a disciplinary alternative education program. Bonham High School serves approximately 600 students in grades 9-12. L.H. Rather Junior High School houses approximately 300 students in grades 7-8. Approximately 1200 students are enrolled in kindergarten through sixth grade. I.W. Evans Intermediate School serves students in grades 4-6. Finley-Oates Elementary, which opened in 1997, instructs students in grades K-3. The Head Start Program at Bailey Inglish meets the diverse needs of Fannin County's qualifying three and four year olds. All campuses are accredited by the Texas Education Agency.
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The Bonham Area
Located 70 miles northeast of Dallas, 35 miles west of Paris, 27 miles east of Sherman and 15 miles south of the Oklahoma border, Bonham has a population of approximately 10,000. The county seat of Fannin County boasts many attractions, such as the Sam Rayburn Library and Home, Fort Inglish Village, Fannin County Museum of History, Lake Bonham, Bonham State Park, historic bed and breakfasts, Red River Regional Hospital and a municipal airport.
Bonham ISD is a Class 3A school district that serves approximately 2,000 students. Within an hour's drive of Bonham are Austin College, Texas A&M University - Commerce, Grayson County College, Collin County Community College and Paris Junior College.
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This year's tax levy to fund maintenance and operations expenditures does not exceed last year's maintenance and operations tax levy. A statement about "tax increase" as specified by Section 26.05(b) of Property Tax Code is not required to be included on the homepage of any internet website operated by Bonham Independent School District.
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