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  Your household may be eligible to receive Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefits to buy food. P-EBT is for children 5-18 years old who received SNAP food benefits for the month of March 2020 and children up to 21 years old who are certified for free or reduced-price meals at school in Texas during the 2019-20 school year. Children that attend a school that offers free meals to all students (Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2) are also eligible. This option is for:
  
  

  • Children who received SNAP food benefits for March 2020

  • Children who are certified for free or reduced-price school meals during the 2019-20 Texas

    school year

  • Children who attend a school that offers free meals to all students (Community Eligibility

    Provision or Provision 2)
    If you do not meet at least one of these criteria, you are not eligible for the benefits described below.

  
  
  

  The online application for P-EBT is now open. Please review the criteria to see if you need to apply to receive these benefits. The application link is provided below.
  
  

  Do I need to apply for P-EBT?
  
  

  Families that DID NOT get SNAP benefits for the month of March 2020
  
  

• Yes, you will need to apply.
  
  

• Fill out an application here: https://yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/PEBT (the URL is case-

  sensitive)
  
  

• The application is open until June 30, 2020.
  
  

• If you do not currently get SNAP benefits and your child is approved for P-EBT, you will be

  mailed a P-EBT card loaded with benefits.

  Families that DID get SNAP benefits for the month of March 2020
  
  

• You do not need to apply for children ages 5-18. Benefits were loaded onto your existing SNAP card by May 22.
  
  

• If you have children under 5 and/or between the ages of 19 and 21, you will need to fill out an

  application for those children. Fill out an application here:

  https://yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/PEBT (the URL is case-sensitive)
  
  

• If you get SNAP benefits and your child is approved for P-EBT, we will put funds on your current Lone Star Card.
  
  

  P-EBT is a one-time benefit for families issued through an EBT card (like a debit card). Families receive up to $285 per eligible child. You will have one year from the date the benefits were issued to use your P-EBT benefits. P-EBT benefits are non-transferrable.

  If you need help filling out the P-EBT application, please contact 833-613-6220. For more information, please visit http://hhs.texas.gov/pebt or call 833-613-6220.
  
  

  This product was funded by USDA.
  This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

  

Registation and enrollment in SISD will begin in June 2020, with the exception of Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten, which have already begun. For information on Pre-K and Kindergarten, please visit the SES website.

New families may wish to review the New Family Orientation Guide.

Are you interested in registering your child for Kindergarten? Does your child qualify for Pre-Kindergarten? Check out the above information and visit the SES website for more details.

Sunnyvale ISD’s Board of Trustees has named Dr. Kyle Penn the Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations for SISD. The board approved Dr. Penn’s hire at a called meeting of the Board of Trustees on April 6. Penn’s first day at SISD will be June 1.

Dr. Penn fulfills a role vacated by long-time Business Manager Margaret Davis, who will retire at the end of the school year.

“Kyle brings a broad range of experience to SISD,” Superintendent Doug Williams said. “His experience as a district administrator in finance and operations combined with his work as a campus administrator and teacher make him a great fit for Sunnyvale.”

Dr. Penn, an experienced educator and administrator with over 12 years in education, offers SISD a varied skill set - from teaching to CTE departmental direction to finance administration. He joins SISD after serving as the Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations at Westwood ISD in Palestine, Texas, a position he held for two years. Prior to that, he served in the Assistant Principal capacity for four years in Kaufman ISD, also serving as the CTE Director for two of those years. He has also served as a teacher and then Instructional Technology Director at Faith Family Academy in Dallas. He is also an adjunct professor for the University of Texas at Tyler.

Dr. Penn recognizes the established success of SISD’s business and finances and is eager to build upon it, specifically those outlined by SISD’s strategic plan.

“SISD has an excellent financial track record and I will continue to prioritize these practices for SISD, as I have in my current district,” Dr. Penn said. “The community has shown trust in the district through the passage of multiple bond elections and recently the TRE. Now, the district will continue to honor the promises made by carrying out the TRE expenditures aligned with the strategic plan and being responsible for the resources entrusted to us by the taxpayers of Sunnyvale ISD.”

His goals for SISD’s Finance and Operations Department include building relationships and maintaining trust among stakeholders.

“My goal would be to continue to nurture a culture of collaboration with all the stakeholders and instructional leaders to continue moving the district forward with organizational excellence, while maintaining the strong financial accountability the community and Board of Trustees has come to expect,” Dr. Penn said.

Dr. Penn and his wife, Whitney, live in Kaufman and have two children: Knox, who will be a first grader at the elementary school and a three-year-old named Nash.