How Do I Get Notifications With Rooms?
There are three ways to receive notifications in Connect as a parent, through Push Notifications from the App, Email Notifications, and Text Notifications. Users can decide how they would like to be notified, but they do have to manually turn on these notifications in order to receive them.
Push Notifications will send an immediate message from the app directly to the user's phone screen. It'll pop up just as a text message would. It'll also create a badge on the app to show the amount of messages that user has waiting for them. When you go into the app, badges will appear next to the unread content.
Email Notifications are sent hourly for unread content. This is to help prevent teacher's inboxes filled with messages from parents and students. Parents have the previous option, and they can receive an email with a daily digest of messages that pertain to their student(s).
Text Notifications are available for parents
Additionally, parents are to turn on notifications in the school app. Teachers and staff are to turn on notifications in the Apptegy profile settings. Those who wear both hats will need to make sure that have notifications turned on in both apps.
Guardian Notifications
Notification Preferences:
All guardians with a valid phone number will automatically be opted in for text notifications for Messages when their account is created. By default Guardians will have the Instant Delivery option enabled but they can change this to Hourly/Daily digest as needed or disable SMS notifications completely in Account Settings.
SMS Notifications
Instant Delivery - Guardians will receive an text notification for each new message that they receive. Each message will contain the name of the staff member who sent the message and a link the guardian can utilize to directly access the related message thread.
Hourly Digest - Guardians will receive 1 text notification at the end of each hour during their preferred time period if they currently have unread messages. Each text will include the total count of unread messages and a link the guardian can utilize to access the My Messages section to view all message threads.
Daily Digest - If enabled, Guardians will receive 1 text notification at the end of the day, based on their specified time, if they currently have unread messages. Each text will include the total count of unread messages and a link the guardian can utilize to access the My Messages section to view all message threads. For Announcements daily digest text messages are disabled by default.
We’re excited to invite our community to a special milestone in the 2025 Bond projects at Leon Taylor Middle School! Please join us for our Beam Signing Event as we celebrate the continued progress of the new Leon Taylor Middle School PE Facility.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
10:30 a.m.
Leon Taylor Middle School
This special event will give students, staff, families, and community members an opportunity to leave their mark on the building by signing one of the structural beams before it becomes part of the new school.
We look forward to celebrating this exciting moment with our Mustang Family and the Ingleside community!
Today, we celebrate the incredible Teacher’s Assistants who make a difference in our classrooms and across our campuses every day! From supporting teachers to encouraging students, lending a helping hand, and creating meaningful connections, TAs play an important role in student success.
Thank you for all you do to support our students, teachers, and Mustang Family! We appreciate you today and every day! 🐴💙
IHS Track Opening for Community Use!
Beginning Monday, September 21, the Ingleside High School track will be available for community use during designated hours.
🕗 Community Use Hours: 8:00 AM–6:00 PM, Monday through Friday
Please review the following guidelines before visiting:
• 8:00 AM–4:00 PM: Community members MUST sign in and obtain clearance from front office staff prior to accessing the track.
• The track is a student/school-use facility first. School activities and student needs will always take priority.
• Bikes, scooters, e-bikes, and similar devices are not permitted on the track.
• Please help us keep the facility clean and safe by respecting the space and following all posted guidelines.
We are excited to make this resource available to the Mustang Family and our community! 💙🤍
Below is an excerpt from the nomination that was submitted on her behalf.
"Jolene Hays has been a dedicated member of the Ingleside Primary School family for many years and truly embodies what it means to make a difference in the lives of others.
If you have ever walked the halls of IPS, chances are you have experienced Jolene’s warmth. Whether she knows you or not, she greets everyone with the biggest smile and the sweetest “hello.” She takes tremendous pride in her work, but most of all, she takes pride in the students she serves.
Jolene has an incredible ability to connect with children and make them feel safe, loved, and heard. She is truly a “child whisperer.” No matter what a student may be going through, she makes sure they know they are valued and loved—not only by her, but by the entire IPS family.
You always know when Jolene is nearby because you can hear her joyful laugh throughout the halls, whether she is laughing with a student or visiting with a teacher. She has a special way of making everyone around her feel like family.
After all these years, Jolene continues to show up with the same passion, dedication, and love for our students. She is an outstanding paraprofessional, an incredible role model, and someone who has given so much to IPS and Ingleside ISD.
Jolene Hays is truly deserving of the Family Matters Award and represents the very best of what it means to make our schools feel like family.”
We encourage you that if you witness an employee who goes above and beyond and demonstrates actions or qualities that are worthy of celebrating, to tell their story and help us recognize them! The nomination form is located on the district website at www.inglesideisd.org ,under the 'About Us' section of the Menu.
Congratulations, Mrs. Hays! We're so happy you're a part of the Family at IISD.
From troubleshooting a classroom issue to keeping our networks, devices, systems, and cybersecurity operating at their best, our IT team plays an essential role in supporting every student, teacher, and staff member across Ingleside ISD.
We appreciate your expertise, patience, problem-solving, and dedication to the Mustang Family!
Important Dismissal Update – GJM Elementary
GJM Elementary will dismiss at 3:00 p.m. today due to a water issue affecting the campus.
Bus riders: Students who normally ride the bus will be transported home on their regular bus route.
Parent pickup: If you are able to pick up your child, please plan to do so at dismissal.
Unable to pick up: Students whose parents are unable to pick them up will remain at GJM Elementary and will be supervised by staff until their regular dismissal arrangements can be made.
We appreciate your patience and understanding as we address this issue. Additional updates will be shared as needed.
All other campuses (IPS and GJM) will operate on their regular schedules.
For students at Ingleside High School and Leon Taylor Middle School:
-Students who ride the bus will be transported home on their regular bus routes
-Parents/guardians who are able to pick up their students may do so at dismissal.
-If a parent/guardian is unable to pick up their student, the student will remain at their respective campus and be supervised by district staff until they can be picked up.
We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through this issue. We will provide further updates if necessary when additional information is available.
Districtwide operations are continuing as usual, and there are currently no changes to the regular school schedule.
District administration and staff are monitoring the situation closely.
If additional information becomes available or conditions change, the district will provide updates through its official communication channels. We appreciate the patience and understanding of our Mustang Family as we continue to monitor the situation.
The City of Ingleside has adopted a new ordinance for motor-assisted scooters, bicycles, and electric bicycles to improve safety for riders, pedestrians, and motorists. These rules take effect September 3, 2026.
Helmet Required: All riders under 18 years of age must wear a properly fitted and securely fastened helmet when riding on public property.
Children Under 13: Children under 13 may ride on public streets only when accompanied and directly supervised by a parent or legal guardian.
Additional Age & Passenger Restrictions
• Riders under 15 years of age may not operate a Class 3 electric bicycle.
• No passenger may ride on a scooter, bicycle, or e-bike unless it was specifically designed and equipped by the manufacturer to carry a passenger.
Sidewalk & Trail Safety
• Maximum speed: 10 MPH
• Yield to pedestrians
• Slow down and provide an audible warning before passing
• Do not block crosswalks
Safe Riding
• Obey all traffic signs and signals
• Do not operate recklessly or unsafely
• Children may not wear earbuds or headphones in both ears while riding.
Night Riding: A white front light and a red rear light or reflector are required when riding after dark.
Not Permitted
• Motor-assisted scooters on streets posted above 35 MPH (except when crossing at an intersection)
• Riding in playgrounds, splash pad areas, athletic fields, or other posted restricted areas
• Pocket bikes and mini motorbikes on public property
Parental Responsibility: Parents, guardians, and persons having legal custody of a child may not knowingly permit a child to violate these regulations. A violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.
Penalty: Violations of this ordinance may result in a Class C misdemeanor citation and fine.
For more information, you may read more on the City of Ingleside Code of Ordinances website.
Our district earned an 85, a 'B' rating, continuing our tradition of excellence and growth. 🎉
This achievement represents the hard work, dedication, and commitment of our students, teachers, staff, families, and community.
Growth doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when we are intentional by design.
Congratulations, Mustang Family! 🐴💙
We hope our students, families, and staff enjoy a safe, relaxing, and fun-filled summer break. We'll see you soon as we continue preparing for another great year in the District of Champions!
As our students and staff enjoy a well-deserved break, Ingleside ISD will be operating on summer hours.
We hope our Mustang families have a safe, fun, and relaxing summer filled with sunshine, adventures, and memories. ☀️📚🍉
Ingleside ISD is excited to partner with the Cities of Ingleside and Ingleside on the Bay for the Coastal Bend Lemonade Day Program! This opportunity is open to all elementary-aged students in our community—not just Ingleside ISD students.
Students can complete the program at home or attend optional facilitated sessions with Mrs. Tracey Moya at Ingleside Primary School (June 8–11 & June 15–18, 12:30–1:30 PM).
After completing the program, students will bring their ideas to life on Lemonade Day, Saturday, July 11, by running their own lemonade stand or small business!
This is a fun, hands-on way for students to learn about entrepreneurship, money management, and leadership.
👉 Learn more: https://local.lemonadeday.org/coastal-bend
