The Temple Independent School District welcomed nearly 40 first-year teachers to the district for the opening day of IGNITE Academy on Tuesday, July 30th. IGNITE stands for Investing in the Growth of New and Innovative Teachers and the IGNITE Academy is a program designed to positively impact beginning teacher effectiveness through ongoing training and support. IGNITE Academy activities will continue for first-year teachers through the end of this week before culminating in New Teacher Induction for all new TISD teachers on Friday, August 2nd. The first day of classes for Temple ISD for the 2024-2025 school year will be August 20th.