International Baccalaureate (IB)

Melissa ISD is in the process of becoming an International Baccalaureate (IB) accredited* public school district. Melissa Middle School is a candidate school for the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Melissa High School is a candidate school for the IB Diploma Programme (DP).  These schools are pursuing authorization as IB World Schools. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Melissa Independent School District believes is important for our students.

Contacts:

Nancy Perdomo
Director of IB and Teaching and Learning
nperdomo@melissaisd.org
972-837-2411

Hillary Criossant
Director of Teaching and Learning
hcroissant@melissaisd.org
972-837-2411

Renee Jones
Coordinator of Innovative Academics
rolandajones@melissaisd.org
972-837-2411

Upcoming IB Meetings

Date

Time

Location

Target Audience

Description

Sept. 25, 2023

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Home Office

K-12 Parents

What is IB? General overview, 1 hour + 30 minutes for questions.

Oct. 23, 2023

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Home Office

K-12 Parents

What is IB? General overview, 1 hour + 30 minutes for questions.

Nov. 6, 2023

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Home Office

K-12 Parents

What is IB? General overview, 1 hour + 30 minutes for questions.

Dec. 4, 2023

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Home Office

K-12 Parents

What is IB? General overview, 1 hour + 30 minutes for questions.

Jan. 8, 2024

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Melissa High School Student Union

Current 8th Graders (Class of 2028)

How will the IB Program affect my current 8th grader? Prepares current 8th grade students to fill out course sign-up sheets for high school.

Jan. 9, 2024

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Melissa High School Student Union

Current 9th Graders (Class of 2027)

I'm interested in the IB DP Programme when I become a Junior. Provides students with additional information about signing up for the IB Diploma Programme as 11th graders.

Jan. 23, 2024

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Cafeteria @ Sixth Grade Center

Current 5th Graders (Class of 2030)

How will the IB Program affect my 5th grader? Prepares current 5th grade students to fill out course sign-up sheets for middle school.

Feb. 6, 2024

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Home Office

Current 9th Graders (Class of 2027)

What is IB? General overview and final call for 2024-25 Gifted & Talented Seminar Candidates.

Feb. 20, 2024

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Melissa Middle School

K-12 Parents

What is IB? General overview, 1 hour + 30 minutes for questions.

Mar. 5, 2024

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Melissa Middle School

K-12 Parents

What is IB? General overview, 1 hour + 30 minutes for questions.

Mar. 26, 2024

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Melissa Middle School

K-12 Parents

What is IB? General overview, 1 hour + 30 minutes for questions.

Apr. 2, 2024

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Melissa Middle School

K-12 Parents

What is IB? General overview, 1 hour + 30 minutes for questions.

Apr. 8, 2024

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Home Office

Current 9th Graders (Class of 2027)

What is IB? General overview and final call for 2024-25 Gifted & Talented Seminar Candidates.

Apr. 23, 2024

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Melissa Middle School

K-12 Parents

What is IB? General overview, 1 hour + 30 minutes for questions.

May 6, 2024

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Home Office

Current 10th Graders (Class of 2026)

Advanced Academics Discussion: SAT, ACT, PSAT, Dual Credit, and test preparation opportunities.

May 14, 2024

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Melissa Middle School

K-12 Parents

What is IB? General overview, 1 hour + 30 minutes for questions.

July 29, 2024

6:00-7:30 p.m.

Home Office

Future 9th Graders (Class of 2028) AND Future 10th Graders (Class of 2027)

What is IB? General overview for Incoming 9th and 10th grade students new to the district and final call for Gifted & Talented Seminar enrollment.

Melissa ISD Home Office is located at 1904 Cooper St., Melissa, TX

Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org.