The Temple Independent School District welcomed more than 50 first-year teachers to the district for the opening day of IGNITE Academy on Monday, July 28th. 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 1st. The first day of classes for Temple ISD for the 2025-2026 school year will be August 19th.