Frank Moates Blended Learning Magnet Academy

06/04/2026

📢✨ WE’RE HIRING! ✨📢

🍎 Join the amazing team at Frank D. Moates Elementary for the 2026-2027 School Year!

📚 Current Openings:
🎨 Art Teacher
🌎 3rd Grade Bilingual Teacher
📖 4th Grade Bilingual Teacher
✏️ 5th Grade Bilingual Teacher

💚💛 Help us inspire, educate, and empower our students every day!

📲 Apply Today:
🌐 www.desotoisd.org

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06/04/2026

We are hiring Bilingual and ESL certified teachers

05/26/2026

05/22/2026

☀️🎉 “Tag… You’re It!” 🎉☀️

Parents, you’re officially IT! 😄📚
The last day of school is here, and summer vacation has begun! 🏖️🍉🌊

Thank you for your support all school year long ❤️
We hope all of our students and families have a fun, relaxing, and SAFE summer! ☀️🕶️🚴‍♀️🍦

See you next school year! ✏️📚

05/05/2026

🎉🍎 Today kicked off the first day of Teacher Appreciation Week! 💚✨

We started the morning off right with a delicious breakfast for our amazing teachers 🥞☕ and took it back to the 90s with a fun throwback theme! 🎶💿

We are so grateful to begin the week on such a positive note 🙌💫

A huge THANK YOU to our community partners for their generous donations and support 🤝❤️ We couldn’t do it without you!

05/01/2026

Happy Principal’s Day, Principal Paraham!

Thank you for your constant leadership, dedication, and the care you show to Moates each and every day. Your passion for excellence sets the standard for our entire school, and we are stronger because of you. 💫

We truly appreciate your presence, your guidance, and the support you give to both our students and staff.

04/22/2026

Happy administrative assistant day to these wonderful ladies! You serve daily with passion and integrity! We appreciate you for being the best! Thank you Ms Benavides, Ms Martinez and Ms Horsley!!!

04/10/2026

🌟💜 This morning we celebrate our amazing Assistant Principal, Ms. Lilly! 💜🌟

Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment to not only the students at Frank D. Moates, but also to our entire staff. Your leadership and care make a difference every single day! ✨

We hope you enjoy this little morning snack to keep you fueled and ready to conquer the day! ☕🍎💪

04/07/2026

We celebrate our amazing Assistant Principal, Ms. Yolonda Lilly! Happy AP Week! Thank you for all you do for our staff, students and community! We appreciate you!

04/02/2026

Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year Ernie Jones and our employee of the year Hortencia Benavides.. We are so proud of their amazing work and commitment to our scholars and community.