TYLER, Texas (KETK) - More than 2,800 Tyler ISD staff members joined together to kick off the new school year on Friday at the district's annual convocation.

This year's convocation included speeches from administrators, music, the unveiling of a new district logo and the performance of a new song written specifically for Tyler ISD.

"It's always about continuous improvement and we had a great year last year. We jumped back up into a B-rating overall," Tyler ISD Superintendent Marty Crawford said. "As a school district, we're striving to become that A-rated district that we deserve and had a lot of great stories within a lot of our campuses. So looking forward to seeing what they can build on this coming year."

The event was held at Green Acres Baptist Church from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on

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