Announcements
Take a peek at the (school) year in numbers (en espa帽ol)
Sadly, this is the end of another school year! No, it鈥檚 not sarcasm. Lots of amazing things happened in 2022-23. And I want to share some of them with you. If you鈥檙e like me and you love numbers 鈥 buckle up for this journey! Children spent 75,600鈥
Texas House, Governor Abbott clash over vouchers; plan could cost 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD聽millions in state funding (En Espa帽ol)
With less than two weeks left before the end of the regular legislative session, the Texas House of Representatives and Gov. Greg Abbott are still far apart on whether and how to give some Texas families tax dollars to pay for private school. One current鈥
New TEA rules will downgrade some public schools, districts (en Espa帽ol)
By Paul Stinson 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD is anticipating its secondary campus and district A-F letter grades will decline by one to two letters under new TEA rules for how scores are calculated and how letter grades are assigned. Why it matters: The Texas Education鈥
麻豆果冻传媒 ISD student tech inventory; ALL devices to be disabled May 25 (en Espa帽ol)
In preparation for a district-wide tech inventory this summer, 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD is asking students and families to return ALL tech devices 鈥 iPads, laptops, charging cords, hotspots, iPad cases, etc. 鈥 to their campuses. Tech devices for summer use will be checked鈥
An Iraqi teacher gives families a voice at Travis Heights Elementary School (En Espa帽ol)
As 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD celebrates Arab American Heritage Month, we profile Sura Jasim, who works at Travis Heights Elementary School as a Parent Support Specialist, a link between the school district and parents.
麻豆果冻传媒 ISD to request informal review of TEA Special Education Conservatorship聽(en espa帽ol)
Today, 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD is requesting an informal review of the Texas Education Agency鈥檚 March 31, 2023, Final Report that recommended a conservator to help address special education issues in the district.
Former refugee shares love of learning with her students (En Espa帽ol)
As 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD celebrates Arab American Heritage Month, we profile Walnut Creek Elementary School ESL teacher and former refugee, Zaineb 鈥淶izi鈥 Ellison. Seeing her second-grade students learn English motivates Zizi Ellison, a second grade ESL鈥
From Lady Bird Lake to the Charles River, 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD graduate embraces Harvard (En Espa帽ol)
As 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD celebrates Arab American Heritage Month, we profile Anderson High grad and Harvard freshman Aseel Rawashdeh. The first thing Aseel Rawashdeh plans to do the next time she鈥檚 home in 麻豆果冻传媒 is go to Chuy鈥檚 for some refried beans. 鈥溾
麻豆果冻传媒 ISD Board of Trustees Addresses Special Education Conservatorship (en espa帽ol)
Earlier today, we received notice from the Texas Education Agency that it intends to put the district under state conservatorship for special education. Under a conservatorship, a team selected by the Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency would鈥
An Update on Special Education from Interim Superintendent Matias Segura (en espa帽ol)
Addressing the challenges around Special Education and the backlog in student evaluations is a shared priority for me and the Board. We have a great team, and everyone has special education as a top priority. This is the first of periodic updates that I will鈥
Black History Month profile: Dr. General Marshall (en espa帽ol)
This is the third in a month-long profile series spotlighting Black leaders and pathbreakers for whom 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD schools are named. As 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD continues its celebration of Black History Month, we profile Dr. General Garwood Marshall: prominent鈥