Announcements
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Board of Trustees Addresses Special Education Conservatorship (en español)
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…
Trustees vote to extend contract with Interim Superintendent Segura through June 2024 (en español)
Dear Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Community, Tonight, the Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to extend the contract of Interim Superintendent Matias Segura through June 30, 2024. We believe this is the best way to ensure that our most urgent issues are addressed,…
Trustees call special voting meeting for March 30 (en español)
March 27, 2023 Dear Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Community,
An Update on Special Education from Interim Superintendent Matias Segura (en español)
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…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD moves to twice-monthly pay starting in July (en español)
Beginning in July 2023, all employees in all departments and at all campuses—full-time, part-time and substitutes—will get paid twice per month. Employees will receive their paychecks on the 15th and the last business day of each month, which is 24 paychecks…
Women's History Month profile: Ann Richards (en español)
This is the first in a month-long profile series spotlighting women leaders and trailblazers for whom Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD schools are named. As Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD begins its celebration of Women’s History Month, we profile former Texas Governor Ann Richards. Texas…
CTE Spotlight: Blessing Okotie wants to make us well
Blessing Okotie’s goal is to pursue a career in which she can help her community. To achieve that goal she made the decision not to wait until she graduated from high school. Okotie is a senior at Navarro Early College High School, where she is working…
Black History Month profile: Dr. W. Charles Akins (en español)
This is the concluding profile in a month-long series spotlighting Black leaders and pathbreakers for whom Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD schools are named. This week we spotlight native Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ite Dr. William Charles Akins – an Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD pathbreaker with a multitude of firsts…
Congratulations to our 2023 Teacher of the Year & Teacher Promise of the Year
Each campus selects a Teacher of the Year representative who exemplifies excellence in teaching and a commitment to our Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD mission, vision, and values. Campus Teachers of Promise, each campus has the opportunity to recognize one teacher on their…
CTE Spotlight: Jennis Egan applies art in her cosmetology program
By, Nayeli Santoyo, with additional reporting by Kathy Swartz and Sydney Kim
Black History Month profile: Dr. General Marshall (en español)
This is the third in a month-long profile series spotlighting Black leaders and pathbreakers for whom Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD schools are named. As Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD continues its celebration of Black History Month, we profile Dr. General Garwood Marshall: prominent…
CTE Spotlight: Navarro ECHS Senior Zarqa Fatima takes on the world of computer programming
By Nayeli Santoyo, with additional reporting by Kathy Swartz and Sydney Kim February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. We'll be highlighting star students who are jump-starting their careers in Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD's CTE programs…