Announcements
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD advocates honored with HABLA awards
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Superintendent Stephanie S. Elizalde and district advocate Gloria Vera-Bedolla were among 32 local Latino leaders honored at the Habla con Orgullo awards this month for their strong representation of the Hispanic community.
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD and Dell Technologies open new STEM learning center
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD and Dell Technologies celebrated the opening of a new science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning center at Northeast Early College High School. The new center will provide students the opportunity to join the high-demanded industry…
COVID, student success top themes at State of the District
Superintendent Stephenie Elizalde spoke to how Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD continues to deal with keeping children, staff, and their families safe more than a year and a half into the pandemic. The State of The District interview was conducted by Evan Smith of the Texas…
New COVID-19 testing method allows for safer classrooms
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD could test more students for COVID-19 via a new method where students from the same class put their swabs into one testing vial. Why it matters: This new approach — called pooled testing — could allow Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD to target campuses where students…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD looking for feedback via pre-K Survey (En Español)
Families can let Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD know what they think about pre-K through a survey. Why it matters: Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD is looking to improve the pre-K experience — from enrollment processes to communications and beyond. This survey will give us the data on where we need…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Hosts College Prep Week (En Español)
It's never too early to start thinking about college. That's why Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD will be hosting Go Get It Week starting Monday, Oct. 18, where campuses will engage elementary, middle, and high school students about college awareness. During the week, students…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Police awarded grant to elevate mental health crisis responses
The Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Police Department was awarded a $248,245 grant from the ​​U.S. Department of Justice to hire its own Licensed Mental Health Professionals.
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Previews How Data Is Used To Engage Underserved Communities In Long-Range Planning
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD families got a preview on Tuesday of how data is being used for Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD’s long-range planning, which could determine which improvements and new facilities are included in the next bond. “Long-range planning helps us anticipate student…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD AP Test Scores remain consistent despite COVID disruption
The recent release of Advance Placement testing scores revealed that despite COVID-19 disruptions, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD students passed their AP exams at a similar rate to the last two years. The Advanced Placement program is offered in all Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD high…
New tests measure student growth through adaptive technology
At your next parent-teacher conference, you may discuss results from a new test at Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD called the MAP Growth, which is given to students in elementary school. This test is new to many families because it’s only the second year Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD has…
Sadler Means YWLA Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with KVUE Meteorologist
KVUE meteorologist Mariel Ruiz said she is passionate about helping young women pursue careers in science, and that’s what led her to talking with students at Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy on September 24, as part of their Hispanic Heritage…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD seeing results from work on cultural proficiency, social-emotional learning
While Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD is being recognized across the nation for its work in social-emotional learning and cultural proficiency, the real effect is in the classroom. “What we’ve noticed in the classrooms is that kids have a better sense of identity, but more…