Announcements
Lawmakers vote to fund virtual learning programs (En español)
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD may soon recoup some of the funding that went toward operating its virtual learning program for students in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Receives Award For Its Visual Arts
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD was awarded the District of Distinction Award for the Visual Arts for the third year in a row Aug. 31. The District of Distinction award is given annually by the Texas Art Education Association to recognize school districts that are providing high…
Families can still enroll in Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Dual Language program (En español)
Pre-K, Kindergarten, and first grade students can still enroll in Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD’s Spanish/English Dual Language programs for this school year. Why it matters: In Dual Language classes, students speak, read, and write in two languages, with the goal of…
LASA Student To Study World Cultures with National Security Scholarship
Liberal Arts and Science Academy Junior Sahana Sudarsan has always been passionate about other cultures and communities worldwide, and dreamed of studying them. That dream came true in June as she was awarded the National Security Language Initiative…
Cases of water are available as refill stations are being installed (En español)
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD crews are replacing drinking fountains with water-bottle refilling stations across the district. Why it matters: The filling stations are easier and more sanitary than traditional drinking fountains, which have been shut off since the start…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Repairing Aging, Taxed HVACs
Students and staff will soon be getting relief from the heat as district crews repair aging and stressed air conditioning systems across the Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Independent School District.
Fewer students to quarantine under new CDC guidance (En español)
New CDC guidance means fewer students will need to quarantine under Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD’s updated health protocols released Aug. 26. What You Should know: Students do not have to quarantine if they were at least three feet away from students with COVID-19 while…
Mentoring Program Started To Honor Legacy of UT Football Star Cedric Benson
Jackqueline Benson, mother of the late University of Texas and NFL football player Cedric Benson, told her son to 'strive to achieve.' Now that saying will echo for years to come at Gus Garcia Young Men’s Leadership Academy as the school announced a…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Announces Staff COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive Programs
Staff could get $250 if fully vaccinated by Oct. 15. Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD staff will now have extra reason to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The district announced two programs aimed to support its staff by providing a financial incentive and the opportunity…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD's Mary Thomas Recognized As Top 100 Leaders in Education
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD’s Dr. Mary Thomas believes she was born with the passion to serve. Over her career, Dr. Mary Thomas has dedicated her life's work to teaching, and she continues to work toward making sure that each child in Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD is receiving the best…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD reminds families to keep sick students home (En español)
With the first week of school about to close, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD is reaching out to families to remind them about keeping students home who are showing symptoms, among other health protocols.
District Looking for Feedback on Safe Return to School Plan (en español)
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD is looking for input on our safe return to in-person instruction plan. This is part of our submission for $155 million in one-time federal funding, called ESSER funds.