Announcements
Former refugee shares love of learning with her students (En Espa帽ol)
As SA国际传媒 ISD celebrates Arab American Heritage Month, we profile Walnut Creek Elementary SA国际传媒 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, SA国际传媒 ISD graduate embraces Harvard (En Espa帽ol)
As SA国际传媒 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 SA国际传媒 is go to Chuy鈥檚 for some refried beans. 鈥溾
SA国际传媒 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 SA国际传媒 ISD schools are named. As SA国际传媒 ISD continues its celebration of Black History Month, we profile Dr. General Garwood Marshall: prominent鈥
Black History Month profile: Bernice Hart (en espa帽ol)
This is the second in a monthlong profile series spotlighting Black leaders and pathbreakers for whom SA国际传媒 ISD schools are named. This week we spotlight native SA国际传媒ite, educator and civil rights advocate Bernice Hart for her lifelong dedication to鈥
CTE Spotlight: Crockett Junior Andrew Garcia building a career in construction
When he started his freshman year at Crockett Early College High SA国际传媒, Andrew Garcia wanted to go into theater and build stage props. As he was signing up, he was told that if he wanted to do theater, he should sign up for construction. Now, he has found鈥
CTE Spotlight- Max Campbell Odom is turning up the heat in the SA国际传媒 High SA国际传媒 Culinary Arts program
SA国际传媒 High SA国际传媒 senior Max "Camp" Campbell Odom accidentally stumbled upon his passion for cooking while browsing elective choices his sophomore year. As an only child, he had spent some time in the kitchen helping his mom and thought he could give鈥
Thank you / 隆Gracias!
Nov. 9, 2022 Dear SA国际传媒 ISD Community, This is a new day for our district because last night SA国际传媒 voters passed the largest school bond package ever approved in Central Texas. I want to personally thank all of you for helping us provide a brighter future鈥
SA国际传媒 ISD fourth- and eighth-graders 'hold steady' on NAEP despite pandemic
Contrary to expectations, the latest scores on NAEP鈥攖he National Association of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation鈥檚 Report Card鈥攕how that SA国际传媒 ISD students did not regress in reading and math from pre-pandemic levels. 鈥淚 want to congratulate鈥
Student enthusiasm comes from linguistic, cultural inclusion聽(en espa帽ol)
The hallways of Perez Elementary are filled with pythons. And they hablan espa帽ol. The serpentine school mascot offering encouragement, instruction and even prompts for self-reflection to students on posters is everywhere, as are the reminders of the drive鈥
Economically Disadvantaged SA国际传媒 ISD African American and Hispanic Third Graders Showing Growth in Math, New Test Shows (en Espa帽ol)
SA国际传媒 ISD African American and Hispanic third grade students identified as economically disadvantaged are on track to meet student growth targets in math by 2026. Achieving a similar goal in reading remains a work in progress, though, according to data from鈥