Announcements

Metz Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Walk Against Hate
Metz Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ students, parents, faculty and staff are joining together in a Walk Against Hate.Participants will walk around the school and convene at the front of Metz for a short presentation. Walkers will wear a Metz shirt or white T-shirt to show…

SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD Welcomes ADA Legacy Tour
Archer Hadley, an SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD student who champions increasing accessibility for people with disabilities, joined Superintendent Paul Cruz to welcome the ADA Legacy Tour Monday, March 2, to SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.The Road to Freedom ADA Bus tour is traveling…

SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD Thanks SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Social Workers and Parent Support Specialists
This week, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD honors school social workers and parent support specialists. Day in and day out, these employees do important work in serving our students, families and school communities.A school social worker’s responsibilities are diverse and far-…

SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD Hosts Sustainability Resource Fair
SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD will host a Sustainability Resource Fair from 6:30–8:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ City Hall, 301 W. Second St.The fair will showcase resources to help AISD schools focus on recycling, composting and other ways to keep trash out of…

La Feria Draws More Than 10,000 Attendees
More than 10,000 students and their families attended the ninth annual La Feria Para Aprender this past weekend. SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD Superintendent Paul Cruz was one of five special guests who kicked off La Feria activities. He was joined by Congressman…

Rationale for canceling classes puts safety first: An op-ed from Dr. Paul Cruz
When forecasts of winter weather and hazardous road conditions force the school district to delay start times or close for the day, the first thing SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ school district leaders think about is how the decision will affect our students and families.

SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD Sustainability Projects Keep SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Beautiful
Martin Middle SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ seventh-grader Carlos Venegas has been honored with the Keep SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Beautiful 2015 Youth Achievement Award. Venegas participated in a project at Lady Bird Lake. He pulled an eight-foot log out of the water and investigated the…

SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD Presents First Technology Fair
UPDATE: Because of weather conditions, the event start time is delayed until 10 a.m.Bowie High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is proud to host the first SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD Technology Fair, showcasing technologies used in classrooms throughout the district. Teachers will demonstrate…

15 SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD Students Selected for Presidential Scholars Program
The U.S. Department of Education has selected 15 SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD students as candidates for the United States Presidential Scholars Program. Students from Anderson, Bowie, LASA and McCallum High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½s were selected."It is quite an honor for Anderson to have…

Eastside Memorial SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½s Join Creative Learning Initiative
The Eastside Memorial Vertical Team has been selected to be the next group of schools to join the Creative Learning Initiative. They will join the CLI in the 2015–16 school year.A committee of parents, teachers and administrators participating…

My Go Red Day at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD–By Mathews Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Student Pauline Caldwell
Hi! This is Pauline Caldwell, a sixth-grader at Mathews Elementary. I am shadowing Ms. Blair at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD, and I get to learn about all of the cool things she does.Today also happens to be the Go Red day where everyone in SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD participates in wearing…

AVID Certifies Bedichek as a National Demonstration SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
On Feb. 4, Bedichek Middle SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ was selected to join the ranks of approximately 140 AVID National Demonstration SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½s.AVID—Advancement Via Individual Determination—is a kindergarten through postsecondary curriculum that aims to turn underperforming…