Announcements
Former refugee shares love of learning with her students (En Espa帽ol)
As 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD celebrates Arab American Heritage Month, we profile Walnut Creek Elementary School 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
麻豆果冻传媒 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
麻豆果冻传媒 ISD moves to twice-monthly pay starting in July (en espa帽ol)
Beginning in July 2023, all employees in all departments and at all campuses鈥攆ull-time, part-time and substitutes鈥攚ill 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 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD schools are named. This week we spotlight native 麻豆果冻传媒ite, educator and civil rights advocate Bernice Hart for her lifelong dedication to鈥
Black History Month profile: Barbara Jordan (en espa帽ol)
This is the first in a month-long profile series spotlighting Black leaders and pathbreakers for whom 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD schools are named. By Paul Stinson As 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD begins its celebration of Black History Month, we profile Barbara Jordan: civil rights leader,鈥
Hill Elementary moves to Padr贸n Elementary for Feb. 6 (en espa帽ol)
Because the power is still not restored at Hill Elementary School, students and staff will be hosted by the Padr贸n Elementary community at their campus for a modified version of school. Students will still receive breakfast and a hot lunch, they can ride鈥
Most 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD campuses set to open Monday, Feb. 6 (en espa帽ol)
麻豆果冻传媒 ISD will have school on Monday, Feb. 6. For most campuses, this will be a regular school day. As of 1 pm on Saturday, seven elementary schools remain without power: Andrews; Hill; Joslin; Perez; Pillow; Ridgetop; and St. Elmo. We鈥檙e鈥
Statement from Board President Geronimo Rodriguez, representing current and incoming trustees (en espa帽ol)
Yesterday evening, the current AISD Board of Trustees met with the four newly elected members who will be joining the board Dec. 1. Our shared goal was to begin discussing the process of choosing a new interim superintendent to serve 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD until a鈥
Thank you / 隆Gracias!
Nov. 9, 2022 Dear 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD Community, This is a new day for our district because last night 麻豆果冻传媒 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
麻豆果冻传媒 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 麻豆果冻传媒 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