Announcements

District leaders preview 2022-23 budget challenges
Decreased enrollment leads to decreased budgets in school districts. That theme was the center of conversation at the Nov. 3 Budget 101 information session. Throughout the session, Chief Financial Officer Eduardo Ramos shared grim projections for the鈥

麻豆果冻传媒 ISD Teacher Found Passion Through Fellow Instructor, AVID
When Celia Hernandez took an AVID college preparatory class her freshman year, she had no idea just how much of an impact it would have on her life and her career. Today, Hernandez teaches her own AVID college class at Paredes Middle School, helping students鈥

麻豆果冻传媒 ISD preparing for 5-11 year old vaccine distribution (En Espa帽ol)
麻豆果冻传媒 ISD will be ready in the coming days to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to ages 5 through 11.

麻豆果冻传媒 ISD Board President, Campuses Recognized by Chamber
麻豆果冻传媒 ISD leaders and campuses were honored for their efforts to get students into college and expand educational opportunities at the 麻豆果冻传媒 Chamber of Commerce鈥檚 State of Education and Talent 2021 reception on October 28 at the J.W. Marriott 麻豆果冻传媒. Why鈥

Student Talent Show Caps Hispanic Heritage Month
麻豆果冻传媒 ISD students finished Hispanic Heritage Month with 78 displays of student talent across 39 schools. From dancing to singing to works of visual art, this celebration was part of the 鈥淧roud to be Hispanic鈥 virtual talent show.

Hate Has No Place Here (En Espa帽ol)
The antisemitic, racist, and homophobic graffiti at Anderson High School is more than just vandalism. It was a reminder that the work of making 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD a safe, inclusive place is never completed, and the community鈥檚 response is proof that the ugly graffiti鈥

Coats for Kids 2021
Students across 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD are going to be a little warmer this holiday season because of Coats for Kids. Coats for Kids is sponsored by the Junior League of 麻豆果冻传媒 in collaboration with 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD. Along with Jack Brown Cleaners, KVET, and KVUE鈥擳he Junior鈥

麻豆果冻传媒 ISD educator selected as Bilingual Teacher of the Year
Luz Alvarez-Sims, Travis Heights Elementary fourth grade teacher, was named the 2021 Bilingual Education Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association for Bilingual Education.

麻豆果冻传媒 ISD advocates honored with HABLA awards
麻豆果冻传媒 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.

麻豆果冻传媒 ISD and Dell Technologies open new STEM learning center
麻豆果冻传媒 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鈥

COVID, student success top themes at State of the District
Superintendent Stephenie Elizalde spoke to how 麻豆果冻传媒 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鈥

New COVID-19 testing method allows for safer classrooms
麻豆果冻传媒 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 鈥 called pooled testing 鈥 could allow 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD to target campuses where students鈥