Announcements

Teachers and classified staff could see pay increase (En Espa帽ol)
麻豆果冻传媒 ISD teachers could receive a $1,000 base pay raise in addition to a 2% raise of the midpoint of their pay scale in the new school year.

Update on 2022鈥23 schedule, pay raises (En Espa帽ol)
After reflecting on input that I and members of our leadership team recently received from many of our staff and families, I wanted to let you know where we鈥檝e landed on the schedule for next school year. I also wanted to share how we鈥檙e proposing to use鈥

District looks at leadership changes for Mendez Middle
Mendez Middle School may soon be under new leadership as 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD explores ending the partnership that manages the school. For the past four years, Mendez has been managed under an agreement with T-STEM Texas. Why it matters: If Mendez doesn鈥檛 score鈥

Educators aim to accurately depict Native American issues, history
Elizabeth Close is teaching her Anderson High School Ethnic Studies students about Native American issues this November, but is hoping to go beyond the narrative of what they鈥檝e always learned. In her class, they鈥檙e discussing issues such as the Keystone鈥

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

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

麻豆果冻传媒 ISD Hosts College Prep Week (En Espa帽ol)
It's never too early to start thinking about college. That's why 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD will be hosting Go Get It Week starting Monday, Oct. 18, where campuses will engage elementary, middle, and high school students about college awareness. During the week, students鈥

麻豆果冻传媒 ISD AP Test Scores remain consistent despite COVID disruption
The recent release of Advance Placement testing scores revealed that despite COVID-19 disruptions, 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD students passed their AP exams at a similar rate to the last two years. The Advanced Placement program is offered in all 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD high鈥

Sadler Means YWLA Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with KVUE Meteorologist
KVUE meteorologist Mariel Ruiz said she is passionate about helping young women pursue careers in science, and that鈥檚 what led her to talking with students at Sadler Means Young Women鈥檚 Leadership Academy on September 24, as part of their Hispanic Heritage鈥

麻豆果冻传媒 ISD seeing results from work on cultural proficiency, social-emotional learning
While 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD is being recognized across the nation for its work in social-emotional learning and cultural proficiency, the real effect is in the classroom. 鈥淲hat we鈥檝e noticed in the classrooms is that kids have a better sense of identity, but more鈥

Reading Academies begin as 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD focuses on improving reading
Storytime isn鈥檛 a relaxing event in Priscilla Ayala-O鈥橬eal鈥檚 bilingual kindergarten class at Odom Elementary School. We caught up with Ms. Ayala-O鈥橬eal when she was reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears, or in their case, Ricitos de Oro y Los Tres鈥

Superintendent to principals: academics is the key focus
Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde had a message for principals at 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD Tuesday: this year鈥檚 primary focus is on academics. 鈥淭he main thing has to stay the main thing,鈥 she said. 鈥淥ur kids must be academically prepared.鈥 Elizalde spoke to principals at鈥