Announcements
Coats for Kids 2021
Students across Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ in collaboration with Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD. Along with Jack Brown Cleaners, KVET, and KVUE—The Junior…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ 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.
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD advocates honored with HABLA awards
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ 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.
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD and Dell Technologies open new STEM learning center
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ 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…
COVID, student success top themes at State of the District
Superintendent Stephenie Elizalde spoke to how Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ 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…
New COVID-19 testing method allows for safer classrooms
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ 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 — called pooled testing — could allow Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD to target campuses where students…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD looking for feedback via pre-K Survey (En Español)
Families can let Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD know what they think about pre-K through a survey. Why it matters: Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD is looking to improve the pre-K experience — from enrollment processes to communications and beyond. This survey will give us the data on where we need…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Hosts College Prep Week (En Español)
It's never too early to start thinking about college. That's why Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ 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…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Police awarded grant to elevate mental health crisis responses
The Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Police Department was awarded a $248,245 grant from the ​​U.S. Department of Justice to hire its own Licensed Mental Health Professionals.
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD Previews How Data Is Used To Engage Underserved Communities In Long-Range Planning
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD families got a preview on Tuesday of how data is being used for Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD’s long-range planning, which could determine which improvements and new facilities are included in the next bond. “Long-range planning helps us anticipate student…
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD AP Test Scores remain consistent despite COVID disruption
The recent release of Advance Placement testing scores revealed that despite COVID-19 disruptions, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD students passed their AP exams at a similar rate to the last two years. The Advanced Placement program is offered in all Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD high…
New tests measure student growth through adaptive technology
At your next parent-teacher conference, you may discuss results from a new test at Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD called the MAP Growth, which is given to students in elementary school. This test is new to many families because it’s only the second year Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ ISD has…