Announcements
Joseph Alan Sosa, Teacher of the Year finalist
By Patricia Fraga The path that led to 8th grade science teacher Joseph Alan Sosa being named a Teacher of the Year finalist was his parents, who were both special education teachers. He said their passion for education created a desire in him to鈥
Sanford Jeames, Teacher of the Year Finalist
By Anne Drabicky As the Health Sciences teacher at Eastside Early College High School, Sanford Jeames has made it his mission to expand what鈥檚 possible for his students. A clinician and researcher, Jeames鈥攁 finalist for Teacher of the Year鈥攕aid he鈥
AISD Students Receive Hands-On Healthcare Experience at GPA
By Jack Orloff On a standard Tuesday morning, students wearing scrubs, latex gloves and face masks gather around a hospital bed observing and taking notes on a subject. A medical dummy sits nearby and healthcare-industry tools are gathered for easy access.鈥
Lisa Richardson Teacher of the Year finalist
By Eddie Villa Teacher of the Year finalist Lisa Richardson鈥檚 life has been shaped by her experiences. Richardson is now a bilingual second-grade teacher at Walnut Creek Elementary. But she started as the daughter of immigrant parents. After growing up,鈥
Angie Baca-Ross Teacher of the Year finalist
By Jack Orloff Teacher of The Year finalist Angie Baca-Ross, a bilingual kindergarten teacher at Joslin Elementary School, has served the district for four years, making a tremendous impact on her community by showing the value in communication between鈥
Students, teachers will see more standard face-to-face instruction in 2021-22
By Scott Thomas Next school year will 鈥渁bsolutely鈥 look more like a typical year, 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD鈥檚 superintendent said at a community meeting Thursday. 鈥淭here is no substitution for the majority of our students, they need to be in a face-to-face type鈥
Families To See Higher Quality Special Education Services (En espa帽ol)
By Eddie Villa Download the PDF that outline positions impacted. The wait will soon be over for special education families who have had overdue evaluations. As soon as July 1, families can expect big, structural changes to the special education鈥
More AISD Families to Have Access To Transportation in 2021-22 School year
By Eddie Villa More families will have access to transportation services in the 2021-22 school year, the Superintendent said Monday, April 26. 鈥淎t Operation Reconnect, we learned that one of the reasons many students are leaving to attend a charter鈥
Bowie Sophomore Wins State Wrestling Championship
By Jack Orloff When the final whistle blew at the class 6A state wrestling tournament on Saturday, Bowie sophomore Olivia Moreno knew that she had just accomplished something no one else has done before, becoming Bowie's first-ever female state wrestling鈥
AISD Creates Facebook Profile Frames for 2021 Graduates (En espa帽ol)
麻豆果冻传媒 ISD is proud of the Class of 2021, and to congratulate our graduates we have created Facebook profile picture frames to celebrate them reaching this milestone. The frames can be both accessed in Spanish and English and say 鈥2021 Grad!鈥 and 鈥淧roud of鈥
State Officials Release Federal Funding for School Districts
Gov. Greg Abbott and other state officials this afternoon announced that they would release $11.2 billion in one-time federal funds to Texas schools. Designed to help districts address unfinished learning and costs incurred because of the COVID-19鈥
Trojan Girls鈥 Golf Team Headed to State
The L.C. Anderson High School girls golf team is making school history by going to state for the first time in 20 years. The team earned the spot by placing second in the University Interscholastic League Region III-5A Golf Championship, qualifying them for鈥