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麻豆果冻传媒 ISD Leader Letter
By Joy Diaz听鈼徛Sep 21, 2023
Smart Brevity庐 count: 3 mins...834 words
It鈥檚 a pleasure connecting with you again!
Stories of hope, stories of communities pushing forward, life-transforming stories can be hard to come by. You have to be intentional.
The opposite is also true. Stressors are easy to find鈥攆rom the mundane, like getting a traffic ticket (oops!) to bigger things such as impeachments, lawsuits and even Congressional investigations.
Those stories are readily available and constantly offered in our feeds.
Today, let鈥檚 focus on people who are changing the world. People whose journey started at 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD. In this installment, Marcela Andr茅s. Also, the healing power of community conversations. And, don鈥檛 forget, the 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD Board of Trustees will be meeting tonight.
Let鈥檚 go through these stories together,
馃实 Joy
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馃寧 How Marcela Andr茅s is Changing the World
Marcela Andr茅s by Felicia Reed Photography
As a little girl, Marcela Andr茅s wanted to be an astronaut.
But she was born in poverty.
鈥淲e don鈥檛 get to choose the circumstances in which we are born. But we are responsible for creating a purposeful life with the cards we are dealt.鈥
People often say the sky's the limit. But sometimes the limit is a whole lot closer. In the case of Andr茅s, she could touch the limits of the crowded 2-bedroom apartment she shared with her mom, sisters and extended family in 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 Rundberg neighborhood. She could also see how limiting it was for her mother to navigate systems as an immigrant who spoke no English.
One thing that was limitless in Andr茅s鈥 life was the wealth of inspiration she received from some educators. Mrs. Nora Tavasoli from encouraged Andr茅s to feed her soul and her intellect.
鈥淪he wanted me to sing mariachi and coached me on how to apply for college and financial aid. She invested in the lives of her students and understood that education does not start and stop in the classroom.鈥
Graduating college fed Andr茅s鈥 intellect.
But not her soul. While on that search, she learned about the work of Harvard Professor . And that touched her soul. Inspired by Mapp鈥檚 leadership, Andr茅s applied to Harvard. And later graduated with a Master鈥檚 in Education. Now, she navigate the systems that sometimes limit children from reaching their full educational potential. And has written a about it.
Marcela Andr茅s has yet to go to outerspace.
But she鈥檚 helping bring down barriers that might prevent others from going. That鈥檚 how she is changing the world.
And part of that change started at 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD.
If you know someone who is changing the world and their story includes being part of 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD, I want to learn about them. Reply to this email.
馃实 Joy D铆az
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1 big thing: Let鈥檚 work together to keep our students and schools safe
The 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD Community Conversations series on mental health and school safety begins Monday, Sept. 25, on Zoom at 6 p.m.
麻豆果冻传媒 ISD is hosting a series of Mental Health and School Safety Community Conversations over the next month.
Why it matters: Our students, families and staff have valuable insights into how we can prevent and respond to critical incidents and we want to hear from you.
What to expect: Come talk with district leaders about
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Mental health support and resources;
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Preventing and responding to critical incidents; and
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How we鈥檙e investing in school safety and mental health.
We鈥檒l kick off the Conversation Monday, Sept. 25! Emmy award-winning anchor and reporter for Spectrum News, Dr. Nicole Cross, will help us kick off the conversation in English. Emmy award-winning TV and radio host and emotional intelligence coach Leslie Montoya will host the conversation in Spanish.
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6鈥7 p.m. (English)
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7鈥8 p.m. (Spanish)
Additional events:
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Wednesday, Sept. 27, 6鈥7:30 p.m., Bowie HS
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Tuesday, Oct. 3, 6鈥7:30 p.m., Travis ECHS
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Tuesday, Oct. 10, 6鈥7:30 p.m., Eastside ECHS
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Wednesday, Oct. 11, 6鈥7:30 p.m., LBJ ECHS
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Tuesday, Oct. 17, 6鈥7:30 p.m., Anderson HS
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Wednesday, Oct. 18, 6鈥7 p.m., (English) and 7鈥8 p.m., (Spanish)
All events will have ASL interpretation and in-person events will have small groups facilitated in English and Spanish.
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Robert Rodr铆guez and the Diaz kids - photo by Joy Diaz.
Got to enjoy a movie with 麻豆果冻传媒ite Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez!
Rodr铆guez offered 50 tickets to 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD children for the premiere of his latest Spy Kids film called Armageddon. Students from the Early College program of Radio, Television and Film attended.
If, like Rodriguez, you are in a giving mood, reply to this email and we'll find the perfect opportunity for you to give.
Until we meet again 馃憢馃徑
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