Happy Friday, everyone!I鈥檓 Gabriella Beker, and I鈥檒l be taking over this issue of the Leader Letter. I鈥檝e been a Community Engagement Coordinator with the district for a couple of years now, so many of you may already know me. If we haven鈥檛 connected yet, I hope to see you at one of the upcoming engagement opportunities you will learn about below!Let鈥檚 get to it鈥 |
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麻豆果冻传媒 ISD Leader Letter |
By Gabriella Beker 鈼 Sep 16, 2022
Smart Brevity庐 count: 2 mins... 524 words
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Happy Friday, everyone!
I鈥檓 Gabriella Beker, and I鈥檒l be taking over this issue of the Leader Letter. I鈥檝e been a Community Engagement Coordinator with the district for a couple of years now, so many of you may already know me. If we haven鈥檛 connected yet, I hope to see you at one of the upcoming engagement opportunities you will learn about below!
Let鈥檚 get to it鈥
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1 big thing: District proposing Election Day as student holiday
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麻豆果冻传媒 ISD administration is proposing that Election Day be a holiday on the 2022鈥23 and 2023鈥24 academic calendars.
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If approved by the board, Nov. 8, 2022, and Nov. 7, 2023, would be a holiday for all students and a professional development day for all staff.
Why it matters: Making this day a holiday would ensure that more of our staff and students of voting age would be able to get to the polls and make their voices heard.
What鈥檚 next: The board will vote on this proposition at its Sept. 29 meeting.
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2. Benefits of modernized schools
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More and more research is showing that modernized schools improve student outcomes and teacher retention.
Why it matters: Studies show that poor facility quality reduces student attendance rates and teacher job satisfaction, and traditional classroom setups make students .
Go deeper: Check out compiled by the ReBuild America鈥檚 School Infrastructure Coalition (BASIC) about the impact of school facility conditions on educational equity.
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3. 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD resumes repurposing process
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This week we began our second series of engagements around the repurposing of the Anita Ferrales Coy, former Pease Elementary School and former Rosedale School sites.
Why it matters: These potential new uses could address issues in our community such as affordable housing, teacher housing and shortages of early childhood services while also creating more public green spaces.
What鈥檚 next: Join us at one of the upcoming community conversations or complete our by Sunday, Oct. 9.
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馃弳 Office Depot gave Laura Due帽as at Guerrero Thompson Elementary School the Office Depot鈥檚 All-Star Teacher award that came with products at nearly $2,000. ()
鉁 麻豆果冻传媒 ISD board to vote on 2022-23 tax rate at next meeting. ()
馃憯 Interim Superintendent Anthony Mays participated in the Gus Garcia Young Men鈥檚 Leadership Academy Tie Tying Ceremony. ()
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Wishing all who celebrate a happy Rosh Hashanah! I will be celebrating with my mother鈥檚 famous honey cake.
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