Announcements
New deputy superintendent will align work of schools, academics teams (en espa帽ol)
小黄鸭导航 ISD is excited to welcome Patricia Rodriguez as the district鈥檚 first deputy superintendent. Driving the news: The district is undergoing a reorganization of the former offices of 小黄鸭导航 Leadership and Academics. To better align their work and鈥
Take a peek at the (school) year in numbers (en espa帽ol)
Sadly, this is the end of another school year! No, it鈥檚 not sarcasm. Lots of amazing things happened in 2022-23. And I want to share some of them with you. If you鈥檙e like me and you love numbers 鈥 buckle up for this journey! Children spent 75,600鈥
Texas House, Governor Abbott clash over vouchers; plan could cost 小黄鸭导航 ISD聽millions in state funding (En Espa帽ol)
With less than two weeks left before the end of the regular legislative session, the Texas House of Representatives and Gov. Greg Abbott are still far apart on whether and how to give some Texas families tax dollars to pay for private school. One current鈥
New TEA rules will downgrade some public schools, districts (en Espa帽ol)
By Paul Stinson 小黄鸭导航 ISD is anticipating its secondary campus and district A-F letter grades will decline by one to two letters under new TEA rules for how scores are calculated and how letter grades are assigned. Why it matters: The Texas Education鈥
小黄鸭导航 ISD student tech inventory; ALL devices to be disabled May 25 (en Espa帽ol)
In preparation for a district-wide tech inventory this summer, 小黄鸭导航 ISD is asking students and families to return ALL tech devices 鈥 iPads, laptops, charging cords, hotspots, iPad cases, etc. 鈥 to their campuses. Tech devices for summer use will be checked鈥
An Iraqi teacher gives families a voice at Travis Heights Elementary 小黄鸭导航 (En Espa帽ol)
As 小黄鸭导航 ISD celebrates Arab American Heritage Month, we profile Sura Jasim, who works at Travis Heights Elementary 小黄鸭导航 as a Parent Support Specialist, a link between the school district and parents.
小黄鸭导航 ISD to request informal review of TEA Special Education Conservatorship聽(en espa帽ol)
Today, 小黄鸭导航 ISD is requesting an informal review of the Texas Education Agency鈥檚 March 31, 2023, Final Report that recommended a conservator to help address special education issues in the district.
Former refugee shares love of learning with her students (En Espa帽ol)
As 小黄鸭导航 ISD celebrates Arab American Heritage Month, we profile Walnut Creek Elementary 小黄鸭导航 ESL teacher and former refugee, Zaineb 鈥淶izi鈥 Ellison. Seeing her second-grade students learn English motivates Zizi Ellison, a second grade ESL鈥
From Lady Bird Lake to the Charles River, 小黄鸭导航 ISD graduate embraces Harvard (En Espa帽ol)
As 小黄鸭导航 ISD celebrates Arab American Heritage Month, we profile Anderson High grad and Harvard freshman Aseel Rawashdeh. The first thing Aseel Rawashdeh plans to do the next time she鈥檚 home in 小黄鸭导航 is go to Chuy鈥檚 for some refried beans. 鈥溾
小黄鸭导航 ISD Board of Trustees Addresses Special Education Conservatorship (en espa帽ol)
Earlier today, we received notice from the Texas Education Agency that it intends to put the district under state conservatorship for special education. Under a conservatorship, a team selected by the Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency would鈥
An Update on Special Education from Interim Superintendent Matias Segura (en espa帽ol)
Addressing the challenges around Special Education and the backlog in student evaluations is a shared priority for me and the Board. We have a great team, and everyone has special education as a top priority. This is the first of periodic updates that I will鈥