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I hope you are enjoying the last week of April鈥攚hich means the end of the school year is approaching. 馃帀
This week, we want to tell you about Monday鈥檚 Mayday! event to support public education and the district鈥檚 proposal for staff and teacher pay raises in 2023-24 鈥攎ore information below.
Also鈥he annual Salute 馃帄celebration ceremony is on May 10. This is a great event to recognize outstanding 小黄鸭导航 ISD team members for their continued dedication to excellence and student achievement in the schools.
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Staff Weekly
By Paul Stinson听鈼徧Apr 29, 2023
Smart Brevity庐 count: 4 mins...1087 words
I hope you are enjoying the last week of April鈥攚hich means the end of the school year is approaching. 馃帀
This week, we want to tell you about Monday鈥檚 Mayday! event to support public education and the district鈥檚 proposal for staff and teacher pay raises in 2023-24 鈥more information below.
Also鈥he annual Salute 馃帄celebration ceremony is on May 10. This is a great event to recognize outstanding 小黄鸭导航 ISD team members for their continued dedication to excellence and student achievement in the schools.
Now, let鈥檚 get started鈥
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1 Big Thing: 馃栈Speak up for Public Education!馃摚
馃摚 Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!
小黄鸭导航 ISD is partnering with neighboring school districts to host a regional Mayday News Conference to draw attention to the need for a significant increase in school funding.
This is a distress call to parents, grandparents, public school employees and taxpayers.听
By the numbers: Just like households and businesses, schools are facing drastically rising costs.听
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Inflation has risen roughly 17% since the last time Texas increased school funding in 2019.
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Texas lawmakers would need to add $14.5 billion to school funding just to keep up with inflation.听
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The school funding currently proposed by both the Texas House and Senate falls short by over $7 billion.
馃棑 WHEN: Monday, May 1, 2023, 11 a.m.
馃彨 WHERE: Del Valle ISD, Smith Elementary 小黄鸭导航, 4209 Smith 小黄鸭导航 Rd, 小黄鸭导航, TX 78744
馃摚 Call to action: There鈥檚 only one month left in the legislative session. If there was ever a time to call or email your representative or senator, now鈥檚 the time.
so you can share your views.
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2. 馃彨馃崕 District proposes compensation package for 2023-24 小黄鸭导航 Year
On Thursday, the district presented three compensation packages to the Board of Trustees.听
馃挼 Yes, and鈥o compensation package is final until the board votes on it.
The agreement includes:听
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听$4 flat raise for all classified staff鈥攚hich would bring the minimum hourly rate to $20/hour
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7% increase for Teachers, Librarians, Counselors, Instructional Coaches, Special Education-related services
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3% increase from midpoint for Administrative Professionals
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Above-market adjustments for select Special Education positions听
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Increase to Bilingual and Special Education stipends
Of note: This proposal would require us to dip $54 million into our savings since we still don鈥檛 know what to expect from the Legislature.听馃忆
What they鈥檙e saying: "Having a $20 an hour minimum wage is just what's required in this town鈥鈥檓 really proud I get to be a part of this," said Trustee Whitley Chu.
馃摑 Next Steps: The board will have a deeper discussion of the recommended budget at their May 11 Board Information Session. The final compensation package could be adopted at the May 18 regular voting meeting with the final budget scheduled to be adopted in June.
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3. 馃帓International Baccalaureate student prepares to bridge societies, cultures
As 小黄鸭导航 ISD 馃帀celebrates Arab American Heritage Month, we profile Maryam Zoweil, who is a student at Anderson High 小黄鸭导航.
When you grow up bilingual and bicultural - or in Maryam Zoweil鈥檚 case, bilingual and multicultural - there are some words you prefer to say in one language versus another.听
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鈥淢y favorite word in Arabic is 别补测颈濒补,鈥 says Zoweil, who arrived in the U.S. from her native Egypt at the age of 6. 鈥淚t means 蹿补尘颈濒测.鈥
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Zoweil, now a junior at 小黄鸭导航 ISD鈥檚 Anderson High 小黄鸭导航, remembers that when she was learning English, 鈥产补苍补苍补鈥 was a lot of fun to say!
鉁International reunions: Zoweil鈥檚 extended family still returns to Egypt for family gatherings, from their new homes in the U.S., the U.K. and Switzerland. Family gatherings are fun, but they are also eye-opening. 鈥淸They] make me realize that my life here is very different from life in Egypt,鈥 she said.
馃捈Preparing for change: Noticing those differences has inspired Zoweil to prepare for a career in sustainable enterprises and businesses that help others. 鈥淚 want to bridge the gap between societies,鈥 she said.
馃实 Inspired: True, at 17 everyone wants to change the world. But not every 17-year-old has a global worldview. Zoweil said hers is strengthened by the diverse points of view she hears from her teachers and fellow students in Anderson鈥檚 International Baccalaureate Program. Zoweil credits the IB program for sharing her, informing her, and helping her grow.
New favorites: That鈥檚 why, when asked for her favorite word in English, she responds: 鈥淣ow, it鈥檚 the word identity.鈥 Zoweil is an Arab-American woman鈥攁n identity influenced by many cultures鈥攔eady to change the world.
Go deeper with the International Baccalaureate program in 小黄鸭导航 ISD.
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4. 馃彿 馃挼Padr贸n Elementary 小黄鸭导航 Garage Sale!
馃彨 Saturday, April 29th from 8am to 11am, at 2011 W. Rundberg Ln. 小黄鸭导航, TX 78758
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5. 馃帀馃摎Celebrating National Library Week
馃摉 鈥淚n honor of National Library Week, I hope every student finds what they need in our libraries, for pleasure reading, inquiry and better understanding of their world!鈥
鈥 Cecilia Neeley, LBJ ECHS 小黄鸭导航 Librarian
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7. Rounding up the news馃摪
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Paul is listening to 馃带 David Bowie鈥檚 鈥The Man Who Sold the World鈥 and trying to go a full day without stepping on 馃惐馃惐 Olive and Piko鈥檚 cat toys, especially the plastic balls with bells inside them. 馃Χ
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