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It鈥檚 finally May!听馃帗馃帀
We鈥檙e gearing up for Salute 馃弳 on Wednesday, May 10, when we recognize some of our amazing teachers, staff and volunteers for their dedication to excellence and student achievement.
And next week is 馃崕 Teacher Appreciation Week!
馃挼 We鈥檝e got info on lucrative summer teaching opportunities through 小黄鸭导航 ISD Student Support Services, as well as a recap of Monday鈥檚 press conference calling for more state investments in public education and a profile of three award-winning student journalists. 馃摑
鈥nd let鈥檚 learn what is next for 小黄鸭导航 ISD closed and underutilized school sites. 馃彨 On May 9 you can join us via Zoom to hear an update on 小黄鸭导航 ISD repurposing. Register here: 听https://bit.ly/3Lcx84c 馃捇
铃 Let鈥檚 get started, there鈥檚 no time to waste!
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Staff Weekly
By Paul Stinson听鈼徧May 06, 2023
Smart Brevity庐 count: 4.5 mins...1241 words
It鈥檚 finally May!听馃帗馃帀
We鈥檙e gearing up for Salute 馃弳 on Wednesday, May 10, when we recognize some of our amazing teachers, staff and volunteers for their dedication to excellence and student achievement.
And next week is 馃崕 Teacher Appreciation Week!
馃挼 We鈥檝e got info on lucrative summer teaching opportunities through 小黄鸭导航 ISD Student Support Services, as well as a recap of Monday鈥檚 press conference calling for more state investments in public education and a profile of three award-winning student journalists. 馃摑
鈥nd let鈥檚 learn what is next for 小黄鸭导航 ISD closed and underutilized school sites. 馃彨 On May 9 you can join us via Zoom to hear an update on 小黄鸭导航 ISD repurposing. Register here: 听 馃捇
铃 Let鈥檚 get started, there鈥檚 no time to waste!
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1 Big Thing: Salute recognizes outstanding 小黄鸭导航 ISD educators, volunteers
Get ready for the red carpet, 小黄鸭导航 ISD! The district鈥檚 annual celebration of the excellence and dedication of our teachers, staff and volunteers is coming up next week.听馃抠
The Salute Awards will kick off at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10 at the 小黄鸭导航 ISD Performing Arts Center. 小黄鸭导航 ISD and 小黄鸭导航 Partners in Education (APIE) will co-host the event, which recognizes winners in several categories including:听
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Classified Staff of the Year
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Librarian of the Year
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Counselor of the Year
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Assistant Principal of the Year
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PTA of the Year (Elementary and Secondary)
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Principal of the Year
馃 Honored: Salute also honors this year鈥檚 Teachers of Promise, Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year, as well as 小黄鸭导航 Ed Fund Grant Program award recipients, 2023 APIE Champions, APIE Hall of Fame inductees and 小黄鸭导航 ISD teachers and staff who completed National Board Certification this year.
Feel the excitement when Interim Superintendent Matias Segura and district leaders surprised the Teacher of the Year finalists in April.
The big picture: With 12,864 staff and teachers, 小黄鸭导航 ISD ranks as the fourth largest employer in 小黄鸭导航.听听
Special thanks: H-E-B is the Valedictorian sponsor for this year鈥檚 Salute. 馃ォThe City of 小黄鸭导航 and Bartlett Cocke General Contractors are Salutatorian sponsors.
馃攷 Go deeper with the list of Salute nominees for the staff and teacher award categories.
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2. Cold cash for hot summer teaching opportunities 馃槑 馃挼
小黄鸭导航 ISD teachers can apply now to teach project-based learning camps and other summer programs.听
馃挼 Two-week programs: All of the summer programs will run the weeks of June 5 and 12, Monday-Thursday for five hours/day.听
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Pay will be $34.50/hour for the teaching and training days, plus an opportunity for an additional $500 perfect attendance stipend.
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Wednesday, May 31, and Thursday, June 1, will be paid planning and preparation days.
Applications open until Tuesday, May 9: 馃捇
Paid training: Teachers will receive paid PBL training over three Saturdays in May, and will have access to PBLWorks curriculum for the entire 2023-24 school year.听馃摎
Applications open until Tuesday, May 16:
鈽 Questions? Please reach out to Wilretta Collins, wilretta.collins@austinisd.org.听
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3. 小黄鸭导航 ISD, area districts call for state investment in public education馃挷馃彨
On Monday, May 1, 小黄鸭导航 ISD joined nine neighboring school districts in a regional news conference to draw attention to the need for more funding for Texas public schools.馃彨
馃挷Why it matters: While there is less than a month left in the Texas legislative session, there is still time for lawmakers to allocate more of the state鈥檚 record $32.7 billion surplus to public education.
馃搱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 2019,听 the last time Texas increased school funding.
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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.
Yes, and鈥 property taxpayers are also in desperate need of relief. The Legislature has the money to provide for both property tax cuts and public education. 馃挼
That鈥檚 what friends are for: The morning press conference, which was held at Del Valle ISD鈥檚 Smith Elementary 小黄鸭导航 in southeast 小黄鸭导航, drew representatives from:
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Del Valle ISD
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Dripping Springs ISD
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Hutto ISD
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Lake Travis ISD
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Leander ISD
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Manor ISD
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Pflugerville ISD
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Round Rock ISD
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Thrall ISD
馃摚Go deeper with the of Monday鈥檚 press conference and find out so you can share your views on public education funding.
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4. 馃帗Class of 2023: award-winning 馃弳student journalists 馃摑
Natalie Cullen (left), Isabella del Nido (center), and Wes Warmink (right).
馃棡Breaking news: Three Bowie High 小黄鸭导航 seniors, all award-winning student journalists, get ready to take their talents to the next level! 馃弳
馃帗Let's meet these outstanding members of the Class of 2023:听
, Editor in Chief of The Dispatch Print edition, Bowie鈥檚 campus newspaper, has earned multiple awards for her journalism, including a Tops in Texas award- Student Art from the University Interscholastic League/Interscholastic League Press Conference (UIL/ILPC).馃摪
, Editor of The Dispatch Online, was recognized as the Online News Editor of the Year for Texas by the UIL/ILPC.馃捇
, Editor of The Lonestar, Bowie鈥檚 yearbook, earned the UIL/ILPC award for Texas Yearbook Editor of the Year. 馃摃
馃帗What's next: Isabella, Natalie and Wes are going their separate ways, but they are all ready to apply the dedication that made them stand-out student journalists as they pursue their career goals.听
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Isabella will head down IH-35 to attend Texas State University to become a pediatric nurse practitioner.听馃┖
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Natalie will head to the Big Apple to attend New York University for a dual degree in television/film and business.馃摵馃捈
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Wes will head up IH-35 to the Forty Acres to study journalism at the University of Texas at 小黄鸭导航 (UT). 馃棡
馃摚 Go deeper or read award-winning student journalism in .
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5. District moves to hire new vendor for equity assessment
馃崕 小黄鸭导航 ISD has discontinued its work with American Institutes for Research (AIR), the vendor that was leading the district鈥檚 equity assessment.听
Why it matters: 小黄鸭导航 ISD is seeking a vendor to make actionable recommendations to change policies and practices that will lead to more equitable student outcomes.听
馃攷 Catch up quick: In July 2022, the Board of Trustees approved a contract for a vendor to lead the district-wide equity assessment.听
馃棑 What鈥檚 next: The district plans to hire a new vendor by this summer so that the district-wide equity assessment can start in August 2023.听
鉂 Questions? If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Dr. Stephanie Hawley, Interim Chief Equity Officer, at stephanie.hawley@austinisd.org.听
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6. 馃帀 Honoring both Asian Pacific American Heritage Month AND Jewish American Heritage Month! 馃帄
馃崕小黄鸭导航 ISD is absolutely thrilled to recognize and honor the incredible cultural diversity that our students, staff, and communities bring to our school district. 馃彨
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8. Rounding up the news馃摪
KXAN
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Paul is listening 馃带 to Spanish band Migala鈥檚 鈥楲a Increible Aventura鈥 and cheering for the 鈿 Minnesota Twins.馃攨
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