SAN ANTONIO – On Monday morning, Southwest Independent School District started off the 2025-26 school year by welcoming in more than 13,000 students across its 18 campuses in the San Antonio area.
Staff welcomed bus drivers at their bus barn early in the morning before sending them off to pick up students at 5:30 a.m.
Over at Medio Creek Elementary School, Principal Eva Reyna says this year’s theme of “Back to the Future” explores where the school has been and where they hope to take it.
“I’ve asked all of our teachers to do some social-emotional learning today with our kids so they can start building those relationships. Those are the most important pieces,” she said.
Principal Reyna says she also aims to have the school designated as an “A” campus.
“An A campus means that the school has the best educators and your students are receiving the best education possible,” she said. “So our kids are doing well on the STAAR. And we don’t just look at our testing, but also what kids are producing daily in class”.
The district said on its website that the board approved raises of $2,500 for teachers with 3-4 years of experience, $5,000 for 5+ years of experience and a 2% raise for all other full-time staff.
First bells rang at 8:10 a.m. for elementary school campuses, with middle school and high school campuses following at 7:30 a.m. and 8:55 a.m., respectively.
More back-to-school information is available on the district’s website here.
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