NORTHSIDE ISD

Northside Independent School District Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction Dr. Janis Jordan joined leading SA to talk about the return to the classroom and post-pandemic learning.

The O’Connor High School community is mourning the loss of a former student and football player.

Help is wanted across San Antonio for school bus drivers as a driver shortage leads to longer wait times for kids and bus routes being removed to adjust to the shortfall.

The energy of the first day of school is different.

As parents prepare to send their children back to school, there are a lot of questions and concerns. One of them is safety: will my child be safe at school, and what is being done to ensure this?

Northside ISD is set to open its 12th high school when classes start next week. KSAT 12 got a firsthand look at the new high school that was built to keep up with the growing population in the area.

Leaders from Northside ISD and Judson ISD said the state has consistently stood in the way of their school safety efforts.

In response to concerns about student safety after the Uvalde mass shooting, Northside ISD has made the upcoming Election Day a holiday.

School districts here at home and across the country are scrambling to fill teaching positions with class starting this month.

The tragedy in Uvalde has heightened the urgency to solidify security plans and highlighted the need for more funding to secure campuses.

The Northside Independent School District is investigating how a second grader was found wandering along a busy road Monday afternoon.

Employees at multiple Northside Independent School District campuses have told the KSAT 12 Defenders in recent weeks that administrators relentlessly pressured them to vote on a May bond measure, tracked whether they had cast a ballot and in one instance threatened discipline if they failed to do so.

A Brennan High School student was arrested after making online threats to “shoot up” the school over low grades, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

The intersection at Palmetto Way and Rockwall Mill is sparking some concerns among Northside ISD faculty and parents.

Northside ISD officials on Monday defended their actions after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott indicated the district would be under investigation amid allegations that staff felt pressured to vote in Saturday’s bond election.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Northside ISD will be investigated by Education Commissioner Mike Morath and the Attorney General’s Office after leaked emails suggested that staffers were pressured to vote in Saturday’s bond election.

The Northside Independent School District is hoping some of its new hiring incentives will entice more teachers to apply for open positions.

Some San Antonio-area districts are trying to get ahead of the game with job fairs this weekend before the summer arrives.

Some Northside ISD students are doing big things in small spaces. Construction Careers Academy, located on the Warren High School campus, is hosting a tiny homes showcase Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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The increases are being felt across the county, but the more affordable areas saw the largest increases as far as percentages.

Are you looking for something fun to do at home that has a little bit of science behind it?

Helping your child boost their future earning potential could start with simple steps like creative playing.

If you live in the area of Northside ISD, there is a $992 million question coming up in May.

One incident happened on Jan. 18, the other on Jan. 25. Officials said no threat was made toward campus in either case.

A new school on the Far Westside is part of the package.

Student and teachers are coming back after absences.

Several San Antonio-area school districts have announced closures for Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 due to the wintery weather forecast.

Northside Independent School District had to make changes to bus routes after thieves stole catalytic converters from 16 of its mini buses, according to district officials.

Schools outside of San Antonio face similar issues.

The past two days since returning from their holiday breaks, both Northside and North East Independent School Districts reported a combined total of about 2,000 teachers and staff who’d called in sick or absent Monday.

Parents of students in Northside ISD are concerned as San Antonio's largest school district comes back from winter break.

Northside Independent School District is providing free breakfast and lunch for children during the winter break.

Warren High School parents were notified Wednesday that district police officers found a gun in a student's backpack.

Northside Independent School District officials say three students from Brennan High School were involved in a five-vehicle crash in west Bexar County.

A Marshall High School student was in possession of ammunition on campus, officials said Friday.

An official says no students were injured on campus.

San Antonio school districts say they're facing a shortage of cafeteria workers for school lunchrooms.

Northside Independent School District is relaxing its mask requirements starting next week.

One student was upset after anti-maskers yelled at them.

Student athletes are being urged to be vigilant of their activities on and off the field to avoid missing out on school games.

Parents of Northside ISD students are frustrated and concerned about their children’s safety after the lack of bus drivers led to overcrowding on a Harlan High School bus in which students were sitting on each other.

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COVID-19 cases at Bexar County school districts are increasing by the day as the fall semester gets underway, with several families already in quarantine because their children were exposed to COVID-19 at their campuses.

Mask mandates are in place at three major San Antonio school districts -- San Antonio ISD, Northside ISD, and Northeast ISD.

Northside ISD, Bexar County's largest school district, plans to keep masks optional for students and personnel for the time being, even though Metro Health has...

The largest school district in the San Antonio area said Wednesday they will not be enforcing a mask mandate, “for now,” despite a county-wide requirement issued Tuesday that students and teachers wear masks in public schools.

Northside ISD’s McClung Transportation Center is a busy place these days, from prepping buses for students to training drivers. At the same time, the district needs more drivers to fill those trainings.

First, a Southwest Legacy High School grad recently landed in hot water for displaying a Mexican flag at her commencement, and now a Clark High School student is getting grief over a graduation unveiling that went viral. The student, identified as Samuel Silverman Garcia in the clip, tosses confetti and blows kisses to the cheering crowd. As can be expected, the video — which has since racked up 40,000 Facebook views — subsequently shows school officials escorting the student offstage. “While we cannot discuss individual student discipline, administrative action was taken to address the disruption,” Northside spokesman Barry Perez told MySA. Meanwhile, Northside’s Perez told MySA the district is disciplining the student because it wants commencement ceremonies to “honor and celebrate” its grads’ achievements.

School districts across Bexar County are expanding their summer school programs to help students who fell behind this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Northside ISD has provided food, clothes, Wifi devices, iPads and counseling opportunities to families during home visits.

Results will begin to populate once polls close around 7 p.m.

San Antonio – It’s been a tough week for families, as the winter weather has left many without power and water. Northside ISD parent Efrain Castillo said although power has been restored to many households, it’s still tough finding food. “We couldn’t get online this week,” Castillo said. A spokesperson for NISD said families can reach out to their child’s school or teachers for information regarding additional assistance. RELATED: These San Antonio-area schools, daycares, colleges announce changes, closures due to wintry weather

SAN ANTONIO – Northside ISD Superintendent Brian Woods sent a letter to parents on Friday, asking them to consider waiting another week before sending students back to in-person learning due to the ongoing rise of COVID-19 cases in the area. “We had hoped to see an improvement in the city’s health metrics and allow students to return Feb. 1. “This applies to those who temporarily switched to virtual learning and those who had hoped to start in-person learning for the third grading cycle.”Woods said the district would determine the possibility of allowing additional in-person learners next week. The superintendent had previously urged parents to consider virtual learning for their kids through the end of January because of the surge in COVID-19 cases. Students who need a device to facilitate virtual learning will be able to get one from their child’s school.

SAN ANTONIO – A drive-thru COVID-19 testing site opened Monday on the city’s North Side. Northside ISD’s Dub Farris Athletic Complex is now open for anyone with or without COVID-19 symptoms to get a free test. The testing site will be open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. You are encouraged to schedule an appointment but appointments are not required. The site is located at Loop 1604 at Hausman Road. You can find a list of other testing sites here.

SAN ANTONIO – This was a year unlike any other. To read more about all the fun and exciting things that are going on in and out of the classroom, head to KSAT’s kid-friendly zone, KSAT Kids. A 7-year-old boy in San Antonio has spent his time in quarantine helping other children learn math by way of a YouTube channel. A new book is catching the attention of Selena fans, especially those in the San Antonio area. When asked if the findings has convinced her to follow her mom’s advice, Sohn said, “Yeah, unfortunately.”Do you know someone who would benefit from KSAT Kids?

SAN ANTONIO – The three largest school districts in Bexar County will allow in-person learners to stay on campus as cases rise and the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District puts the school risk level at “high.”Metro Health’s recommendations for high risk, which it posted online Monday, include not holding in-person instruction. Northside ISD and San Antonio ISD have both pumped the brakes somewhat on bringing more students back to campus. But both districts, along with Northeast ISD, say that students who are already on-campus will be able to stay there. San Antonio ISD Superintendent Pedro Martinez told staff in a letter on Monday that the district’s recorded positivity rate, based on its testing programs, is much lower - less than 1%. Chancellor also pointed to Metro Health data that shows just seven instances of cases transmitted in Bexar County schools this year.

SAN ANTONIO – A mother in San Antonio is weighing the COVID-19 risks of sending her son back to in-person learning at Northside ISD after struggling with online schooling. Last month, Northside ISD revealed that its failure rate was close to double compared to the previous year’s first grading period. Northside ISD parent Katrina Ashworth said her two children have been learning online this year due to COVID-19 concerns. For her 9-year-old son, learning at home has been a significant challenge. Northside ISD campus staff members monitor student engagement and performance and are setting up systems to support struggling students.

Northside ISD reported 191 student and 161 staff cumulative cases in the state’s last report for the week ending on Nov. 15. Staff cases went from 17 new cases in the Nov. 1-8 report to 44 new staff cases from Nov. 8-15. The state failed to add the district’s data for Nov. 8, but the NEISD website shows 15 new student cases and 17 new staff cases. The district reported 183 student cases and 49 staff cumulative cases on Nov. 15. NEISD reported 15 new student cases and 17 new staff cases for this period.

“Work to balance the need we have to ensure students and staff are kept safe with the need to address learning loss and instructional needs of individual students,” Perez said. Though unlike NISD, the district is continuing its outreach efforts to struggling virtual learners. The number of NEISD and NISD cases alone is 573 -- with more from NISD counting off-campus staff -- but the Metro Health data only shows 423 cases for all campuses so far. Asked about the discrepancy, a Metro Health spokeswoman said the data may just not have been reported to them yet. While neither NISD nor NEISD plan to force any of their in-person learners to return to virtual learning, both districts say parents may choose to make that switch.

Multiple San Antonio school districts are making Election Day a holiday for students due to the anticipated influx of people on campus to vote. The districts include North East ISD, Northside ISD, East Central, Judson ISD and Harlandale ISD. North East ISD said it made the change in an effort to lower campus traffic and to keep students safe. This year, Northside ISD is hosting 67 polling sites and East Central ISD has 3. He said their Board of Trustees approved to switch Columbus Day to a school day in order to have Election Day as a holiday.

SAN ANTONIO A Health Careers High School employee claims to have tested positive for COVID-19 and several staff members will likely be self-isolating for two weeks, according to Northside ISD. The school district said the employee was at the HCHS campus on Friday, along with other staff members that were working in their classrooms to close out the school year. The employee first notified their supervisor that an acquaintance of theirs had tested positive for COVID-19, and out of precaution, other staff members on campus were sent home, the district said. But, a face mask was later provided to that employee, and all other staff members on site were wearing them as well, the school district said. San Antonio-area school district leaders discuss future of classrooms, sports, budget constraints amid COVID-19 pandemic

San Antonios school districts extend campus closures two weeks, A&M S.A. out for semesterJudson Superintendent Jeanette Ball talks with two elementary school children Aug. 20 on the first day of school. By mid-afternoon they were followed by the local military installation school districts: Randolph Field, Fort Sam Houston and Lackland ISDs. Also Tuesday, Texas A&M San Antonio announced it will not resume in-person classes this semester. Several charter school networks in San Antonio gave updates Tuesday about school closures. | Ashley McBride covers several school districts and the Alamo Colleges District in the San Antonio and Bexar County area.

The logs from January to July showed South San ISD spent more than 85 hours in a total of 19 meetings. Phil Gore, with Texas Association for School Boards, said an average school board meeting should last no more than three hours. Harlandale ISD is a Lone Star Governance member, but its time management and staff tracker data are not yet available. South San ISD Board President Connie Prado pins the blame on former Superintendent Flores. When the Board did submit questions ahead of a Board meeting, the responses either arrived the day of the meeting or were vague and inconclusive.