SAISD expecting first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine for younger students to arrive soon
SAISD expects first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 to arrive by the end of the week. Vaccinations require registration and will be administered by medical staff from South Texas Allergy & Asthma Medical Professionals.
Outgoing San Antonio ISD superintendent reflects on his last day on the job
“They allowed me to really create an amazing team across the district, including my board, my principals and my school leaders and the staff here in central office, and my teachers," said Pedro Martinez, outgoing superintendent.
SAISD issues mask mandate for students, staff; vaccine mandate for staff
Students and staff in the San Antonio Independent School District will be required to wear masks, effective immediately. In addition, staff will be required to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 15. Both mandates were issued Monday by Superintendent Pedro Martinez.
Pay for some Texas teachers will top $100,000 in bid to aid poorer schools devastated by COVID-19
A new incentive program will increase pay for teachers facing some of the greatest challenges in helping students catch up from the pandemic. It relies on more than standardized test scores to measure performance.
Highlands grows into third-straight area round berth
In the previous two years, the four SAISD playoff teams advanced to the area round. Highlands (12-11, 11-5) reached the second round of the playoffs once again by winning 68-58 at Southwest Legacy (15-10) in a Feb. 11 Class 5A bi-district game. I learned that these kids are absolutely resilient.”Cedar Park (20-1) defeated Highlands 92-44 on Feb. 22 in the area round, ending the Owls’ six-game winning streak. Boerne Champion (21-3) won 75-44 Feb. 20, ending Southside’s run in the area round. New Braunfels Canyon (22-3) defeated Lanier 70-47 in the area round.
mysanantonio.comWELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL- ANSWERS TO ONLINE LEARNING IN SAISD
Hello SAISD Parents,This week all SAISD schools are starting school online for the next three weeks. Below I have provided some information about each grade level that will need a login, school lunches, and parent training. I pray that all of my SAISD parents and students will be able to obtain a safe and proper education this school year. SAISD students may pick up meals from any district campus or identified bus stop (1 bundle per student). Information required at the time of pick up: Student name, Student ID, Campus student is enrolled in.
saobserver.comMRS. SHARENE DIXON NAMED NEW PRINCIPAL OF SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL
Attracting and retaining qualified principals remains a difficult task for SAISDLast week SAISD announced that Mrs. Sharene Dixon would be the new principal at Sam Houston High School. Mrs. Dixon comes from Davis Middle School, located across the street from Sam Houston high school. Sam Houstons new principal is entering a position that requires acute ability to reach and, furthermore, teach the children in our community and at Sam Houston. The revolving door of administration at Sam Houston high school seems to be consistently turning while our kids are overlooked. It has been 4+ years of different leadership at Sam Houston which is already an underserved school.
saobserver.comSan Antonio school districts having trouble getting in contact with some students during coronavirus pandemic
SAN ANTONIO While San Antonio ISD teachers have been engaging with students online during the coronavirus pandemic, some children have not been logging on at all. We have a team of people whos both on the campus and at the district level, whose mission is to find these students, said Patti Salzmann, SAISD chief academic officer. There are currently 48,293 students enrolled at SAISD and the district has been able to connect with 96.6% of its students during the pandemic. Southside ISD offering calming kits to help students with quarantine fatigueSalzmann said some students might be getting paper copies of classwork and are not logging online. We might have three weeks of school left, but were looking for these students, said Richard Marroquin, Harlandale Middle School principal.
FAILED- SAISD SUPERINTENDENT ADMITS HIS 'PLAN' DID NOT WORK
SAISD Superintendent- Pedro Martinez Places Blame on Teachers UnionSuperintendent, Mr. Pedro Martinez, was on the front page last Sunday. It is clear that he's trying to figure out how to change our SAISD schools but spreading the blame around isn't going to work. See internal audit report detailing the waste, fraud and abuse regarding capital improvements in Washoe County here: http://www.washoeschools.net/cms/lib08/NV01912265/Centricity/domain/179/documents/audit%20reports/Audit%20of%20Capital%20Projects%20SIA.pdf. After this report was published in Washoe County, the School Board ignored the data and continued to ask for even further funding, where did the money go- that was every Washoe County Citizen's question. I pray that everyone understands that this is a time of crisis within our SAISD schools, so we must take action today.
saobserver.comFAILED- SAISD SUPERINTENDENT ADMITS HIS 'PLAN' DID NOT WORK
SAISD Superintendent- Pedro Martinez Places Blame on Teachers UnionSuperintendent, Mr. Pedro Martinez, was on the front page last Sunday. It is clear that he's trying to figure out how to change our SAISD schools but spreading the blame around isn't going to work. See internal audit report detailing the waste, fraud and abuse regarding capital improvements in Washoe County here: http://www.washoeschools.net/cms/lib08/NV01912265/Centricity/domain/179/documents/audit%20reports/Audit%20of%20Capital%20Projects%20SIA.pdf. After this report was published in Washoe County, the School Board ignored the data and continued to ask for even further funding, where did the money go- that was every Washoe County Citizen's question. I pray that everyone understands that this is a time of crisis within our SAISD schools, so we must take action today.
saobserver.comSAISD PARENT CORNER- ARE CHOICE SCHOOLS THE RIGHT CHOICE?
The unfortunate news is that as our SAISD children are returning to school theyre faced with retesting for STARR'S and finals as well. Parents, you should know that all of our SAISD high school student's finals count for 15% of their total grade. We must remember that our children need to know that it's a team effort when it comes to their education. ARE CHOICE SCHOOLS THE RIGHT CHOICE? Then when we look at all these Choice Schools that SAISD believes will change some of the most impoverished communities in SAISD is one that I still struggle to understand.
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