Southwest ISD High Schoolers Visit Elementaries
Southwest ISD had student representatives from Southwest Legacy High School make a trip to their feeder elementary schools. The Southwest Legacy student representatives participated in morning greetings, read-aloud, and small pep rallies with students at their feeder elementary schools. The event was held with the goals of promoting attendance and exposing future Southwest Legacy students […]
South San Antonio ISD Celebrates Opening of Community Garden
South San Antonio ISD celebrates the opening of their new sustainable community garden. The students of Madla Elementary held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the new sustainable community garden. Volunteers from Gardopia Gardens, Wells Fargo, and Trinity University also were in attendance. The project all started when Madla Elementary fifth grade teacher, Priscilla Navarijo, […]
Friendswood ISD Teacher Shares Story of Her Return to FISD
Friendswood ISD’s 2023 High School Teacher of the Year Amanda Davies shared her personal story about her pride and dedication to FISD, and her journey back “home”. “I was later than most to my teaching career. I didn’t go back to school for my teaching degree until I was almost 30. I juggled motherhood and […]
Northside ISD Teachers Named Finalists for Prestigious Award
Two Northside ISD teachers are state finalists in the 2023 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards. The surprise announcements were made by Superintendent Dr. Brian Woods and H-E-B representatives during a heartfelt moment filled with confetti, flowers, and hugs. Brauchle Elementary kindergarten teacher, Carol Hudson, was selected as a finalist for the H-E-B Excellence in Education […]
Alamo Heights ISD and Schools Honored as 2023 Promising Practices
Alamo Heights ISD has been honored by Character.org as 2023 Promising Practices. Since 2016, the Alamo Heights district has been working with http://Character.org to fulfill the 11 Principles of Effective Character Education. The Promising Practice Award is awarded to districts and schools who implement initiatives that promote character development. 178 schools and organizations across the […]
Alamo Heights ISD Community Beautifies Campuses
Alamo Heights ISD comes together to make the district’s campuses beautiful! Alamo Heights Junior School students, staff, families, and community members teamed up for “Mulch Mania”. Mulch Mania is the name for the campus beautification efforts. There was of course mulch, pavers, sod, plants, gravel, and plenty of hands working together! We love it when […]
Fort Bend ISD Pre-K Students Receive Donated Books
Fort Bend ISD’s prekindergarten students and their families received a generous book donation from a new statewide program that encourages reading at an early age. Books Beginning at Birth is a new statewide program offering Texas families with children from birth through age four free access to print and digital books to promote reading at […]
Edgewood ISD Holds Asian Culture Night
Students celebrated the rich cultures that make up Edgewood ISD! L. B. Johnson Elementary School held their first Traditional Asian Culture night! Students came in traditional dress attire, families made home cooked meals to share, and our students led directed drawings and origami sessions! ¡Celebrando las grandiosas culturas que componen a EISD! ¡La primaria LB […]
Southside ISD Serves the Local Community
Southside ISD is getting more involved with the district’s surrounding community with town hall sessions and community class programs. Southside ISD parents had a chance to attend classes in Auto Tech, Culinary, and Basic Computer Skills (clase bilingual). The district-sponsored classes are held twice a week when they are in session, and all SISD families […]
How do school bonds work?
Likened to a home mortgage, a voter-approved school bond allows a school district to borrow funds. The Board of Trustees authorizes bond elections, and State law grants the Board the authority to sell bonds.
