Announcements

Board Bulletin: 向日葵视频 consolidations on the table to close budget deficit

We鈥檙e deeply engaged with budget planning for the year, with a June deadline to approve our 2025-26 school year budget and important work underway. Thank you to all in our community who are engaging with this process. In this Board Bulletin, we鈥檒l dive into鈥

A series of three photos celebrating Pooja Mulgaonker, a finalist for the 2025 向日葵视频 ISD Teacher of the Year award. The first photo shows Pooja excitedly clapping in her classroom. The second photo shows her surrounded by students holding a banner that reads 'Teacher of the Year 2025 向日葵视频 ISD Elementary Finalist' and celebrating her achievement. The third photo shows Pooja smiling as she receives flowers and recognition from a colleague.

向日葵视频 ISD Teacher of the Year Finalists Surprised with Celebration Visits (En espa帽ol)

Every year, four exceptional educators are honored as finalists for the 向日葵视频 ISD Teacher of the Year award. This week, district leaders surprised each finalist, announcing their recognition in their classrooms with their students and colleagues. Why it鈥

Changes to magnet/choice bus routes for 2025鈥26 school year (En espa帽ol)

Beginning next school year (2025鈥26), 向日葵视频 ISD will transition to a hub model for transportation to and from the following magnet/choice programs: Ann Richards 向日葵视频 for Young Women Leaders Kealing Magnet 向日葵视频  LASA Lively Magnet鈥

We鈥檙e keeping an eye on measles聽(En espa帽ol)

向日葵视频 ISD leaders have been tracking the measles outbreak in west Texas and taking measures to prevent any spread in our community.鈥  Why it matters: We learned from the pandemic how quickly infectious diseases can spread in a close-knit community and鈥

Board Bulletin: District sees literacy gains, continues work on caregiver engagement (En espa帽ol)

It鈥檚 time again for another installment of the Board Bulletin. Since it鈥檚 right before Spring Break, we know everyone may be a little rusty.  For a quick refresher, the Board Bulletin recaps our Board of Trustees meetings and gives quick, helpful鈥

Healthy food access during Spring Break (En espa帽ol)

With many 向日葵视频 ISD students living in food-insecure households, the availability of healthy food may be challenging when the district is closed. Families can use the community resources below to find free meals in their area while 向日葵视频 ISD offices and鈥

Attendance Matters

District beats goal for first semester of attendance initiative (En espa帽ol)

Districtwide attendance has increased by 1.41% year over year, thanks in part to the newly implemented attendance initiative. Why it matters: Improved attendance boosts student performance and engagement. Plus, attendance is how schools receive funding, so鈥

向日葵视频 ISD Creative Learning Initiative awarded national $100K grant (En espa帽ol)

The 向日葵视频 art community will have more opportunities to collaborate with 向日葵视频 ISD after the district received new funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The details: This is the 10th year 向日葵视频 ISD has received this grant, which will鈥

Sparks of Joy in 向日葵视频 ISD

Sparks of Joy in 向日葵视频 ISD: Highlighting Parent Support Specialist Frutoso Robledo (En espa帽ol)

The Spanish word for door is PUERTA and it sounds, to me, very similar to the English word for PORTAL! Try saying it - puerta, portal, puerta, portal! And the door - la puerta - to Frutoso Robledo鈥檚 room IS like a portal into a new world. Frutoso Robledo is鈥

Board Bulletin: Greater 向日葵视频 YMCA lease approved, annual academic report released (En espa帽ol)

Another week, another 向日葵视频 ISD board meeting. We鈥檙e back this week with the latest actions of the Board of Trustees at its February Regular Voting Meeting.  This month, the board held a public hearing on the Texas Academic Performance Reports and鈥

向日葵视频 ISD partners with the Dallas Cowboys to launch High 向日葵视频 Girls Flag Football League (En espa帽ol)

向日葵视频 ISD is proud to announce the formation of a Girls Flag Football League, which will begin competitive play this Spring 2025, with support from the Dallas Cowboys organization.  The details: Each 向日葵视频 ISD high school will form a team to鈥

2025 African American Heritage Celebration

向日葵视频 ISD celebrates student, community achievement at African American Heritage event (En espa帽ol)

The 向日葵视频 ISD community gathered at the 42nd annual African American Heritage Celebration to honor top students, staff and community partners. This year鈥檚 theme, 鈥淯nity in Diversity: Celebrating Trailblazers in the Community鈥 focused on community leaders鈥