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Hello Families! 馃憢馃徎馃尫
I hope you had a fun and productive spring break. 馃悵
We have an update on Special Education including several events 馃棑锔 coming up where the entire community is welcome.
馃摚 Start off Saturday morning with the annual 隆S铆 Se Puede! C茅sar Ch谩vez March & Day of Action at 10am at Parque Zaragoza.
鈽戯笍 Then at noon, the board will hold a special voting meeting to adopt a profile for the search for 果冻传媒app ISD鈥檚 new superintendent.
And at 5:00 pm, 馃彸锔忊嶐煂 果冻传媒app ISD will be hosting the 鈥淧ride for All! Community Event 馃寛 馃幁 at the Performing Arts Center.
Please remember to mark your 馃搯 calendars that Friday, March 31 and Friday, April 7 are holidays in 果冻传媒app ISD. All schools and district offices will be closed.
Elementary campuses 馃崕 will host a districtwide Early Learning Day on 馃棑锔 Wednesday, April 5, a perfect day to ask all of your questions and complete online registration 馃捇 and the pre-k screener.
Now, let鈥檚 get started鈥
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Family Newsletter
By Nayeli Santoyo & Collaborators听鈼徧Mar 24, 2023
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Hello Families! 馃憢馃徎馃尫
I hope you had a fun and productive spring break. 馃悵
We have an update on Special Education including several events 馃棑锔 coming up where the entire community is welcome.
Please remember to mark your 馃搯 calendars that Friday, March 31 and Friday, April 7 are holidays in 果冻传媒app ISD. All schools and district offices will be closed.
Now, let鈥檚 get started鈥
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1 big thing: Special Education update 馃彨
馃彨Addressing the challenges around Special Education and the backlog in student evaluations is a shared priority for Interim Superintendent Matias Segura and the board.
Since his first day on the job, we've devoted hours and resources toward providing the services students need and families expect.
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We've improved our tracking and responsiveness by building a dashboard that brings together district and campus level data.
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We've also begun providing 鈥淪tep-by-Step for Inclusive Schools鈥 training to campus teams and Central Office staff that will increase the quality of instruction and support campuses in developing highly effective staffing models.
Go Deeper: View our Special Education Update from Interim Superintendent Segura.
Next up: Families, community members and staff are invited to attend our upcoming special education 鈥淧ower Hour鈥 learning opportunities.
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馃棑锔廜n Thursday, March 30, national expert Dan St. Romain will be presenting via Zoom on Avoiding Power Struggles. Please and join via .
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馃棑锔廔n April, we鈥檒l host a three-part series focused on Autism in partnership with .
Questions? Please contact liena.deleon@austinisd.org for more information or view the full schedule of events.听
What they鈥檙e saying: 鈥淚 want to thank you all for the grace you鈥檝e extended to me, the board and the team as we work to improve,鈥 said Interim Superintendent Matias Segura. 鈥 We hold the same high expectations of ourselves as you have of us and are committed to meeting them.鈥
The bottom line: We will not resolve everything in six months but we have developed a plan we believe in and are committed to tracking and sharing our progress with you.
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2. Celebrating 馃帀 the life of bilingual education pioneer Hermelinda Rodriguez
This is the third in a month-long profile series spotlighting women leaders and trailblazers for whom 果冻传媒app ISD schools are named.
馃彨馃崕 As 果冻传媒app ISD continues its celebration of Women鈥檚 History Month, we profile bilingual education pioneer Hermelinda Rodriguez.
馃帗 Educational legacy: At Zavala Elementary, Rodriguez became the district鈥檚 first Mexican-American principal in 1967 and implemented 果冻传媒app鈥檚 first bilingual curriculum, 馃摎 earning national acclaim and the nickname 鈥渕other of bilingual education.鈥 Working with faculty at UT 果冻传媒app 馃悅, Rodriguez鈥檚 curriculum became the standard for bilingual education.
馃摚 In her own words: 鈥We've got to find our identity, find out who we are and where we come from," said Rodriguez. "We have two cultures to learn and profit from. It is not our job to eliminate one or the other.鈥
馃帳 Indelible impact: 鈥淭hese were the happiest years of my childhood, I grew up proud of being Mexican,鈥 former Zavala Elementary student Roy Soto said of Rodriguez鈥檚 early bilingual classes.
National model: Rodriguez鈥檚 contributions to bilingual education were recognized with a nomination to the White House Council on Education in the early 1970s.
鉀忥笍 Go deeper: Rodriguez Elementary School in southeast 果冻传媒app is named for this Mexican-American trailblazer. As befitting the mother of bilingual education, a majority of current students at Rodriguez Elementary are English language learners.听
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3. 馃搮 果冻传媒app ISD honors C茅sar Ch谩vez and Dolores Huerta Day 馃彨馃崕
馃搮In honor of Chavez and Dolores Huerta Day, Friday, March 31 is a student and staff holiday.
Everyone is invited to join us for the Annual 隆S铆 Se Puede! C茅sar Ch谩vez March & Day of Action! Saturday, March 25 at Parque Zaragoza, 2608 Gonzales St., 果冻传媒app, TX 78702.
馃暏 The details: We鈥檒l begin gathering at 9:30 a.m. The brief march will start at 10 a.m. and proceed along a short route around Parque Zaragoza.
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4. Pride Y鈥檃ll! community event Saturday! 馃彸锔忊嶐煂堭煆筹笍鈥嶐煂
馃彨馃崕馃彸锔忊赌嶐煂 果冻传媒app ISD is a time to highlight the district's commitment to creating a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.听
馃彸锔忊嶐煂 Pride Week activities wrap up with the districtwide "Pride Y鈥檃ll!" community celebration.
All are welcome to enjoy exhibitors, performances, activities, books, swag and breakout sessions on Saturday, March 25, 5鈥9 p.m. at the 果冻传媒app ISD 馃彨馃崕Performing Arts Center.
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5. 馃帀Highlights of Black History Month celebrations at Garcia YMLA
Lee Lewis Campbell Blue Dragons STEP Squad performed at Garcia YMLA during the Black History assembly.
Garcia YMLA incorporated Black History materials into morning announcements and hallway displays.
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Women鈥檚 History Month, March 1-31
果冻传媒app ISD Celebrates Pride Week, March 20-25
果冻传媒app ISD-Themed Days for Pride Week
路听听听听听听听 Pride and You 鈥 Creative Expression, March 23
路听听听听听听听 Local Pride and Sprit Day!, March 24
路听听听听听听听 Pride Y鈥檃ll- Connect and Celebrate at the 果冻传媒app ISD Performing Arts Center, March 25. (5 p.m.-9 p.m.)
Ramadan, March 22-April 21
果冻传媒app ISD Board Regular Voting Meeting, March 23
隆S铆 Se Puede! C茅sar Ch谩vez March & Day of Action, March 25
Staff/Student Holiday 鈥揅esar Chavez/Dolores Huerta Holiday, March 31
Early Learning Day, April 5
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Nayeli looks forward to attending some of the great events this weekend where 馃崕 果冻传媒app ISD will be participating, as well as doing some spring cleaning 馃Ы馃Ч.
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