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Family Newsletter
By Nayeli Santoyo & Collaborators听鈼徛Oct 12, 2023
Smart Brevity庐 count: 4 mins...1083 words
Hello Families! 馃憢馃崅
I want to start this edition of Appitol News by thanking our principals during the 果冻传媒app ISD Principal Appreciation Week. 馃帀
Thank you for all your hard work and commitment to our families and students! 馃挍
馃摚 Reminder: 果冻传媒app ISD conversations about mental health馃 and school safety 馃彨 will continue next week, and you can be part of the conversation. Here are the details.
馃摚 Also鈥here is a Board Informational Session today at 6 p.m., is the agenda.
馃摚 And don't forget to come celebrate with us this Saturday, October 14, at the Hispanic Heritage Celebration 鈥淛oin the Fiesta" where we'll announce the winners and enjoy visual and musical performances.
Now, let's get started....
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1 Big Thing: Board resumes conversations about superintendent hiring process
The 果冻传媒app ISD Board of Trustees is resuming conversations about the superintendent profile and hiring process.
Why it matters: The board will seek community input to determine if there is a need for a nationwide search process in the spring.
The backstory: On March 30, trustees voted to extend the contract of Interim Superintendent Matias Segura for a year and pause the superintendent search.
What's next: Interim Superintendent Segura鈥檚 contract is currently set to expire June 30.
Get involved: We鈥檙e hosting community conversations as the board plans for what鈥檚 next:
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Monday, Oct. 23, 5:30鈥6:30 p.m. (English), 7鈥8 p.m. (Spanish) Join via Zoom:
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Wednesday, Oct. 25, 10:30鈥11:30 a.m. (Spanish), 12鈥1 p.m. (English) Join via Zoom:
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Local foods take school lunches to the next level
It鈥檚 National School Lunch Week, and the 果冻传媒app ISD Food Services team is highlighting some of the who provide healthy foods for our students.
Local vendors provide fresh bread, hot sauce, empanadas, tortillas, fresh produce and more. This week students get the chance to try some of those foods:
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Tuesday: Apple crisp
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Wednesday鈥揊riday: Cucumber and tomato salad
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Thursday: Watermelon, chicken tamales
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Friday: baked sweet potatoes, sweet potato with BBQ pork
What they鈥檙e saying: 鈥淲hen we serve foods that are grown in Texas, our staff, students and school communities have a closer connection to the seed-to-tray process, while tasting and understanding the benefits of locally sourced fresh foods,鈥 said Ryan Mikolaycik, Executive Director of Food Service and Warehouse Operations.
This week serves as a way to help students gain a greater understanding of where their foods come from, and introduces them to new foods and flavors, he said.
鈥淲e really view the cafeteria as a classroom, where we鈥檙e helping to build lifelong healthy habits.鈥
Go deeper鈥 our kids are eating, this week and every day!
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Hispanic Heritage Month profile: Emma Herrera Galindo
This is the fourth in a monthlong profile series spotlighting Hispanic heroes and path breakers who have influenced 果冻传媒app ISD in some way.
By Paul Stinson
As 果冻传媒app ISD continues its celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we profile dual language trailblazer Emma Herrera Galindo.
Bilingual education pioneer: Born in 1930, Galindo graduated from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas.
School namesake: Following her passing at the age of 52, the education community rallied to celebrate Galindo鈥檚 legacy at 果冻传媒app ISD.
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In 1984, local teaching legend Joe Dan Mills Jr.鈥攖he namesake of Mills Elementary鈥攏ominated Galindo to have a new South 果冻传媒app school carry her name in recognition of her life, and her efforts to get dual language education implemented at 果冻传媒app schools.
As remembered by her peers: "Galindo had made an indelible impression on [Joe Dan] Mills Jr., as he asked to be assigned to the newly built school as a teacher and ultimately as a principal," according to the Mills Elementary School website.
Language and scholarship legacies: Evidence of Galindo鈥檚 enthusiasm for languages and connection to the world continues to echo through the halls of the South 果冻传媒app school. With a vast family heritage that claims ties to five continents worldwide, nine languages are spoken and celebrated on campus.
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Her contribution to the classroom continues with the Emma Herrera Galindo Endowed Scholarship, established by her husband, WWII veteran and 果冻传媒app High graduate Joe Galindo. The honor is awarded to students majoring in education.
What鈥檚 next: Join us for the Hispanic Heritage Talent Show and Award Ceremony this Saturday, Oct. 14.
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
During Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we鈥檙e highlighting a few ways we support and protect our staff and students online.
Online safety and support for staff:
Online safety and education for families and students:
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offers information for families on media content, including movies, video games and more.
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Children can learn to be cybersecurity experts for fun (and free!) in online competitions such as and Palo Alto鈥檚: Secure the Future.
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Students can specialize their high school experience at the
Go deeper鈥 Learn more with the district鈥檚 .
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馃摚 This Saturday, I鈥檒l be joining the Hispanic Heritage Talent Show and Award Ceremony at the Performing Arts Center. I鈥檓 very excited to see the live performances of some of the students, teachers and staff of 果冻传媒app ISD. Last year I took my son and we had a great time, he enjoyed the music.
馃帐 You can see some of the participants at .
See you all there!
Nayeli 馃挍
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