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This week's episode of bigcitysmalltown dives into the urgent conversation surrounding public school funding in Texas. With schools in the San Antonio region reaching a financial breaking point, business leaders are stepping in to advocate for change. Host Bob Rivard is joined by Mario Barrera, a San Antonio attorney and former chairman of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, and Luis Rodriguez, president and CEO of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Together, they break down what's at stake for public education in San Antonio as the Texas Legislature debates funding priorities this session. They discuss: Why Texas ranks among the worst states for public school funding The role of the business community in pushing for increased education investment The ongoing battle over school vouchers and their impact on public districts How funding decisions today will shape San Antonio's future workforce With billions of dollars in state surplus funds available, will Texas lawmakers prioritize the needs of students, teachers, and local districts? Tune in for an essential discussion on the future of public education in San Antonio and beyond. -- --  ✉️ Subscribe to Bob's Newsletter

School safety experts delve into the latest challenges facing K-12 institutions, including cyber threats and physical vulnerabilities. This session will equip you with the tools to identify potential risks, implement effective threat assessment strategies, and ensure the safety of your school community. Learn how to spot emerging threats early, ensuring that vulnerabilities are addressed before they become critical issues.Speakers: James Miller Assistant DirectorArlington Public Schools (APS), School Safety & Emergency Management divisionJames Miller is a Certified Protection Professional and an Assistant Director with Arlington Public Schools (APS), School Safety & Emergency Management division. He holds a masters in Homeland Security from George Washington University. Prior to APS, he was a Senior Security Manager for Amazon Corporate Security and helped grow security programs for HQ2, $2.5 billion infrastructure investment in Arlington. Between 2011 and 2020, Jim was a Special Agent with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security. He was trusted and trained to provide a secure environment for the conduct of U.S. diplomacy while protecting people, global property, and information at over a dozen U.S. diplomatic missions around the world. As a community volunteer, Jim was appointed to the Community Oversight Board in March 2022. He currently serves as one of two, non-voting members for a four-year term. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Jim spent eight years as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corps, including three combat tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. When not busy keeping our schools safe, Jim spends time with family and training for triathlons. You can find him running on Four Mile Run trail or swimming at Wakefield.Dr. Judith Solis Deputy Director Region One Education Service CenterDr. Judith M. Solis is a passionate educator with over 40 years of experience in leadership roles that prioritize educational excellence, fiscal responsibility, and organizational health. Currently serving as the Deputy Director of Region One Education Service Center, Dr. Solis leads critical regional initiatives, including the implementation of AI gun detection technology and the "Driving for Success" program. She is a regional trainer for Behavioral Threat Assessments and oversees Adult Education and Early Childhood Intervention programs, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.Dr. Solis's career also includes leadership roles as Assistant Superintendent at San Antonio ISD, Superintendent at La Villa ISD, and Principal at PSJA Memorial ECHS, where she consistently drove improvements in student performance, college readiness, and district operations. Her innovative leadership has earned multiple accolades, and she continues to influence educational practices with a focus on collaboration and strategic growth.Aaron SkrbinDirector of Safety and SecurityAllegheny Intermediate UnitAs the Director of Safety and Security for Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Aaron Skirbin leads the development and implementation of safety initiatives designed to ensure the well-being of students, staff, and facilities. With a strong background in emergency preparedness, Aaron works closely with school leaders to establish crisis management protocols, integrate security technologies, and foster a culture of safety throughout the district. His expertise helps create secure learning environments while staying ahead of emerging safety challenges.

Recorded at the 2024 CoSN Conference in Miami, in this episode, Jerri and Jamie sit down with special guest and CoSN Board Member Eva Mendoza to get the scoop on CoSN's latest research findings! Join Eva as she sheds light on CoSN's annual exploration of technology hurdles and accelerators, sharing what the key technology challenges facing educators are today. Together, we uncover the hurdles impeding technology integration and the accelerators propelling innovation forward in the ever-evolving landscape of educational technology. --- ABOUT OUR GUEST Since 2012, Evangelina (Eva) Mendoza has been part of the Information Technology department at San Antonio ISD and currently serves as the Chief Information Technology Officer. As a current board member of Texas Education Technology Leaders (TETL), the Texas chapter of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), Eva provides guidance on privacy, security policies, trends, and best practices to districts across the state. She is a proud alumna of San Antonio ISD and enjoys serving her community by providing access to innovative digital resources. --- SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music | Overcast | RadioPublic FOLLOW US: Website | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn POWERED BY CLASSLINK: ClassLink provides one-click single sign-on into web and Windows applications, and instant access to files at school and in the cloud. Accessible from any computer, tablet, or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. Learn more at classlink.com.

Welcome back to Highest Aspirations, an education podcast focused on providing educators with inspiration and strategies to help multilingual learners achieve their highest aspirations. In this episode, we zoom out some to talk about what happens after multilingual learners and other students from marginalized communities leave K-12 schools and what we can do to ensure they are equipped to rewatch their highest aspirations. Our guest David Nungaray and I talk about… What the data says about economic and social mobility of students from historically marginalized communities How we can help improve outcomes and long-term trajectories of students from historically marginalized communities, including multilingual learners And how we can we leverage the linguistic and cultural assets MLs bring to better our communities while simultaneously working to close wealth gaps For the full episode transcript, click here. For additional resources and to find information about the 2024 Ellevation Scholarship that is now open, visit our EL Community blog. David Nungaray is the Bilingual Consulting Partner at TNTP. Currently, David oversees partnerships in Alaska, California, Nevada, and Texas. He also supports TNTP's multilingual strategy across the country. David has led teams focused on partnering with districts through strategic planning, (bi)literacy visioning and implementation, dual language supports, stakeholder and family engagement, high-impact tutoring, learning acceleration, and state-wide high-quality instructional materials adoption. Prior to his time at TNTP, David served as the principal of one of the flagship dual language schools in San Antonio ISD. He first began his career as a dual language teacher and has led work in bilingual education for over a decade. As a son of immigrants, native Spanish speaker, and a first-generation college graduate, David is passionate about educational equity and to ensuring school systems best meet the needs of all learners. David is also an alum of Teach For America. He serves on multiple non-profit boards focused on education, and he holds his Masters in School Leadership from Trinity University, where he has served as an adjunct professor in multilingual education, school leadership, and special education. He also recently co-authored a chapter in "Breaking Down the Monolingual Wall" that speaks to essential shifts needed in leadership to support multilingual learners.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/highest-aspirations/message

Young Men's Leadership Academy at Wheatley (YMLA) in San Antonio ISD is an SAISD Choice School designed for male learners in grades 6–12. Jessica Avalos-Alvarez joins us to share her perspective about YMLA as a teacher of English and writing courses, sponsor of clubs like the National Honors Society, cross country coach, and parent of a sixth grade student.

International Baccalaureate (IB) aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who will help create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. San Antonio ISD has a partnership with the Texas Council for International Studies to offer IB at seven SAISD Choice Schools, including Jefferson and Burbank High Schools, Fenwick and Woodlawn Academies, Harris Middle School, and Briscoe and Woodlawn Hills Elementary Schools. Yareli Melendez, Diploma Programme Coordinator at Thomas Jefferson High School, joins us to discuss the IB curriculum at her school and share how it is helping her students become more active, compassionate learners.

Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus, in partnership with San Antonio ISD, is a community school located southeast of downtown that also welcomes students from across San Antonio. Michelle Herrera, Director of Operations of Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus, and Summer Ahmed, Assistant Principal at Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus, join us to discuss how DPSC offers a well-rounded college preparatory program that helps scholars reach their full potential.

San Antonio ISD has a wide range of choice schools offering diverse education models such as dual language, project-based learning, Montessori, International Baccalaureate, dual credit, and career-focused programs. These schools serve students from PK-3 through 12th grade, and are tuition-free and open to students inside and outside SAISD. Karen Galván, Special Projects Coordinator, and Diane Fernandez, Executive Director, both at the Office of Access and Enrollment Services in SAISD, join us to talk about SAISD Choice Schools, including the impact of SAISD's Rightsizing plan, and offer advice about the enrollment process.

San Antonio ISD could close nearly one-fifth of its schools as it deals with aging buildings and falling enrollment. But it’s not just San Antonio – this reflects a larger challenge facing many school districts across Texas. A mystery at the Tarrant County Appraisal District has led to an office shake-up that may leave some […] The post San Antonio ISD could close as many as 17 schools appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, speaks w/ participants at the summit and the continued efforts to recognize efforts to further integrate ethnic studies into our schools. Tony discusses new approaches including recent initiatives such as developing new curriculums from new books from Latino authors. Dr. Christopher Carmona is an award-winning author and a member of the award-winning Refusing to Forget project. His novel, El Rinche: The Ghost Ranger of the Rio Grande, was a finalist for the 2019 Best Young Adult Novel for the Texas Institute of Letters. Currently, he is working on finishing this series of YA novels. Book Two is out now. His short story collection, The Road to Llorona Park, won the 2016 NACCS Tejas Best Fiction Award and was listed as one of the top 8 Latinx books in 2016 by NBCNews. He served as the Chair of the NACCS Tejas Foco Committee on Implementing MAS in PreK-12 Education in Texas. He was a leader in getting the TEKS based Mexican American Studies High School Course approved by the Texas State Board of Education. He served on Responsible Ethnic Studies Textbook committee that was awarded the “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” award for excellence in educational leadership from the Mexican American School Board Association (MASBA). He is also an inductee to the Texas Institute of Letters. Dr. Valerie A. Martínez specializes in 20th Century Mexican American history, U.S. Military and Labor History, and Women's and Gender Studies and a core member of the Ethnic Studies Network of Texas, and the chair of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Tejas-Foco pre-K – 12 Committee. Dr. Martínez is currently an Assistant Professor of History and History Program Head at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. Her current National Endowment for the Humanities-funded project, Embajadoras: Latina Servicewomen and Hemispheric Politics during World War II, reconceptualized traditional notions of diplomacy and international actors by investigating how the recruitment and service of Latina women in the Benito Juárez Squadron during World War II embodied the Pan-American ideal of an imagined hemispheric system of unity and reciprocity in the Americas. Her transnational research in both Mexico and the US has been funded by several entities. She is also the co-recipient of an NEH grant to create an oral history project dedicated to women veterans, a core member of the Ethnic Studies Network of Texas, and the chair of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Tejas-Foco pre-K – 12 Committee. Dr. Martínez is currently an Assistant Professor of History and History Program Head at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. Araceli Manriquez is a middle school dual-language teacher in San Antonio ISD. She currently teaches eighth-grade DL social studies and started the first Mexican American Studies (MAS) course for middle school students in the district. She received her double-major bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies Bilingual EC-6 and Mexican American Studies from the University of Texas at San Antonio and also has her master's degree in Bilingual-Bicultural Studies. Manriquez has been at the forefront of advocacy and organizing for Mexican American Studies to be offered as a course for credit throughout the state of Texas. She also helped create a MAS Summer Camp on her campus for San Antonio ISD middle and high school students and writes MAS curriculum for the district. Manriquez is an active member of her local union, the San Antonio Alliance, and a founding member of its social justice caucus, PODER. She leads professional development in social studies, Mexican-American studies and culturally relevant/sustaining pedagogy for educators throughout San Antonio. Instrumental Music produced / courtesy of Bayden Records Website | baydenrecords.beatstars.com

Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say's Tony Diaz the Librotraficante welcomes Award Winning Author and one of the OG Librotraficante Caravan members Diana Lopez to the show to discuss her latest book, the first in a series, "Felice and the Wailing Woman". Diana speaks with Tony about her inspiration behind the book and her literary journey and her current partnerhsip with the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Latino Book Store's Texas Author Series to create curriculum and lesson plans from authors, all through a grant spearheaded by Joaquin Castro. To highlight this partnership, Tony also has on the show San Antonio ISD Teacher Celi Manriquez; the Bonham Middle School STEM Academy instructor is developing the lesson plans for Ms. Lopez's book so that students can read stories about them, that they can relate to, and can inspire them. We have a live event on April 14th at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center as well as at Bonham Academy; check our next post for more details! Diana López is the author of the adult novella, Sofia's Saints, and numerous middle grade novels, including Confetti Girl, Nothing Up My Sleeve, and Lucky Luna. Her debut picture book is now available and is called Sing With Me: The Story of Selena Quintanilla. She also wrote the novel adaptation for the Disney/Pixar film, Coco. Diana retired after a 28-year career in education at both the middle grade and college levels. Her "second act" day job is helping her husband in his physical therapy clinic, FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Center, located in her hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas, but she still enjoys meeting with students when she visits schools to chat about books and writing. Araceli Manriquez is a middle school dual-language teacher in San Antonio ISD. She currently teaches eighth-grade DL social studies and started the first Mexican American Studies (MAS) course for middle school students in the district. She received her double-major bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies Bilingual EC-6 and Mexican American Studies from the University of Texas at San Antonio and also has her master's degree in Bilingual-Bicultural Studies. Manriquez has been at the forefront of advocacy and organizing for Mexican American Studies to be offered as a course for credit throughout the state of Texas. She also helped create a MAS Summer Camp on her campus for San Antonio ISD middle and high school students and writes MAS curriculum for the district. As an educator, she ensures that her students have a rich, deep understanding of the culture and contributions of the Latinx/e community and are taught a true history of Texas. Manriquez is an active member of her local union, the San Antonio Alliance, and a founding member of its social justice caucus, PODER. She leads professional development in social studies, Mexican-American studies and culturally relevant/sustaining pedagogy for educators throughout San Antonio. Tony Diaz Writer and activist Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, is a Cultural Accelerator. He was the first Chicano to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. In 1998, he founded Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say (NP), Houston's first reading series for Latino authors. The group galvanized Houston's Community Cultural Capital to become a movement for civil rights, education, and representation. When Arizona officials banned Mexican American Studies, Diaz and four veteran members of NP organized the 2012 Librotraficante Caravan to smuggle books from the banned curriculum back into Arizona. He is the author of The Aztec Love God. His book, The Tip of the Pyramid: Cultivating Community Cultural Capital, is the first in his series on Community Organizing. www.Librotraficante.com www.NuestraPalabra.org www.TonyDiaz.net Nuestra Palabra is funded in part by the BIPOC Arts Network Fund. Instrumental Music produced / courtesy of Bayden Records Website | baydenrecords.beatstars.com

Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus, in partnership with San Antonio ISD, is a neighborhood school located southeast of downtown that also welcomes students from across San Antonio. Virginia Boyce, Executive Director and Principal of Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus, and Michelle Herrera, Director of Operations of Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus, join us to discuss how DPSC offers a well-rounded college preparatory program that is delivered by a caring team of educators with proven success in increasing student achievement and helping scholars reach their full potential.

Classnotes Podcast (March 20, 2023). In the 1960s, students across Texas walked out of their schools to demand a strong ... read more The post The Law in Education – Rodríguez vs. San Antonio ISD – Podcast Episode 233 first appeared on IDRA. The post The Law in Education – Rodríguez vs. San Antonio ISD – Podcast Episode 233 appeared first on IDRA.

Trinity University, IDRA, and Edgewood ISD will host an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this landmark case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court determined that there is no constitutional right to an equal education.

Read our all-new March issue, including thoughts on the future of diesel in school transportation and student ridership tech. Taylor talks visiting San Antonio to see the Superintendent of the Year crowned, experience San Antonio ISD‘s tech-laden propane bus, and eat tacos.  Alfred Karam, director of transportation for Shenendehowa Central Schools in New York, discusses celebrating transportation throughout the year and thoughtfully leading the district through technology and electric school bus implementation, albeit with some reservations about EV operational challenges.  As always, share your feedback & thoughts at info@stnmedia.com. Read more at stnonline.com/tag/operations.

San Antonio ISD has a wide range of choice schools offering diverse education models such as dual language, project-based learning, Montessori, International Baccalaureate, and career-focused programs. These schools serve students from PK-3 through 12th grade, and are tuition-free and open to students inside and outside SAISD. Karen Galván, Special Projects Coordinator in the Office of Access and Enrollment Services in SAISD, joins us to talk about SAISD Choice Schools and offer advice about the enrollment process.

San Antonio ISD plans to remove school uniforms requirements and Tyler ISD will install "vape detectors"  in schools. All that and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Being at home with the kids all day gave Toki time to think. He knew he needed to practice his skills and wanted to help others. Late one night he decided to create the joint dislocation simulator. Toki, tell us about the first time you reduced a dislocation? Back in 2000, we were playing an hour away from San Antonio There was no ortho available for the game. Dr. Bud Curtis said, “Toki, you have to do the reduction.” Tell us your AT story 1992 I came to the US from Japan. My father had business in Houston so we decided on Texas and since there were almost no Japanese people in San Antonio I knew I would have to learn English with total emersion. Spent one year at the University of the Incarnate Word learning English Brackenridge High School in 2000 After 14 years I needed a change Stayed home with kids Discuss the origin of your company One night I started dreaming and then began collecting materials. CAATE added 3 major standards including Reduction Techniques I built it for ATs, but I am now getting requests from Emergency Medicine, Wilderness Medicine and a DOD contract. When you were discussing Dr. Approved, tell us more about that. Dr. Curtis was my team doctor and we worked with him through the whole process. We also connected with Dr. Green, a local hand doctor , and had him test it out and give feedback. How can Jay help you today? Jay and I are actually going to be at NATA together sharing a vendor space. If you are no longer in school (an ATEP) how can we get this practice? I am hosting workshops across the country. If you can pay for the travel expenses and the best sandwiches in town, I will be there. What are you using for materials? It started with an old anatomy teacher donating a broken down skeleton and me using orthoplast to replicate the bones and joints. Do you feel guilty searching for new providers? I do not have a problem with switching if the company can do the same thing for cheaper and better. In the life balance you are creating, where is your line? I do not have a lot of expectations of someone giving back. I do a lot of things for others and do not expect anything back. Toki, talk about Shark Tank. I applied and presented to the first round. If I was selected I would fly out to California, but I was not. For me, I am glad I did not give up money and take on a loan.  What is the feedback you are getting? My first workshop was in San Antonio ISD with former colleagues that had never reduced a dislocation before. A lot of clinical programs do not have someone to teach the skills even though they bought the devices. Contact: Toki - Facebook or pretty much everywhere Elysia - Email or @SIBoards on Socials Jay - Instagram or Twitter Jeremy - @MrJeremyJackson

Dr. Patricia Baumer, Executive Director for the Office of Access and Enrollment Services at San Antonio ISD, discusses the importance of prioritizing enrollment as well as the continuous work necessary to make all enrollment practices equitable and ensure all students can find their perfect educational fit.ChangeAgents In K12 is presented by SchoolMint. Visit www.schoolmint.com to learn more about how SchoolMint supports K-12 schools and educators to create bright, sustainable futures.

 The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Despite a near universally acknowledged crisis on the border with Mexico, the Biden Administration is ramping up the CAM program that allows for far more people to be imported into the country from Central America! And on the job front, Congressional Democrats have a bill moving that essentially ends all limits on employer sponsored green card immigration; no doubt a payoff to corporate America to allow for cheaper labor in white collar professions by letting them bypass hiring American college grads.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.  Texas A.G. Paxton sues San Antonio ISD over its employee vaccine mandate. More than half of U.S. states are fighting Biden's attempted vaccine mandate. Has Governor Abbott abandoned the school mask mandate issue and simply left it to the A.G? Abbott is driven first and foremost by being popular. Feds license Andrews County nuke waste site to take in higher level nuclear waste in contravention to a new Texas law. Will it be a showdown? And other news of Texas. Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm. Click for our affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

This week on The Texan's “Weekly Roundup,” reporter Holly Hansen joins us from Houston to talk about vaccine incentives in Harris County. Additionally, the team breaks down the election reform bill finally on the floor of the Texas House, San Antonio ISD's vaccine requirement for staff, the Supreme Court's ruling on the “remain in Mexico policy,” a new report following an internal investigation from the attorney general's office, border wall funding, Austin business owners taking aim at the city's implementation of a public camping ban, the Texas House looking to provide funding for virtual learning, and new rule proposals that look to punish future quorum breakers.

Education reporter Danya Perez breaks down the evolving mask mandate issue and COVID-19 protocols across San Antonio as city deals with another surge of cases. Read: North East ISD board votes 5-1 to mandate masks following arguments against it from overflow crowd San Antonio ISD vows to require masks and employee vaccinations - with or without court backing

Education reporter Danya Perez breaks down the evolving mask mandate issue and COVID-19 protocols across San Antonio as city deals with another surge of cases. Read: North East ISD board votes 5-1 to mandate masks following arguments against it from overflow crowd San Antonio ISD vows to require masks and employee vaccinations - with or without court backing

In San Antonio ISD, families with young children have choices of innovative education models. At YWLA Primary—part of the Young Women's Leadership Academy network—girls experience a STEAM curriculum and learn confidence and leadership in a single-gender environment. At Irving Dual Language Academy, students participate in a bilingual environment, where English language learners and native English speakers can learn from each other and support each other as language and cultural resources. Andre'a Pitts, Principal of Young Women's Leadership Academy Primary, and Veronica Garza, Assistant Principal at Irving Dual Language Academy, join us to share the benefits of these learning models and how they serve the needs of young students in San Antonio ISD. These programs, along with other SAISD choice schools, are currently holding their second enrollment window through April 16, 2021.

On San Antonio's East Side, San Antonio ISD is offering innovative programs to meet the needs of the community. At Young Men's Leadership Academy, students can experience brother and camaraderie in a single-sex environment for boys in grades 4-12, while gaining valuable lessons in leadership and character. At Sam Houston High School, students enrolled in the Cyber P-TECH USA program learn about cybersecurity careers through job shadowing and internships, while earning a high school diploma, industry certifications and an associate's degree. Derrick Brown, Principal at Young Men's Leadership Academy, and Kaye Robinson, Coordinator at Cyber P-TECH USA at Sam Houston High School, join us to share the benefits of these programs and how they respond to the needs of the East Side community. These programs, along with other SAISD choice schools, are currently holding their second enrollment window through April 16, 2021.

The hosts are joined by Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec), founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps, and the author of Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System. They discuss San Antonio ISD v Rodriguez, an equal protection case from 1973, which is widely cited by conservatives as holding that the equal protection clause does not protect impoverished people. The hosts beg to differ.Follow Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon (@AywaRhiannon) and Michael (@_FleerUltra) on Twitter.To get premium Patreon-only episodes, access to exclusive events, and membership in the 5-4 Slack, sign up for our Patreon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus, in partnership with San Antonio ISD, is a neighborhood school located southeast of downtown that also welcomes students from across San Antonio. Virginia Silva, Executive Director and Principal of Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus, and Michelle Herrera, Family Impact Manager, join us to discuss how DPSC offers a well-rounded college preparatory program that is delivered by a caring team of educators with proven success in increasing student achievement and helping scholars reach their full potential.

International Baccalaureate (IB) programs are known for academic rigor and supporting students' personal development. San Antonio ISD offers FREE IB programs at SAISD Choice Schools from elementary (Pre-K) to high schools (12). Learn more about SAISD's IB programs, its benefits for students, and how families can enroll in IB programs at SAISD Choice Schools.

San Antonio ISD has a wide range of choice schools, serving grades pre-K through 12, and offering diverse education models such as dual language, project-based learning, Montessori, International Baccalaureate, and career-focused programs. Tricia Baumer, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Office of Access and Enrollment Services at San Antonio ISD, joins us to share updates about SAISD’s in-district charter schools, magnet programs, and partnership schools. She offers timely advice about navigating the enrollment process for SAISD Choice Schools; the first open enrollment period began on November 9 and continues through January 29, 2021.

On Today's Warriors of Education Podcast I speak to Organizer and Activist Luke Amphlett from San Antonio Texas about how he is working with teachers across the country to create a collective movement of change in a unsafe and uncertain future of education. "It is on us (teachers) to make sure that it isn't worse than it already is. Educators are really in the only position to change that. Educators are the most organized, most unified and progressive people. National organizations are acting collectively- in Austin, Little Rock, Chicago, LA and with MORE( movement of rank in file) in NYC. Luke Amphlett is a teacher and union steward at Burbank High School in San Antonio. He serves as a high school rep on the Executive Council of the San Antonio Alliance, a merged AFT/NEA local in representing school workers in San Antonio ISD, and is a founding member of PODER, a rank-and-file social justice caucus within the union  

Do you have a child that loves playing with Legos? Do they love Minecraft? Well, there’s a good probability they have a high spatial ability which is required for someone who becomes an architect. We are fortunate to have Robyn Popa as our guest. Robyn has worked for the Pfluger Architect’s San Antonio office since 2006. Her experience includes master planning, facility assessment, programming, design, production, and construction administration. Her recent experience includes projects with Comal ISD, North East ISD, San Antonio ISD, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD, and Seguin ISD. Robyn is passionate about education architecture and has worked on many award-winning projects, including Pieper Ranch Middle School for Comal ISD which recently won four TASA | TASB awards for Design, Sustainability, Planning, School Transformation, and is a finalist for the 2019-20 TASA/TASB Caudill Class. Robyn served as the 2018-19 President of the South Texas Chapter of A4LE.  Robyn is a NEISD graduate (Madison HS), and graduated with architecture degrees from Baylor University and Washington University in St. Louis.  She currently enjoys spending her free time with her two kids, ages 5 and 7, and architect husband, thinking of new places to travel (Iceland was the most recent trip!) and new recipes to try out in the kitchen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

School competition goes beyond just sports. There’s academic competition and even enrollment competition. School districts are competing for students and faculty members. San Antonio’s NorthEast district implemented a district of innovation program in 2018 to do just that. And Superintendent Sean Maika is going to take me to school on education management. Welcome to BexarCast.

KENS5.com producer Cameron Songer and sportswriter David Flores break down all the high school football action from the sixth week games of 2019 in the San Antonio area. All the teams representing the biggest schools in the UIL’s 6A classification had a bye week, so we focus on a handful of big games involving 5A, 4A, 3A and private school teams. Wagner and Veterans Memorial continue to run through San Antonio ISD foes in District 13-5A DI, while some teams from the Alamo City faced challenges from opponents outside the area. We also look ahead to Week 7, when massive games for some of the city’s best fill the calendar. We preview contests like Brandeis-O’Connor, Jay-Warren, South San-Roosevelt and Reagan-Madison.

Texas has one of the highest percentages of English language learners in the country at 18%. How can we best support this population? Do schools have the resources they need to serve them? What is the difference between bilingual education and English as a second language? We chat about these questions and more with Antonio Cruz, 5th grade master teacher and former dual language teacher at San Antonio ISD,  Bea Ramirez, high school ESL district specialist at Northside ISD, and Dr. Karlyn Keller, division director of TASB Special Education Solutions. Read "Learning and Language" from the June 2019 Texas Lone Star magazine: http://bit.ly/2WE95A4  ©2019 Texas Association of School Boards, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

(https://www.theh2duo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Water-in-Real-Life-Catalyst-Tribal-Collaboration.png) Takeaways: In early 2018, Greg Wukasch, External Affairs manager at the San Antonio Water System asked Stephanie and Arianne if they would partner with them to create a summit built for water educators and communicators by water educators and communicators. They said yes before he finished the question. Catalyst follows the Rogue Water ABCS of water communication which are assessment, branding, content, and strategy. We believe that nailing these core basics directly impacts your ability to move the needle forward for your education programs, your communication campaigns and your organization. At Catalyst 2018, we ended with a section called Tribal Collaboration, where we had three industry rock stars talk about the power of collaboration in our industry from a local, national, and global perspective. These are snippets from our podcast interviews with them leading up to Catalyst. EP011:  (https://www.theh2duo.com/11/) Tom Ferguson, VP of Programming at ImagineH2O, talks the incredible importance of communication to the water sector from his global and entrepreneurial perspective. EP002 (https://www.theh2duo.com/002-catalyst-mastermind-speaker-series-travis-loop/) Travis Loop, Director of Communication and Outreach, Water Environment Federation, talks the importance of understanding your audience when it comes to effective communication. EP008 (https://www.theh2duo.com/8/) Lynne Christopher, Education Coordinator, San Antonio Water System tells us about their CORE program for San Antonio ISD teachers and the ripples that program is already making. So without further ado, let’s get to the show. Catalyst: Registration for Catalyst 2019 goes live on Jan 14. Catalyst takes place June 19-21, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas on the San Antonio Riverwalk. Due to the logistics of this unique summit spots are limited. We can only accommodate up to 70-75 people. Sign up for the Water Nerd newsletter  here (http://eepurl.com/dvEd79) to be the first to register. Shout out to our incredible Catalyst2019 sponsors: Texas AWWA, Water Environment Association of Texas, Lower Colorado River Authority, Alliance for Water Efficiency, 120WaterAudit, and Dallas Water Conservation. If you’d like to sponsor the most ROGUE water summit around, visit the Catalyst website (http://roguewatergroup.com/catalyst) for more information. Sponsor: This episode is powered by (https://www.theh2duo.com/roguewater) ? Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a one- or two-sentence review in iTunes or on Stitcher.  This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others. We give a shoutout to everyone who rates the podcast with 5 stars in future episodes. Give us some love on Twitter by tagging us (https://twitter.com/the_h2duo) or by using the #WaterInRealLifePodcast If you know someone you think would benefit, please spread the word by using the share buttons on this page. Thank you for sharing some of your time with us. We know how precious those minutes are. Share your story, you never know who needs to hear it and remember, “Those who tell the stories, rule the world.”

In our latest episode, Colton is live with Coach Todd Howey sharing his story on becoming a coach and how his program focuses more on building champions than wining championships. Coach Howey talks about how as a program, they raise expectations and don't listen to excuses. Being a coach of a school in a lower income area, Coach Howey stresses the importance of making sure that just because some of his players grew up in poverty, that should not reflect the poverty. He makes it a point in his coaches to show no signs of poverty in the way you dress, in the way you behave, in the way the kids play, or in the ways they act. They do not let poverty reflect in their program in how they treat the kids. They are held to a higher standard to show them their potential and the show them that they deserve more. He tells other coaches who are dealing with similar struggles to continue to push, push to make the school and the facilities better for the students. Every week Coach Howey writes a weekly newsletter to his parents, custodial staff, office staff, and his HR director. The latest newsletter he shares with us a short story and the message that we can all learn from one another, we all have the opportunity to help kids improve both on the field and off, and if we work together, we can make a huge difference in the lives of students. Link to "Winning Created" by Coach Todd Howey: http://amzn.to/2HjNCoP

Is FEMA turning away Harvey and Irma help from churches because they're too religious? And what's really going on with the San Antonio ISD and their new policy to allow boys into the girls' restroom? Tune in Saturday at noon to find out. Special guests include Attorney Daniel Blomberg of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and San Antonio's Pastor Charles Flowers.

If you're wondering about the future of the Texas Legislature after all that happened this session you won't want to miss this installment! Host Jonathan Saenz reviews some recent events in Texas politics that's sure to make for a rocky 2018 primary election season, especially opponents of the Texas Privacy Act, which directly led to San Antonio ISD passing a "gender expression" rule at their recent board meeting.