EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Northside and North East ISDs
COMPILED BY EDMOND ORTIZ
HIGHLIGHTS NORTHSIDE & NORTH EAST ISDs San Antonio Sports on Oct. 10 announced rosters for the All-Star Football Game, which showcases top high school senior players Jan. 7 at the Alamodome. The release states area Team Gold players are safety Darren Benavides, offensive lineman Jonathan Conway and wide receiver Alejandro Tavarez, all from Johnson High School, as well as defensive lineman Ben Gibson, running back Chris Goertz and athlete Nikos Varelas, all from Clark High School. Running back Carson Green, defensive lineman Matt Quick and kicker/punter Matthew Velasco of Reagan High School will be on Team Black. NORTHSIDE ISD Over two days in September and October, the Northside Education Foundation Grant Patrol surprised nearly 200 teachers at 90 NISD campuses with $100 NEF-funded new-teacher grants, NISD officials said. NORTH EAST ISD Assistant Director for World Languages Debbie Callihan-Dingle was named Texas Foreign Language Association’s Administrator of the Year in October. North East ISD will meet Nov. 28 and Dec. 12 at 5:30 p.m. 8961 Tesoro Drive, San Antonio 210-407-0000 • www.neisd.net Northside ISD will meet Nov. 15 and Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. 5900 Evers Road, San Antonio 210-397-8500 • www.nisd.net MEETINGS WE COVER NUMBER TO KNOW The number of languages spoken at Colonies North Elementary School, which hosted an Oct. 24 “Parade of Nations” to celebrate the NISD school’s diverse student populace. Students representing different nations held up their native land’s flag and listened to the national anthems. 25
Committee to address NEISD health advisory panel
NORTH EAST ISD The school board voted Oct. 24 to appoint Trustees Steve Hilliard, Diane Villarreal and Terri Williams to an ad hoc committee tasked with discussing possible changes to the district’s School Health Advisory Council bylaws, procedures and membership. Trustees Hilliard and Villarreal said the SHAC’s existing bylaws, adopted in 2012, are overdue for a review and that it is time for new perspectives on the 50-member advisory panel. According to NEISD, Texas education law requires every independent school district to have a School Health Advisory Council, which is mostly made up of non-district employee parents who also reflect the school
district’s population. NEISD said the SHAC provides guidance on family and community involvement about nutritional services; physical health and sex education; and counseling, psychological and social services. Williams suggested a three-member ad hoc committee to flesh out the NEISD SHAC, explore best practices in comparable school districts, and return to the full board at an undetermined time with recommendations on the SHAC’s policies and composition. Hilliard, who represents the Stone Oak area as District 6 trustee, said as elected leaders, the NEISD board should have a chance to appoint a higher number of parents to the SHAC and put less emphasis on the number of district staffers on the council and the number of SHAC appointees made by NEISD principals. “We all should get to pick people who we represent in our communities,” Hilliard said. District 1 Trustee Sandy Hughey criticized some people’s assertion that the SHAC members are sought for replace- ment because they do not follow specific moral beliefs. “I ask we watch our wording in the future about things like that,” Hughey said.
“WE ALL SHOULD GET TO PICK PEOPLE WHO WE REPRESENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.” STEVE HILLIARD, NEISD DISTRICT 6 TRUSTEE
Northside ISD superintendent announces intention to retire
NORTHSIDE ISD Superintendent Brian Woods said Oct. 27 he intends to retire at the end of 2022-23 academic year, ending nearly 11 years of leading Texas’ fourth-largest school district. In a statement, Woods thanked Northside ISD officials, families and community members for the opportunity to guide the school district. Woods is set to remain in his current position through the end of the school year and June 2023. “The standard of excellence in Northside begins with its board
of trustees. They are some of the finest public servants I have had the pleasure of working with, and I am confident that their continued guidance will ensure NISD’s success for decades to come,” Woods said. Woods began his NISD career in 1992 as a social studies teacher. He served in numerous leadership roles, the release said. Recognized as the 2018 Texas Superintendent of the Year by the Texas Association of School Boards, Woods presides over the Texas School Alliance.
JULY 1992-JULY 2012 NISD teaching/administrative career includes Marshall High School social studies teacher, O’Connor High School assistant principal, Clark High School principal, NISD assistant superintendent JULY 2012-JUNE 2023 NISD superintendent MILESTONES FOR NORTHSIDE ISD SUPERINTENDENT BRIAN WOODS
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