North San Antonio Edition | March 2023

EDUCATION BRIEFS

News from North East & Northside ISDs

COMPILED BY EDMOND ORTIZ

HIGHLIGHTS NORTH EAST ISD Carli Cronk, a Churchill High School junior swimmer, was named Sportswoman of the Year by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf in February. Cronk was honored for winning the gold medal in each of her 12 swimming events at the 24th Summer Deaympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, in May 2022. NORTH EAST ISD Yuka Kato, a Johnson High School Japanese teacher, on Feb. 7 was named NEISD’s nominee for the annual Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching, which honors local public school teachers. Kato will represent NEISD in the next round of the Trinity Prize competition against teachers from other districts citywide, NEISD ocials said. The competition will culminate in a nal ceremony in May. North East ISD will meet March 27 and April 10 at 5:30 p.m. 8961 Tesoro Drive, San Antonio. 210-407-0000. MEETINGS WE COVER

Northside ISD selects superintendent nalist NORTHSIDE ISD Trustees on Feb. 27 announced Killeen ISD Superintendent John Craft as the lone nalist for the district’s next superintendent. Northside ISD ocials said Craft looks to succeed Brian Woods as superintendent of Bexar County’s largest school district and Texas’ fourth largest school district. Woods plans to retire at the end of the school year following a 31-year career with Northside ISD, including 11 as superintendent. NISD ocials said Craft’s selection caps a four-month nationwide search that involved 34 initial applicants, focus meetings that drew 80 attendees and an online survey that

received more than 1,000 responses. By state law, the school board’s announcement begins a 21-day period leading to the board’s vote to ocially hire Craft, which is slated for late March. According to a news release, Craft’s 24-year career in education began in 1999 when he was a teacher and coach in Carroll ISD. He became assistant prin-

John Craft

cipal at Carroll High School, and later took administrative positions in Manseld and Hamilton ISDs. He also served in leadership roles in Killeen ISD, over the last 10 years. “As my wife and I visited [NISD] we learned more about the rich history and diverse cultures celebrated across communities, the district’s thoughtful eorts to provide engaging learning opportunities for all students, and the school board’s commitment to ensuring every child’s needs are met,” Craft said in a statement.

Trustees select architects for new magnet school

NORTHSIDE ISD Trustees on Feb. 28 approved the local rm Alamo Architects’ schematic design for a new health science magnet school. The new school within a school will be located at Hobby Middle School at 11843 Vance

Jackson Rd., San Antonio. Architects said NISD’s 2022 bond will fund construction of the health science magnet school inside a two-story addition at Hobby and help to create a new front entry with a security area on campus.

www.neisd.net Northside ISD

will meet March 28 at 6 p.m. 5900 Evers Road, San Antonio. 210-397-8500 • www.nisd.net

NORTH SAN ANTONIO EDITION • MARCH 2023