EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Austin Community College, Austin ISD, Pflugerville ISD & Round Rock ISD
HIGHLIGHTS ROUND ROCK ISD The district completed some upgrades and additions to McNeil High School in October, including an all-new career and technical education workshop, a health sciences wing with doctor’s and simulation clinics, and a black box theater. Funding came from the district’s 2018 bond. Round Rock ISD board of trustees Will meet Dec. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at 300 Lake Creek Drive, Round Rock 512-464-5000 www.roundrockisd.org Pflugerville ISD board of trustees Will meet Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. at 1401 W. Pecan St., Pflugerville 512-594-0000 www.pfisd.net Austin ISD board of trustees Will meet Dec. 1 and 15 at 6 p.m. at 4000 S. I-35, Austin. 512-414-1700 www.austinisd.org Austin Community College board of trustees Will meet Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. at 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin 512-223-7613 www.austincc.edu MEETINGS WE COVER
District makes policy tweak to allow Narcan
Austin ISD to convert all buses to electric by 2035
WHAT IS NARCAN?
Narcan, a brand of naloxone, is an emergency opioid overdose- reversal medicine. In 2-3 minutes, it can restore normal breathing in a person whose breath has slowed or stopped. Comes as a nasal spray or an injectable The city of Austin, Travis County and other local agencies have ramped up funding for the treatment in the last several months.
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BY DARCY SPRAGUE
AUSTIN ISD Officials announced plans Oct. 17 to convert all of Aus- tin ISD’s diesel buses to electric by 2035. In September, the AISD board of trustees approved the resolu- tion to safeguard children from the effects of diesel school bus pollution and save money in the long run. AISD Executive Director of Transportation Kris Hafezizadeh said there are 548 diesel buses in the district that are taking students to and from school. With the new plan, all of them will be replaced with electric buses. A pilot program to achieve that goal is in development and will begin when three of those buses are replaced in September 2023 with all-electric ones.
AUSTIN ISD On Oct. 27, the AISD board of trustees approved updates to the Wellness and Health Services Medical Treat- ment Plan to allow nurses to administer Narcan, an over- dose-reversal drug. The vote followed an Oct. 21 announcement that the district is giving school nurses Narcan as part of a fentanyl prevention and emergency response. Board President Geronimo Rodriguez said during the meeting that the changes were fast tracked because nurses would be unable to administer the medicine until the policy was updated. “These steps, part of Fake & Fatal awareness campaign, [are] in response to fentanyl overdose
SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION/COMMUNITY IMPACT
in neighboring school districts and rising national numbers of fentanyl related fatalities,” Rodriguez said. The Fake & Fatal awareness campaign provides information to students, staff and parents about the prevention of fentanyl-related over- doses. Additionally, the campaign guides families on the best practices for educating their children on the issue along with other key infor- mation, according to the district’s website.
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