EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Judson, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City & Comal ISDs
COMPILED BY JARRETT WHITENER
“WHAT I DON’T WANT TO DO IS RUSH, AND QUOTE OF NOTE
Judson ISD approves new single-member district lines
JUDSON ISD The board of trustees on Jan. 19 approved a resolution for a plan to redistrict single-member trustee districts. The redistricting is due to population changes shown through 2020 census data. Single-member districts must be drawn with no more than a 10% variance in populations, and total deviation between largest and smallest single-member districts must be at or below 10%, according to Texas Education Codes. The board of trustees was given two plans for redistricting with both plans resulting in a 5.1% population differential between the lowest- and highest-populated districts. District 1 Trustee Suzanne Kenoyer said, due to growth, the size of District 1 will be reduced, and much of her rep- resentation in Live Oak will be moved to District 5, which is represented by Board President Jennifer Rodríguez. The area of District 5 south of Gibbs Sprawl Road will be moved into District 4, which is represented by José Macias. Kenoyer said feedback from constituents supports the board of trustees approving the second plan. “I asked several of my more vocal constituents about their preferences, and for the most part they did not have
BALANCING THE DISTRICTS
HIGHLIGHTS COMAL ISD To prepare for future growth, the board of trustees on Jan. 12 held a workshop discussing the proposed 2023 bond package. Trustees reviewed data of potential voters and will revisit the item in February. A bond election must be called by Feb. 17. SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-UNIVERSAL CITY ISD The board of trustees on Jan. 17 approved a memorandum of understanding for Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine and Youth Aware of Mental Health to provide students telehealth services. Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD will meet Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. 1060 Elbel Road, Schertz 210-945-6200 www.scuc.txed.net/scucisd Judson ISD will meet Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. 8205 Palisades Drive, Live Oak 210-945-5100 • www.judsonisd.org Comal ISD will meet Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. 1404 N. I-35, New Braunfels 830-221-2000 • www.comalisd.org MEETINGS WE COVER AGAIN I’M REALLY SENSITIVE ABOUT THE CONDENSED SCHEDULE, BECAUSE I FEEL THAT WE’RE RUSHING.” JOSE MACIAS, JUDSON ISD DISTRICT 4 TRUSTEE, ON THE PROPOSED TIMELINE FOR HIRING A NEW SUPERINTENDENT
The redistricting process helps balance the population of each single-member district, with the new map having a 5.1% differential.
28,750 30,219 29,444 28,891 30,065
District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5
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2
DISTRICT POPULATION
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SOURCE: JUDSON ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
a strong preference either way, but those that did express a preference, preferred the Plan 2,” she said. The plan was approved unanimously, and changes will be forwarded to the county to start the process of letting voters in District 1 know about the new boundaries.
Judson ISD addresses school overcrowding JUDSON ISD The board of trustees on Jan. 19 discussed the capacity of campuses and staggering registration to help manage overcrowding. Trustee José Macias asked about open enrollment to students who are outside of the attendance zone. Interim Superintendent Milton “Rob” Fields III said the district hopes to implement an enrollment window rather than open enrollment for students outside the zone.
SCUCISD approves 2023-2024 calendar SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-UNIVERSAL CITY ISD The board of trustees on Jan. 17 approved the 2023-24 academic calendar. SCUCISD is designated as a District of Innovation, which gives the district a statutory exemption that allows the first day of school to be prior to the fourth Monday in August. The first day of school under the new calendar will be Aug. 15, and the last day will be May 31, 2024.
STAGGERING DATES Judson ISD staff created a registration timeline to assist with monitoring overcrowding in campuses.
Student type
Start date April 10, 2023 May 15, 2023 June 5, 2023 July 10, 2023
End date
Returning students New students School of choice
First day of school No end date June 23, 2023
Out of district July 21, 2023 SOURCE: JUDSON ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE 2022-2023
- Stem-focused curriculum - Project-based learning - Small group instruction - Skill fluency in k-2 - 100% College & career readiness - Each campus has guidance counselor
• Harmony Science Academy - San Antonio (Grade: 6-12) - 8505 Lakeside Parkway San Antonio TX • Harmony School of Innovation - San Antonio (Grade: Pre-kindergarten-8) - 8125 Glen Mont Dr. San Antonio TX • Harmony School of Excellence - San Antonio (Grade: Pre-kindergarten-5) - 2015 SW Loop 410 San Antonio TX • Harmony School of Science - San Antonio (Grade: Pre-kindergarten-6) - 5566 Wiseman Blvd San Antonio TX LOCATIONS
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